The following is the August Blog Post by our John Howard Society Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more about Johnny’s Residency, click here. “It takes a community to build an artist.” I say this every time I step to any microphone. This past weekend, many amazing people came together so that a community could have their art realized. From Aug 9-11, the Community Arts Council of …
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The following is the July Blog Post by our John Howard Society Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more about Johnny's Residency, click here. Over the last 2 months, I’ve been presenting and speaking more publicly about the Artist in Residency Program in partnership between the John Howards Society and the Community Arts Council of Vancouver. There’s been a lot of interest and …
Lady at Tim Horton’s by Johnny D Trinh Tim Hortons was closedSo she paced back and forthCrossed the streetCrossed back againStaring at the coffee house signSeeking something I feared eye contact could not answer The young and the drunkPulled on the doorsWalked passed herWalked through herInvisible If the bus had not left without meWhile I stood at its doorInvisibleInvisible in the rainI …
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Do you have a passion for the arts? Want to make connections with like minded arts-lovers and support our local art community? Join the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival as a festival volunteer! Presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF) offers artists facing social exclusion and other barriers opportunities for exhibition and sales, performance …
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Dear Creative Citizen of Vancouver, These are complex times we live in. It feels like a turning point, where significant change is both a present reality and an ongoing challenge. The question is: how will we respond? At Community Arts Council of Vancouver we look at this question through the lens of social transformation, where the resilience of our various communities can be strengthened …
The following is the May Blog Post by John Howard Society Inclusive Community Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To learn more about Johnny’s Residency, visit the Artist in Residence page. In 1997, Jann Arden released her album “Happy?” At the time, I was 16, living a very rigid, obedient life. I was just beginning to learn what resistance was, and how much I would have to fight to simply exist. …
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