h4>>In 2021, the CACV partnered with the Vancouver Biennale to present the Vancouver Biennale BIKEnnale/WALKennale is presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver combining outdoor recreation with our love of great art. Our 42 self-guided walking and cycling tours are fun and fully annotated with fascinating information on public art and points of cultural, historical and architectural …

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h4>>With the help of Artist and Musician Ronnie Dean Harris also known as Ostwelve, the CACV launched Reframing Relations in 2016. THis creative program brings Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists together in schools, community settings, organizations, and corporations to facilitate workshops that build understanding around Indigeneity. This program is suitable for Indigenous, non-Indigenous, and …

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h4>>VOAF is a celebration of Outsider Art, also known as Art Brüt. An Outsider artist is one who is challenged by social exclusion and other barriers, opportunities for exhibition and sales, performance and participation, connection and learning. The artists may be self-taught or trained: they are all devoted to their creative practices, and come from a point of view that is outside the mainstream art …

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h4>>CACV’s annual fundraiser was successfully held from 2012 to 2017 raising over $600,000. The event included performances by groups supported by CACV and the sale of visual art created by selected local artists. …

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h4>>Launched in 2012 The Community Arts Fund grant provides support for the planning, creation, and execution of projects that focus on building community through arts-related engagement. Both organizations and individuals may apply to create projects that will help to build bridges of understanding, community confidence, and support in the City of Vancouver. …

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