The Colloquium Fostering Art, Fostering People, Fostering Life March 2017 Issue |
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Spring is almost in the air! I am delighted to bring you the newest issue of THE COLLOQUIUM and thank you for taking time to read it. I am really encouraged by the feedback received from our readers. I hope that you’ll find this issue as fascinating and insightful as it has been for us putting it together. This spring marks the 3rd anniversary of the Vancouver Arts Colloquium Society (VACS). An important part of the jourey forward is to remember and celebrate some of our milestones in impact and collaboration which include work with many community partners and artists-in-residence. I am pleased to annouce that we will receive federal funding for our newest project "Creative Intergroup Narrative Drama Initiative (CINDI)" which will explore the aspects of identity and use theatre as a medium. Stay tuned, everyone. I will leave you with another favorite quote, as metaphor is profound: “Life is like a theatre, but the question is not whether you are in the audience or on the stage but rather, are you where you want to be?” - ― A.B. Potts Today I toast our collective identity - here's to many more months celebrating our e-zine THE COLLOQUIUM! Enjoy it, forward it, subscribe, and consider sharing your own stories. Please feel free to send me an email with suggestions/requests regarding this e-zine: keiko@myvacs.org Keiko Honda, Ph.D. President, Vancouver Arts Colloquium Society |
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Defining Who We Are By Where We Come From by Jamie Zabel | | |
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CIARAN OLSEN: A Passion For Empowering The Youth by Liam McLean | | |
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A Space for You, A Space for Me: Creating Community Connections With Local Artist DAWN LIVERA by Lara-Sophie Boleslawsky | | |
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ROOTS ON THE ROOF: The Exemplary Club that Holds the Key to Reigning Community and Sense of Beloning in Our Society by Tatiana Zamorano | | |
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Up Next VACS film production with our filmmakers, Syed Mustafa and Raine Gautheir, is in full swing, The more engaged we are with life, the more engaged we are with our work. Are you ready? |
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| | Who am I? Why am I here? Our stories are more than the sum of our experiences. They are the frame through which we construct the stories that we tell ourselves and others about what is important. Bigger still, our video narrative series, A Story of Becoming, attempts to explore how we find our stories, our identity, our brilliance. Episode 1: Vancouver City Councillor Adriane Carr | | |
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| | Did you miss "SkillShare Roundtable Series 1: ACTIVATING SPACE FOR FOOD AND COMMUNITY"? SkillShare Round Table Series is an ongoing project (2016-2017) that aims to increase community connections and activate change together for all Vancouverites. Rooted in lived experiences, real community needs and innovative solutions, VACS amplifies and broadens conversation, research, and action to strengthen capacity for community change. A special thanks to our MP Joyce Murray for her unwavering support in community development by helping the smaller groups to form and to connect their goals with the broader, overarching alliance. | | |
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Upcoming Free Programs and Events |
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SkillShare Round Table Series 2: Art/Culture: A new Way of Finding Solutions for Sustainability Do you have a plan for March 12th? Please join us in building a culture of dialogue! Join us in a convesation with five guest speakers, including Councillor Elizabeth Ball, whose work has championed art and activism to promote understanding and dialogue across diverse communities--making sure that all voices are heard. | | |
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Everyone has a chance to build musical confidence in this mistake free zone, Musical Voice Lab EVERY 1st Saturday, 1pm - 3pm Starting March 4th, 2017 @ Kitsilano Community Centre 2690 Larch St. | | |
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Come To My Yard Program Do you have a yard to share? Do you want to learn how to grow food? Do you need a space to garden? Do you have a skill to share? The garden is not only a source for healthy foods, but also for genuine connections with nature and each other. A BIG thank you goes out to our community partner, Kerrisdale Lumber, for generous in-kind donation. Volunteer Opprtunities: contact@myvacs.org Space Donation
Interested in donating unused gardening space to VACS? See our Landowners Page for more information. | | |
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VACS supports artists and creative communities in Vancouver and beyond, and builds cultural resilience in communities through art. We create a welcoming and vibrant cultural exchange of artists, educators, scholars, and the public, making and experiencing art together, free of the market imperative. VACS is funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors progam, in partnership with Kitsilano Community Centre Society; Dunbar Community Centre Society; City of Vancouver, and Musqueam First Nations. To learn about sponshorship opportunities as a corporate partner to share our mission of empoweing Vancouver artists and communities; contact@myvacs.org We are always on the look-out for enthusiastic volunteers and interns; contact@myvacs.org |
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