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Community Arts Fund

Thank you for applying to the 2025 Community Arts Fund! The application period has now closed, and the advisory committee is currently reviewing submissions.

The Community Arts Fund grant provides support for the planning, creation, and execution of projects that focus on building community through arts-related engagement. This year organizations may apply to create projects that will help to build bridges of understanding, community confidence, and support in the City of Vancouver. Projects that serve the Downtown Eastside (DTES) community will receive special consideration as the fund was originally founded on supporting the DTES and has since expanded to reach the wider City of Vancouver community. 

2025 Advisory Committee

Vida Mehin

Vida Mehin

Vida Mehin

Vida Mehin

Vida Mehin - Lawyer Vida Mehin has over 20 years experience as a securities lawyer in the public and private sector in Canada and the United States. She has provided advice on capital markets regulation and banking law to market participants. As a mother of four young children, Vida has a particular interest in children's involvement in the arts and women's empowerment in artistic businesses. She is excited to join CACV as a board member to support artists and to foster a vibrant local arts community. Previously, she served as a board member of the Vancouver Ballet Society.

Hazel Yuhang Zhang

Hazel Yuhang Zhang

Hazel Yuhang Zhang (she/her) is a Vancouver based interdisciplinary artist whose research focuses on the intersection between the environment, community, and the formation of personal identity. Zhang finished her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the visual arts program at the University of British Columbia. Her work has been exhibited in venues like the Hatch Art Gallery, Gallery Gachet and Slice of Life Art Gallery in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Headshot Image Credit: Navin Adchariyavanich.

Ania Salmina

Ania Salmina

Ania Salmina Visual Artist and Educator www.aniasalmina.com Ania Salmina is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in British Columbia, working in painting and drawing. With a Master’s degree in Architecture and over two decades of creative experience across architecture, visual arts and education, Ania brings a unique perspective to her art practice - one that combines structural awareness with expressive freedom. Since transitioning full-time into visual arts in 2022, Ania has been actively exhibiting her work in solo and group exhibitions across the Lower Mainland, including The District Foyer Gallery (North Vancouver), The Hearth (Bowen Island), and The Anvil Centre Gallery (New Westminster). Her work explores whimsical proportions, emotional storytelling, and a deep engagement with form and colour. As a passionate educator, Ania leads community-centred art classes and workshops in urban sketching, figure drawing, and acrylic painting. She is committed to making art accessible and nurturing creativity through thoughtful, hands-on experiences. Ania's creative journey is deeply rooted in values of community, connection, and care for the environment. Her practice extends beyond the canvas into mentorship, collaboration, and public engagement - building bridges between people through shared artistic exploration.

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