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h4>>Unprecedented. It may become one of the most hated words of 2021. Pivot. That’s another one that will make it on my list. Those two words have described what many of us have had to do to survive and cope amidst a global pandemic that none of us were prepared for. Yet, despite the pandemic, the work to create an equitable world does not stop.  For safety, for community care, for harm …

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h4>>Since 1946, the Community Arts Council of Vancouver has been a powerful force in the establishment of Vancouver’s cultural institutions, including the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver Opera, City Opera, Vancouver Playhouse, UBC School of Music, Vancouver International Film Festival, Museum of Vancouver, and more. In recent years, CACV has made it a mission to practice and support community …

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h4>>Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival offers performance, exhibition, learning, and connection to visual and performing artists facing exclusion. The 5th annual festival takes place in October 2021. Community Arts Council of Vancouver is hiring a Festival Coordinator, a part-time seasonal paid position supporting the 2021 Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival. The Festival Coordinator (FC) works directly …

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h4>>Fall is often seen as the season of transitions. That ‘back to school’ feeling comes up. Not the same way this year though. Has anyone else been feeling like change and uncertainty has become the new normal? Is that a newly surfaced deeper truth? Impermanence made obvious… “Life is in the Transitions” is the title of a new, suspiciously well-timed book by Bruce Feiler. In an interview, he says …

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h4>>The Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) stands in solidarity with Black communities in Vancouver, across Canada and the U.S. and around the world in strongly asserting that systemic racism and violence against Black people must end. We recognize that Indigenous people, People of Colour, LGBTQ+, and people living with disabilities are also especially susceptible to violence in …

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h4>>Dear Friends,  In response to public health recommendations, we closed our office to the public effective March 16, 2020 and will be working remotely. Please be aware that ongoing programs and public events, scheduled for the near future, are likely to be affected. For ongoing programs, CACV is exploring options to move our programming online. We are monitoring developments and …

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