The following is the January blog post by John Howard Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more on Johnny’s Residency, click here. Vancouver is experiencing heavy snowfall, busses are stalled, sky trains are delayed- but that has not slowed down the Artist In Residence Program at the John Howard Society Lower Mainland. Our first session was held on January 7, 2020. It was a …
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The following is the December blog post by John Howard Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more on Johnny's Residency, click here. It was December 19, 2018, I walked into the John Howard Society Lower Mainland for the first time as incoming artist in residence. I vaguely remember Lindsay brought some vegetable chips and a box of mini chocolate bars. Around the table, 3-4 participants …
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The following is the November blog post by John Howard Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more on Johnny's Residency, click here. Quick Recap. Last time on the AIR BLOG I talked about the thanksgiving feast. At the feast we gained two new practicum students, who were thrown into the deep end of what the CSO is like when it’s full and bustling. It’s been quiet at the Community Service …
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The following is the October blog post by John Howard Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more on Johnny's Residency, click here. Growing up I couldn’t differentiate the roots of American Thanksgiving from Canadian Thanksgiving. For as long as I could remember, the idea of a festival that celebrates the harvest was often overlayed with the image of young people dressed up as colonizers …
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As stated in the September CACV Newsletter, our Annual General Meeting will take place Tuesday, October 29th. All members, and those wishing to become members, are invited to our upcoming AGM. Individual memberships start at $15 for students and elders, and $25 for all others. We will share news of our recent and upcoming programs and events, and hold elections to the Board of …
The fourth Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF) will be held August 7-9, 2020. This 3-day free festival offers exhibition, sales, performance, learning and connection opportunities to Vancouver-based visual and performing artists facing exclusion. In 2019 we had over 1,000 people attend and sold over $ 10,000 worth of art with 100% of sales going to the artists! VOAF is produced …
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