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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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Join the CACV Board of Directors

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h4>>Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) Board of Directors & Committee Recruitment – Spring 2019 Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) was the first arts council in North America. Since its beginning in 1946, the Community Arts Council of Vancouver has been a contributor to shaping the cultural life of Vancouver. CACV is an independent non-profit charitable organization, …

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A closer look at Reframing Relations’ recent journey, by Johnny Trinh

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h4>>Reframing Relations is having a very successful year, showing a continued growth in it’s programming over the last 3 years. After establishing a strong connection within community centres, and high schools, the program has expanded its offerings to include elementary schools (grade 4 and up). Thanks to the support of Vancity’s Community Partnership program, the Community Arts Council of …

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Gather

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h4>>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 …

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Unexpected Ghost Stories by Johnny Trinh

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h4>>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

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h4>>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 …

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