Linocut Workshop: Make Your Own Yokai with Makoto Chi

The Pride in Art Society produces, presents and exhibits with a curatorial vision that favours challenging, thought-provoking work that pushes boundaries and initiates dialogue,  through theQueer Arts Festival (QAF), an annual, professional, artist-run, multidisciplinary festival at theRoundhouseand at theSUM Gallery, located in the Sun Wah building in the heart of Vancouver’s Chinatown.We work on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwəta? (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. To these host nations, we say thank you for your stewardship of this land since time immemorial. We recognize their sovereignty, as there are no treaties on these lands, and we are committed to building right relations based on respect and consent.

Queer Arts Festival + SUM gallery

Join artist Makoto Chi at SUM gallery for a linocut workshop to make your own Yokai! All materials provided, no experience necessary.

SUM Gallery

Make Your Own Yokai Linocut Workshop with Makoto Chi Saturday, October 25, 2025 · 2–4pm | Sliding scale $10–$30 | Ages 18+ It's that time of year: shorter days, longer nights, and who-knows-what lurking in the shadows. Join artist, Makoto Chi, at SUM gallery for a hands-on linocut workshop where you’ll carve and print your own yokai — the mischievous spirits, shape-shifters, and “auspicious beasts” of Japanese folklore—or really, any other monster of your choosing! Inspired by Chi’s exhibition, An Auspicious Beast, this afternoon invites participants to channel their inner demons, explore myth and queerness through art-making, and take home an original print of their creation. All materials (linocutters, paper, ink, and more) are provided, and no experience is necessary—just bring your imagination. Workshop registration is sliding scale ($10–$30), with proceeds benefiting the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF). Presented in partnership with Powell Street Festival Society. Spaces are limited—summon your spirit and reserve your spot today!

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