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Between Buses, Boundaries, Biases, June blog post by Johnny D Trinh

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h4>>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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Call for Volunteers: Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival August 9-11, 2019

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h4>>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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A Word from our Executive Director

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h4>>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 …

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Artist in Residence May Blog Post by Johnny Trinh

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h4>>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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Artist Call Now Extended – Apply to the 2019 Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival

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h4>>Call for Outsider Artists! Artist Call now open through April 22 Are you an Outsider Artist 19 years and older residing in Vancouver?Want to share, learn, and connect?Ready to perform/show/sell your work? 2019 Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation CentreAugust 9 – 11 VOAF is dedicated to supporting self-identified outsider artists who face …

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Stigma by Johnny Trinh

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h4>>The following is the March 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. Stigma “a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person” -Oxford Dictionary Stigma- the walls around my residency. Stigma- the dirty lens that prevents me from looking …

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