Olio Festival

Vancouver based Arts Festival takes its final bow
February 20, 2013

After nearly half a decade and thousands of combined volunteer hours to make Olio Festival an annual event in Vancouver, the wonderful burden of growing up and marriages and travel and our core team members growing busier and busier with their real world schedules have made it impossible for Olio to continue in the fashion in wh

ich we would like. Special Events with local and out of town touring acts at various Vancouver venues and will be producing a new arts and music festival event—CULT.R.—in Spring 2014. Dani Vachon has launched The Beacon Collective, a group comprised of talented marketing, design, and arts-based individuals to help businesses reach their goals. The Collective provides creative navigation services to local businesses by determining the business's point B; mapping the route; and driving the project.

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Over 30,000 people attended, supported, and celebrated local and international arts culture at Olio Festival over Olio's four year run. Olio had the privilege to produce and host shows for local and international artists we were fans of in dozens of Vancouver's most unique venues for some of the most unforgettable nights of our lives. Olio Festival was lucky enough to host events for local and out of town musicians and artists including: J Mascis of Dinosaur JR, Dillon Francis, Glass Candy, Chromatics, Ladyhawk, Cave Singers, Flosstradamus, Julie Doiron, Brasstronaut, Father John Misty, Teen Daze, AraabMuzik, Mr Vegas, Ladyhawke, Bend Sinister, Bonjay, Braids, Keys N Krates, Besnard Lakes, Malajube, White Lung, Nu Sensae, Active Child, Chad Valley, Com Truise, Chad VanGaalen, The Very Best, Shout Out Out Out Out, Tanlines, Maluca, Gavin McInnes & Derek Beckles of Street Carnage, Bob Masse, Manwolfs, Sara Ludy, Jokers of the Scene, Tommy Wiseau, Kyle Kinane, Stop Podcasting Yourself, Rain City Chronicles, The Sunday Service, CBC's This is That and hosted label showcases for Mad Decent, Unfamiliar and Light Organ Records, and amazing outdoor skate events such as Color Magazine's Jamcouver in the parking lot of the Waldorf Hotel (r.i.p.) and the hundreds of local Vancouver based artists that are too many to name. The festival even had the honour of hosting a comedic "roast" of Mayor Gregor Robertson! Olio Festival was also extremely proud to be part of bringing together so many Vancouver-based local and national promoters—Livenation Western Canada, Blueprint Events, Gman&Rizk, Timbre Productions, Waldorf Productions, and The Rio Theatre—and local venues to produce unique events for for the local arts community and the city of Vancouver under the Olio Festival banner! From festival directors Jason Sulyma and Dani Vachon and curators Cameron MacLeod (comedy), Tom Hill (comedy), Jenn Jackson (art), Daniel Code (film), Leila Bani (fashion), Sandro Grison (skate) and Kasha Marciniak (music) we would like to thank the city of Vancouver and the community, artists, sponsors, volunteers, and staff that made Olio Festival a reality! Thank You,

Olio Festival

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Olio Festival made its debut in August 2009 throughout Vancouver's premiere live music venues and event spaces with over 200 local and out of town artists participating and over 3500+people attending Olio 2009! The 2nd Annual Olio Festival took place Thursday September 23rd-Sunday September 26th 2010! Over 6500+Attended the 2010 Olio Festival and its 40+Events which included headliners Chad VanGaalen, The Very Best, Shout Out Out Out Out, Tanlines, Gavin McInnes & Derek Beckles of Street Carnage, Bob Masse + over 400 local and out of town artists performing over the 4 days! Olio Festival 2011 took place over four days - Thursday September 22nd 2011 to Sunday September 25th 2011 - produced 30+ events hosting the best local and international independent talent in the mediums of music, art, comedy, skate & film throughout six of Vancouver, British Columbia's most creative neighbourhoods that over 8500+people attending all the events! Olio Festival doubled it's out of town headliners to perform at Olio2011! J Mascis of Dinosaur JR, Glass Candy, Chromatics, Ladyhawk, Cave Singers, Teen Daze, AraabMuzik, Bend Sinister, Bonjay, Braids, The Pack AD, Keys N Krates, Besnard Lakes, Malajube, Chicharones, Revolver, Chateau Marmont, Active Child, Chad Valley, Com Truise + DJs Jokers of the Scene + Tittsworth + over 50 local bands. Olio Festival's expanded art programming includes a Patrick O'Dell art show at Antisocial Skateboard Shop (artist in attendance) + OBEY Clothing Group Art Show featuring prints and works by Shepard Fairey + local and out of town Obey Roster Artists, and the locally produced & wildly popular HERE IS NOW & NIGHT VISION art events that showcase Vancouver's ever deepening talent pool! Headlining our film component at Olio2011 is Tommy Wiseau, cult director of the film "The Room", who will be hosting a Director's Master Class & Q+A during 2 screenings of "The Room". Olio Festival will also be producing two film events with a competitive edge - the 48 Film Contest and the return of the Olio Festival Music Video Contest!. Vancouver's ever growing local comedy scene is represented at Olio2011, with performances by Raincity Chronicles, Bronx Cheer, The Party (creators of "The Party" CTV Web Series) Likewise, Olio Festival 2011 will be throwing a big wink to the city with it's "Classic Comedic Roast" of Vancouver's Mayor Gregor Robertson! Olio Festival 2012 took place over five days - September 19th to September 23rd 2012 - produced 40+ events hosting the best local and international independent talent in the mediums of music, art, comedy, skate & film throughout six of Vancouver, British Columbia's most creative neighbourhoods that over 12,500+people attending all the events! Olio Festival 2012 Headliners Included Musical Headliners Ladyhawke, Dillon Francis, Julie Doiron, Flosstradamus, Mr Vegas, Shout Out Out Out Out, Father John Misty, Natural Child, Ryan Hemsworth, Teen Daze, Oliver, Baio of Vampire Weekend & 100% Silk. Olio Festival 2012 Hosts the Largest Alternative Comedy Line Up Of The Year With Kyle Kinane, CBC’s This Is That, Stop Podcasting Yourself, The Sunday Service, Graham Clark & Alongside Local All Star Film, Visual Arts, Fashion & Skate Event Line Up Over The Week. Olio Festival 2012
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