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July Blog Post by Johnny Trinh

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h4>>The following is the July Blog Post by our John Howard Society Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more about Johnny's Residency, click here. Over the last 2 months, I’ve been presenting and speaking more publicly about the Artist in Residency Program in partnership between the John Howards Society and the Community Arts Council of Vancouver.  There’s been a lot of interest and …

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Between Buses, Boundaries, Biases, June blog post by Johnny D Trinh

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h4>>Lady at Tim Horton’s by Johnny D Trinh Tim Hortons was closedSo she paced back and forthCrossed the streetCrossed back againStaring at the coffee house signSeeking something I feared eye contact could not answer The young and the drunkPulled on the doorsWalked passed herWalked through herInvisible If the bus had not left without meWhile I stood at its doorInvisibleInvisible in the rainI …

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Call for Volunteers: Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival August 9-11, 2019

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h4>>Do you have a passion for the arts? Want to make connections with like minded arts-lovers and support our local art community? Join the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival as a festival volunteer! Presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF) offers artists facing social exclusion and other barriers opportunities for exhibition and sales, performance …

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A Word from our Executive Director

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h4>>Dear Creative Citizen of Vancouver, These are complex times we live in. It feels like a turning point, where significant change is both a present reality and an ongoing challenge. The question is: how will we respond? At Community Arts Council of Vancouver we look at this question through the lens of social transformation, where the resilience of our various communities can be strengthened …

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Artist in Residence May Blog Post by Johnny Trinh

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h4>>The following is the May 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. In 1997, Jann Arden released her album “Happy?” At the time, I was 16, living a very rigid, obedient life. I was just beginning to learn what resistance was, and how much I would have to fight to simply exist. …

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Call for Proposals: Workshops & Artist Talk

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h4>>2019 Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival ROUNDHOUSE COMMUNITY ARTS & RECREATION CENTREAUGUST 9 – 11 VOAF is dedicated to supporting self-identified outsider artists who face social exclusion and other visible/invisible barriers to sharing their work. Our primary values are inclusion and active participation towards strengthening a sense of community and creative citizenship among outsider …

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