Community-engaged art practice has always been rooted in social transformation. Whether it is in the form of social advocacy, place making, empowerment, resistance, reconciliation, or development, it is a practice that brings people together. It fills a need within a group of people, simultaneously producing artist(s) & arts organizations, and opportunities for members of a community to engage …
Archives for February 2019
Unexpected Ghost Stories by Johnny Trinh
The following is the February blog post by Inclusive Community Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more about Johnny's Residency, click here. Photo by Johnny Trinh “I helped build this building.” “I’ve been off heroin for 10 days.”. “I stay with my brother sometimes.” “I painted the artwork on the walls.” “I used to live in Saskatchewan, in a haunted house!” “My family and I don’t get …
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CACV Renews Values
by CACV Executive Director Eric Rhys Miller As the ground of our recent strategic planning process, CACV looked closely at our Values, and did a refresh. This was important, because as a values-driven organization we want to do more than post a list of buzzwords. We felt it was important to say more about what the words mean to us, as a living guiding document that can respond to a changing …