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Announcing the 2019 Inclusive Community Artist in Residence: Johnny Trinh

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h4>>Making. Playing. Telling. Together Johnny David Trinh, spoken word poet, theatre maker, and community-engaged artist will be taking on the role of Artist in Residence at the John Howard Society. As resident artist, Johnny will facilitate 2 drop-in sessions/month, open to all participants. These sessions will also feature guest artists to come share their practice. Drop-in sessions will consist …

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Community Wellness, Collaboration and Nutrition by Lindsay Wong

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h4>>This is the November blog post by Inclusive Community Artist-in-Residence Lindsay Wong. For more information on Lindsay's residency, click here.  Hellen Keller once said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” This is also true when storytelling workshops can be merged into teaching tools for health, nutrition, and dental hygiene. In writing practice, one always assumes that a …

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Daniel Thomas: Special Olympic Athlete, Artist, and CSO User by Lindsay Wong

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h4>>The following is a blog post by Inclusive Community Artist in Residence Lindsay Wong. For more information on Lindsay, click here.  “The CSO has allowed me to become the person I am today.” Daniel Thomas and I have a shared joke about him being “the real artist-in-residence” at the CSO on Fraser Street, while I’m someone that was randomly hired. I have zero fine arts skills, but he’s the one who …

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Food For Thought: Memory and Childhood: Part 1 – by Lindsay Wong

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h4>>The following is a monthly blog post by Inclusive Community Artist-in-Residence Lindsay Wong. To read more about Lindsay's Residency, visit here.  I usually begin my workday at 5 AM, racing towards the bus stop on Fraser Street and Kingsway. To support my ongoing writing habit, one of my jobs includes being a college admissions essay coach, which sometimes means fourteen-hour teaching …

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Overcoming Creative Fear with the Graphic Novel/Comic Form by Lindsay Wong

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h4>>The follow is the May blog post by our Inclusive Community Artist-in-Residence Lindsay Wong. To learn more about Lindsay's residency, click here. Creative work requires bravery. There's absolutely no question about whether an artist, writer, or musician is courageous when they sit down to create an original piece. First, there are the tireless hours and personal sacrifices spent …

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April Blog Post by Lindsay Wong, Inclusive Community Artist in Residence

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h4>>This is the first blog post by Lindsay Wong, the 2018 Inclusive Community Artist in Residence in partnership with the CACV and the John Howard Society. The famous American essayist Joan Didion once wrote, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” The act of storytelling is cathartic, therapeutic, and absolutely necessary to understanding ourselves. The experience of sharing stories …

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