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Fogaréu
2022-10-07 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Vancouver) | International Village #10, 88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Join us for the Canadian premiere of the Brazilian film Fogaréu, a narrative feature film by director Flavia Neves. There will be a Q&A after the screening on October 7.

In her debut feature, “Fogaréu,” director Flávia Neves interweaves the broader impact of colonialism in Brazil with a close-up tale of insidious goings on in Goiás, her hometown in central Brazil. Having gained support from the CNC’s Aide Aux Cinemas du Monde, “Fogaréu” is an accomplished first film that offers a nuanced critique of power dynamics within a bold, cinematic thriller framework. The film screens in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival. – Caitlin Quinlan, Variety, 2-16-2022
Film: Fogaréu
Dates:
Friday, October 7 | Time: 6:00 pm | Venue: International Village #10 (88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver)
Sunday, October 9 | 1:00 pm | Venue: International Village #10 (88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver)

Fogaréu - film screening
2022-10-07 18:00 - 19:30 | International Village #10, 88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Join us for the Canadian premiere of the Brazilian film Fogaréu, a narrative feature film by director Flavia Neves. There will be a Q&A after the screening on October 7.

In her debut feature, “Fogaréu,” director Flávia Neves interweaves the broader impact of colonialism in Brazil with a close-up tale of insidious goings on in Goiás, her hometown in central Brazil. Having gained support from the CNC’s Aide Aux Cinemas du Monde, “Fogaréu” is an accomplished first film that offers a nuanced critique of power dynamics within a bold, cinematic thriller framework. The film screens in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival. – Caitlin Quinlan, Variety, 2-16-2022
Film: Fogaréu
Dates:
Friday, October 7 | Time: 6:00 pm | Venue: International Village #10 (88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver)
Sunday, October 9 | 1:00 pm | Venue: International Village #10 (88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver)
LINK TO BUY TICKETS: https://viff.org/whats-on/fogareu/
LINK TO THE TRAILER: https://youtu.be/3uwj4RYdBb4
Director Bio
Flávia Neves graduated in Cinema and Literature from the Fluminense Federal University and studied screenwriting and Meisner Technique at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión in Cuba. At 16, she directed her first short film, Liberdade (1998), screened at Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambiental (International Environmental Film Festival). In 2019, she directed and scripted the series Amanajé, o mensageiro do futuro, aired by TV Cultura. Fogaréu is her narrative feature debut. Currently, Neves is developing her second feature film, Tempo do poder, with the support of Ibermedia.
In partnership with

Canto Vivo - Choir Fall Term | Registrations
2022-09-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Britannia Community Centre – 55+ Centre, 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Come sing with Canto Vivo!, the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre Choir! Our choir meets once a week to learn and practice songs that reflect the immense diversity of musical genres from all over Latin America. Songs will be sung in Spanish and Portuguese. Sergio Pires, the choral conductor, is an educator and music researcher who holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in choral conducting from Boston University and Masters and Licentiate degrees in music from Brazilian institutions. Everybody is welcome to participate. Join this fun community activity, sing, and make friends!
Learn more at https://vlacc.ca/choir/

Contact us before registering by email to danais@vlacc.ca
We will connect you to the conductor for a an initial chat.

https://vlacc.ca/choir-registration-form/

WHEN: Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00pm Sep 7-Dec 7WHERE: 55+ Centre at Britannia Community Centre
1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, B.C.

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**CANCELLED** Tertulia: Latino-Canadian Documentary Filmmaker at Its Finest
2022-08-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Rink Mezz room, Britannia Community Centre, 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Unfortunately, due to circumstances out of our controls we need to cancel this event. We apologize for any inconvenience. Join us IN PERSON on Wednesday, August 31st at Rink Mezzanine Room (Britannia Community Centre) for a conversation about the artistic career of Germán Gutiérrez, a Colombian-Canadian filmmaker. Gutiérrez has been actively making documentary films focusing on social and political issues for more than 35 years independently and for the National Film Board of Canada. We’ll present some clips from a selection of movies that have been crucial for Gutiérrez’s career.
This Tertulia talk will provide space to share comments and ask questions to Germán. Camilo Martín-Flórez, a Colombian-Canadian film researcher, filmmaker, and collection curator at the National Film Board of Canada, will be moderating the conversation.
WHEN:Wednesday, August 31st t, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Venue: Rink Mezzanine Room at Britannia Community Centre, 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver BC
Some of the films that will be presenting are:
1. La familia Latina (1986) de Germán Gutiérrez
2. Pachamama (1991) de Germán Gutiérrez
3. Life in the Amazon (1993) Germán Gutiérrez
4. Who Shot my Brother (2005) de Germán Gutiérrez
5. Que viva el mar muerto (2010) de Germán Gutiérrez
6. Falardeau (2012) de Germán Gutiérrez y Carmen García
7. Time Will Tell (2022-extracto) de Germán Gutiérrez
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ABOUT Germán Gutiérrez
Colombian-born Germán Gutiérrez lived in Paris for a few years where he studied drama. He has been living in Montreal for more than thirty years now. After studying cinematography in Ottawa, German worked as a camera assistant and cameraman, but, he soon became interested in directing. His work revolves mainly around political and social issues.
ABOUT Camilo Martín-Flórez
Camilo Martín-Flórez is a Colombo-Canadian film researcher and filmmaker with a Ph.D. in film studies from the University of Bologna (Italy). Camilo has devoted all his professional and academic career to the study of Latin American cinema. He has served as a film professor at various universities in Canada, England, and Mexico; his research has been published in several film journals, and his films shown at festivals worldwide. Camilo is currently working as a Collection Curator at the National Film Board of Canada.

Verano de Colores - activities for kids in Spanish
2022-08-27 11:00 - 12:30 | Victoria Park, 1425 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC
Acompáñanos el sábado 27 de agosto desde las 11:00 am en el Victoria Park [1425 Victoria Dr, Vancouver] para disfrutar de actividades con títeres, juegos de participación familiar, música y bailes. En un ambiente familiar, este evento es una oportunidad para que los niños y niñas continúen practicando el español y acercarlos a la cultura de Latinoamérica.
Al finalizar el evento, cada familia podrá llevarse a casa una bolsa con productos latinoamericanos para disfrutar.
Regístrate gratis en https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/verano-de-colores-tickets-396902515107

amarElas – Live Concert at the Havana Theatre | Aug. 26 & 27
2022-08-26 20:00 - 21:30 | Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
VLACC is proud to present this all-female Brazilian band. The musical project amarElas is here again after an exciting debut earlier this summer. The Brazilian-female artists will be back on stage at the Havana Theatre on August 26th and 27th, motivated by themes related to immigration, the feminine universe, identity, joy, love, and colours. The team of artists is Andrea Lobato (Guitar, Vocalist), Beta Cunha (Guitar, Vocalist), Juju Morais (Vocalist, Percussion), and Mara Li (Vocalist), and the special guest Amanda Acauan (Percussion, Vocalist).
Their repertoire is composed of original and cover songs, and the genres mix MPB (Brazilian popular music), Bossa Nova, Samba and other hard-to-label rhythms.
Day 1
When Friday, August 26, 2022, at 8 pm
Where Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial Drive
Get your tickets at https://linktr.ee/amarelasband
Day 2
When Saturday, August 27, 2022, at 8 pm
Where Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial Drive
Get your tickets at https://linktr.ee/amarelasband

These concerts are part of VLACC’s Descarga Musical series. With the support from Metro Vancouver, the City of Vancouver, BC Arts and Canada Council

PLEAMAR – HIGH TIDE: A BILINGUAL READING OF NEW WRITING BY CARMEN RODRíGUEZ
2022-07-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
PLEAMAR – HIGH TIDE: UNA LECTURA BILINGÜE DE NUEVOS ESCRITOS, A BILINGUAL READING OF NEW WRITING
POR/BY CARMEN RODRÍGUEZ
En septiembre de 2021, Carmen Rodríguez publicó su novela Atacama, la cual ha sido elogiada por la crítica y el público. Diez meses después, la escritora ofrecerá una lectura bilingüe de nueva prosa y poesía en desarrollo, seguida de una sesión de preguntas y respuestas.
In September 2021, Carmen Rodríguez published her novel Atacama to critical and popular acclaim. Ten months later, she will be offering a bilingual reading of new prose and poetry in progress, followed by a Q&A.
Date: Thursday, July 28
Time: 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Online on Zoom.
Get your free ticket here: https://pleamar-high-tide.eventbrite.ca
Sponsored by/auspiciada por: Canada Council of the Arts, The Writers’ Union of Canada and/y VLACC.

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group Xicanx Edition | IN PERSON
2022-07-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Museum Of Anthropology at UBC, 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
We’re pleased to present the Latin American Short Stories Reading Group Xicanx Edition in partnership with MOA on Tuesday, July 14 at 6:00 pm. Jorge Amigo, Head of Cultural Programming at Vancouver Public Library, will present and facilitate a discussion of two stories from Xicanx writers.
The stories are in English translations, and the discussion will also be led in English. No background in Latin American literature or culture is required. You will receive a link to access the stories before the event. Make sure to read the texts in preparation for the event: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pEmW7P_LOnG7dIUo3r1kG7Fkj77RQuUN?usp=sharing
Please note this event is free, but attendees would need to register in advance and purchase museum admission if they want to check out the galleries. Please find admission rate details here (Thursday evening tickets are $10): https://moa.ubc.ca/#menu-visit
Please save your seat with a free registration using this link: https://reading-group-special-xicanx.eventbrite.ca
Thursday, July 14th, 6 pm to 7:30 pm
Museum of Anthropology
University of British Columbia
6393 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2
About the facilitator
Jorge Amigo left the volcanoes of Mexico City in 2007 and settled in Vancouver, where he studied an undergrad and masters in political science at the University of British Columbia. He started his career working in brand and digital strategy for non-profits and Canadian startups, including as director of engagement for the National Observer. In 2018, he moved to Toronto to produce cultural events for the Toronto Public Library, where he curated the popular #OnCivilSociety series, hosting conversations on the most pressing social and political issues of our time, as well as programming dozens of literary programs.
Jorge currently works as the Head of Cultural Programming for the Vancouver Public Library, where he is responsible for arts and culture events, literary programming, and leading the Indigenous Storyteller in Residence program.
He speaks four languages, and he would probably enjoy chatting with you in at least one of them.

Embrace your Body - Connecting through Movement Workshop (adults) | IN PERSON
2022-07-09 10:30 - 12:30 | The Greenhouse Studio, 1885 Venables St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5L 2H6, Canada
This movement workshop invites us to connect with our inner selves and the world around us. On Saturday, July 9, from 10:30 – 12:30 pm, Mexican dancer Carla Alcántara will guide us in awakening our senses from the inside out, warming up our bodies, and welcoming an environment for self-discovery. Get ready to explore playful exercises that support our human connection.
We’ll be using rhythm as an essential part of our investigation and our relationship with the space while discovering endless possibilities of expression within our bodies. This workshop will offer self-reflection, discovery, and an inspiring human connection experience.
This workshop is open to all levels of abilities, and no previous experience is necessary.
Get your $5 ticket at https://vlacc.ca/embrace-your-body-registration/
Please wear comfortable clothes.
IN PERSON, ADULTS MOVEMENT WORKSHOP, LIVE MUSIC
Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Jim Green House Studio (1885 Venables St., Vancouver)
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About Carla Alcántara
Dancer, visual artist, and director of TEMPO Dance & Visual Art. Carla was born in Mexico City and is now a resident of Vancouver.
Carla has trained with teachers and workshops in Mexico and around the world, supported student for Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop / University of Colorado (2016), ARCOS dance workshop/ Austin,Texas (2019), “Danza tres”/ Mexico City (2015) and creditor of “PEDCDA 2020” (a governmental program designed for the development and creation of artistic work for young people).
She has danced and collaborated with companies like “La Silla Danza” (Tijuana), “Nohbords” (CDMX), “Lux Boreal” (Tijuana), “8 Proyecto GATO”, and danced in festivals like “Without Walls” (San Diego, California), SIBU International dance Festival (Malasia), “Festival Unipersonal Cuerpo al descubierto” (CDMX), “Trolley Dances”/ San Diego Dance Theatre, “Cuerpitos” (Tijuana), among others.

Encantar, Cantar e Contar [in Portuguese] - outdoor activities for kids
2022-07-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Victoria Park, 1425 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC
SOLD OUT! Adicione seu nome na lista de espera no Eventbrite caso você ainda não tenha garantido o seu ingresso. Liberaremos mais ingressos caso haja desistências.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/encantar-cantar-e-contar-in-portuguese-outdoor-activities-for-kids-tickets-368622649267
Programação em português para toda a família neste verão! O VLACC, o Consulado Geral do Brasil em Vancouver e a Oficina Curumim juntaram forças para organizar uma manhã de música, contação de histórias e atividades ao ar livre. Venha cantar e se encantar com esse programa preparado com muito carinho, que vai favorecer momentos de interação e afeto entre as crianças e seus responsáveis.
Sábado, 9 de julho, das 10h ao meio-dia
Victoria Park, 1425 Victoria Dr, Vancouver, BC
Traga um lanche para um rápido picnic no intervalo entre as atividades
O parque tem banheiro e água.
Sobre a Oficina Curumim
A Oficina Curumim é uma organização sem fins lucrativos que atua desde 2012 em Vancouver. Tem como missão incentivar e oportunizar o uso da língua de herança (o português) entre as crianças, filhos de brasileiros residentes no Canadá, bem como manter e valorizar a cultura brasileira.

Nosso agradecimento ao Consulado Geral do Brasil em Vancouver pelo apoio.

Art Talk: Depicting Blackness: The Politics of Race in Afro-Brazilian Art
2022-06-30 18:00 - 19:30 | Consulate General of Brazil in Vancouver, 1111 Melville St #1050, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Brazil is a rich tapestry of syncretic cultural identities and is home to the second-largest Afro-descendent population in the world. This art talk charts the history of racial politics in Brazil and visual representations of Blackness—from the trans-Atlantic slave trade and whitening campaigns at the turn of the twentieth century to artistic modes of resistance and the founding of São Paulo’s Museu Afro Brasil in 2004.
Join us on Thursday, June 30th
6 pm to 7:30 pm
Consulate General of Brazil in Vancouver
1111 Melville Street suite #1050
Vancouver, BC V6E 3V6
This event is free with registration. Please get your free ticket at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-talk-depicting-blackness-the-politics-of-race-in-afro-brazilian-art-tickets-366046022507
Dr. Rachel Boate is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory at UBC, where she teaches courses on nineteenth- and twentieth-century art and visual culture in Europe and the Americas. Her research has been supported by New York University, the CNRS in France, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
With thanks to the Consulate General of Brazil in Vancouver for their support of this event.

Tertulia: Cómo entender la poesía. Análisis de textos | EN PERSONA
2022-06-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
[This event will be presented in Spanish]
El día Jueves 23 de Junio a las 6:30 de la tarde acompáñanos a la Tertulia: Cómo entender la poesía. Análisis de textos en el LRC room del Britannia Community Centre (1661 Napier St, Vancouver)
El poeta mexicano Jobyoán Villarreal compartirá sus reflexiones sobre qué es la poesía, de donde nace y para qué sirve, y nos llevará de la mano para entender los atributos del poema y su evolución a través del tiempo.
En este encuentro se realizará, también, un análisis de textos de escritores latinoamericanos consagrados como Jorge Luis Borges y Cesar Vallejo, y otros autores relevantes del siglo XX.
Esta tertulia será facilitada en español y es completamente gratis. Le recomendamos leer los textos que serán analizados antes del encuentro para que podamos compartir preguntas, inquietudes y comentarios: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EkfawgRMpx4jXevXctdp5rqrsFOdnfK5
Una vez completado su registro, podrá tener acceso a los textos que serán analizados.
Este es un evento gratuito. Obtén tu entrada gratis en https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tertulia-como-entender-la-poesia-analisis-de-textos-en-persona-tickets-350770151967

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Jobyoán Villarreal
Poeta mexicano. Ingeniero Industrial y de Sistemas egresado de la Universidad de Occidente Campus Culiacán UDEO. Autor de dos poemarios y un Plaquette de poesía. Obra suya forma parte de cuatro antologías colectivas. Fue becario del Fondo Estatal de Cultura y Artes FOECA 2007-2008 en la categoría de Jóvenes Creadores en la disciplina de poesía. Fue finalista del VIII Premio Internacional de Poesía Jovellanos, “El Mejor Poema del Mundo” con su poema Llanto de tierra (Ediciones Nobel, Asturias, España, 2021). Algunos de sus poemas han sido traducidos al inglés y al italiano. Ha participado en varios eventos culturales y sus poemas se han publicado en diversos medios tanto impresos como electrónicos. Desde el año 2018 reside en la ciudad de Vancouver, Canadá.

Art Talk - Resistencias: Music, Art, and Politics in Latin America
2022-05-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Canucks Family Education Centre, 1655 William St, Vancouver, B.C., V5L 2R3, Canada
Join us on Friday, May 20 at 7:00 pm at the Canucks Family Education Centre (1655 William St, Vancouver) for our first in-person Art Talk – Resistencias: Music, Art, and Politics in Latin America.
During the sixties and seventies, many Latin American countries faced one of the darkest periods in their recorded history. Military dictatorships in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile –to name only a few– targeted the youth as a potential threat to their imposing goals. This was a context of global revolutions, activism, and confrontations that, albeit the harsh levels of oppression, managed to subtly use art without any boundaries, integrating the visual, the written, and the auditive.
This is a FREE event. Please get your free ticket at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-talk-resistencias-music-art-and-politics-in-latin-america-tickets-325995680857
Jairo Salazar, art historian and music lover, will facilitate a conversation about the most prominent bands emerging from these grim realities. They used art to transcend the musical by engaging with the visual, the manual, and the participatory role of the spectator in communion with their aesthetic expressions.

Unheard stories from the Fandango with Alec Dempster
2022-05-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Join us for this free art talk. Alec Dempster, folklorist, writer, and illustrator, will take us on a journey through his research of son jarocho music and oral history in the Tuxtlas region of Veracruz on Wednesday, May 18 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm (PDT) online on Zoom.
Delving back into the archives at the outset of the pandemic, Dempster gathered thirteen interviews with a generation of elderly singers published along with his linoleum print portraits of the participants in the book “Ni con pluma ni con letra. Testimonios del canto jarocho”. The diversity of topics includes the rich poetic repertoire, improvised verses, dangerous rivalry, occult practices, and forgotten songs.
This Tertulia will allow time for questions and comments after Alec’s presentation.
Please get your free ticket at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tertulia-unheard-stories-from-the-fandango-with-alec-dempster-tickets-323665039847
You will receive the Zoom link to connect to the meeting.
Learn more about the artist at www.alecdempster.org

Brazil 200 with Fernanda Cunha & Reg Schwager - live concert
2022-04-15 20:00 - 21:30 | The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
The Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre (VLACC) and the
Consulate General of Brazil in Vancouver are proud to present
Brazil 200
with Fernanda Cunha and Reg Schwager
A Journey Through Brazilian Music, From Independence to Today
​Friday, ​April 15, 8 PM – live concert
The Cultch-Historic Theatre
1895 Venables Street, Vancouver
Celebrate Brazil’s bicentennial of independence from Portugal, with an entrancing journey through the nation’s many musical forms, with your expert tour guides, vocalist Fernanda Cunha and guitarist Reg Schwager.
From the timeless works of groundbreaking artists like Villa-Lobos, Noel Rosa, ​Carmen Miranda, ​Antonio Carlos Jobim, ​Sueli Costa, and Chico Buarque, the rich history and dazzling beauty of Brazilian music will sweep you away. Indigenous and African traditions, European influences, and uniquely modern jazz and pop have created genres that have captivated the planet but remain uniquely Brazilian – ​lundus, ​bossa nova, samba, to name just a few of the song forms that have marked the complex, hopeful,​ and endlessly creative passages of South America’s largest country.
Get lost in the warmly welcoming atmosphere of the Cultch’s Historic Theatre, and learn about this rich and still-evolving musical heritage. The show will open with a short set by Canto Vivo, VLACC’s Latin American community choir. The group’s musical director, Dr. Sérgio Pires, began his musical education in Rio de Janeiro, and his deep knowledge of Brazilian repertoire will add an exciting dimension to the evening’s performance.
Fernanda Cunha, who relocated to Canada in 2019, also arose from the fertile Brazilian jazz scene and has toured North America and Europe many times, gathering a growing number of fans for her elegant, post-bossa nova groove. Versatile guitar master Reg Schwager is one of Canada’s most in-demand session and live players. He has toured extensively across Canada and worldwide with Diana Krall, Emilie-Claire Barlow, George Shearing, and many others. Their most recent project together is “Late Night”, an album of originals, with music by Reg and Portuguese lyrics by Fernanda. Their new songs are sure to be crepuscular highlights of the​ evening’s special​ program!

This concert is now SOLD OUT

With special thanks to

The Canto Vivo Choir counts on the support of the

Open Doors to Art: Studio Visit with Michelle Bourget Morales
2022-04-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Do you ever wonder what an artist studio looks like? How artworks are selected to be a part of an exhibition? What type of art are Latin Americans making today?
Join us online on April 7 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm on zoom and discover the work of Mexican artist Michelle Bourget Morales.
In partnership with Curated Tastes, VLACC has made a selection of Latin American artists and spaces that represent them in Canada. These artists and spaces are opening their doors to us. We’d like to take you in and share the intimate experience that it is to visit an artist studio, the private spaces of a gallery.

This will be a online art event. Get your free ticket at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/open-doors-to-art-studio-visit-with-michelle-bourget-tickets-293376024587
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Artist Statement
Concerned with abjection, class, and gender dynamics Michelle’s work is playful, bizarre and often titillating. Michelle’s comical attitude towards status symbols, social constructs, and queerness, demonstrates her ability to expose and play with the complexities around topics of sexuality, alienation, and the division between high-low culture.
Follow Michelle on Instagram: @bourgetmichelle
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Taller de escritura creativa para adolescentes [in Spanish]
2022-04-02 10:30 - 12:30 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
En este taller los adolescentes podrán explorar temas de su interés a través de la escritura creativa. El formato del taller será el siguiente: escritura libre acerca de algún tema (a definir en las sesiones con los participantes), discusión / práctica del contenido elegido y escritura dirigida. La facilitadora Alicia Niemann durante las sesiones les guiará y acompañará en el descubrimiento de su voz literaria. Los espacios son limitados, y el registro es necesario.
Días: sábados 2, 9, 23 y 30 de abril (no hay encuentro el 16 de abril)
Horario: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lugar: Learning Resource Center (under the Britannia VPL library) 1661 Napier St. Vancouver, BC
Para registrarse por favor contacte a: Stephanie.Angel-Garay@vancouver.ca
– Desarrollo de personajes – humor, deseos, dudas, como comunicarlos sin decirlos
– Descripciones de lugares – ambiente, conexión con emociones, sinónimos
– Estilo y registro – formal, informal, estilo personal, público previsto
– Diálogo – ¿cómo habla la gente? Escuchar, imitar, refinar
– Como/donde empezar – estrategias diferentes de abordar una obra
– ¿De qué quieres hablar? – indentificar tu(s) tema(s), saberlos/no saberlos antes de empezar
– Estructurar una historia – estructura de tres actos, mantener la tensión
– Metáfora y otros recursos literarios
in partnership with

Tertulia: Artist Book Publishing by American, Canadian, and Mexican Artists
2022-03-31 18:00 - 19:30 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
This presentation brings together American, Canadian, and Mexican creators who have recently produced artist books with Vancouver-based Light Factory Publications (LFP). Artists have been exchanging and collaboratively producing small publications for at least a century. Latin America and its diaspora have been particularly active in artist book publishing. These bilingual (Spanish, English) artworks consider the migrations and ecologies that link North American cultures, across borders and along waterways. This discussion will present the books and discuss how publishing is used as a critical art practice by Latin American artists in Vancouver and beyond.
With Gabriela Galíndez (El Paso, Texas), Daisy Quezeda Ureña (Santa Fe, New Mexico), Carlos Colín (Vancouver and Mexico), and Lois Klassen (Light Factory Publications, Vancouver).

WHEN: Thursday, March 31st, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm PST
WHERE: Online on Zoom
This is a FREE event. Please get your ticket at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tertulia-artist-book-publishing-by-american-canadian-and-mexican-artists-tickets-259628745567
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About the artists:
Gabriela Galindez is from El Paso, Texas. She currently resides in Aspen, Colorado and is the School, Youth, and Family Programs Manager at the Aspen Art Museum. Galíndez created Notas sobre un recorrido: el Centro de Procesamiento de El Paso / Notes on a Tour: the El Paso Processing Center (2021) as part of the project “Reading the Migration Library” by Light Factory Publications.

Daisy Quezada Ureña is an artist and educator based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is on faculty in the Studio Arts Department of the Institute of American Indian Arts. Quezada Ureña produced bosque brotante with Light Factory Publications in 2021.

Carlos Colín currently lives and works between Mexico City and Vancouver, Canada. He is a visual artist and PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program at UBC. Colín’s Tierra y Libertad / Little México (2020) was created as part of the project “Reading the Migration Library” by Light Factory Publications.
Lois Klassen has a long history of facilitating artists’ publishing through her publishing imprint, Light Factory Publications. Klassen’s artist books have appeared at the Vancouver Artist Book Fair, The Reach Gallery Museum (Abbotsford), Santa Fe Art Institute, Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She is currently a research fellow in SFUs Creative Media Art Studio.
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Siete Poetas, Un Continente
2022-03-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
[This program will be in Spanish] Acompáñanos el 21 de marzo a las 6:00 pm (hora del Pacífico) en la plataforma Zoom, para celebrar el Día Mundial de la Poesía. Este será un encuentro para disfrutar de la lectura de poemas en la voz de sus autores. La poesía será el pretexto para conectarnos como comunidad y compartir nuestras experiencias. ¡Esperamos que puedas estar con nosotros!
Billetes gratis: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/siete-poetas-un-continente-tickets-259616177977

Con la presentación de los poetas:
Carmen Rodríguez | Valdivia, Chile/Vancouver, Canadá
Miralda Reyes | México/Vancouver, Canadá
Catalina Parra | Colombia/Vancouver, Canadá
Irma Pineda Santiago | Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico
Jobyoán Villarreal | Culiacán, Sinaloa/Vancouver, Canadá
Jesús Ramón Ibarra | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Hebert Poll Gutiérrez | Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba/Calgary

Descarga Musical with Stephanie Pedraza
2022-03-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Join us on Friday, March 11th at 6:00 pm PST on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/vlacc) for a night of music by Latin American composers interpreted by Canadian singer and songwriter Stephanie Pedraza.
This online live concert will include songs by Mercedes Sosa, Selena (Quintanilla Perez), Rosario Flores, Soledad Bravo, Lila Downs, plus Stephanie’s compositions.
This concert is an excellent opportunity to discover new songs that you might want to add to your favourite playlist.
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About Stephanie Pedraza
Stephanie Pedraza is a unique combination of singer, songwriter, producer, flamenco dancer and cantora (traditional flamenco singing)
Born in Toronto, her original musical is an honest reflection of her rich Latin American background, of her experience growing up in Cali-Colombia and a perfect blend of traditional Latin rhythms, Americana roots, rock, pop as well as English and Spanish lyrics.
Over the past two decades, she has toured extensively and taught workshops across Canada and internationally (Mexico, Spain, Colombia, Guatemala and USA) as a performer, collaborator and mentor.
Her solo album “Where I Rest” was well received with numerous TV and radio appearances with CBC Radio Canada.
Among her numerous performances, some highlights include Cali Vive (opening for legendary Latin songstress Ana Gabriel), Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Flamencos por America (Bogota, Colombia), Festival de Artes Escenicas del Gran Caribe (Cartagena, Colombia), Expolatino (Calgary, AB), The Harmony Arts Festival, Cultural Blast, numerous shows throughout the years for the Vancouver and Calgary International Flamenco Festivals, Flamenco Tour (Guatemala) and Vancouver International Film Festival.
www.stephaniepedraza.com

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with special thanks to

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | March
2022-03-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with UBC’s Latin American Studies program, a reading group open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. On March 8th, Dr. Ramón Ant. Victoriano-Martínez (Arturo), Assistant Professor of Spanish at UBC will facilitate a discussion on the stories: “Allotropes” by Angela Hernández Núñez and “The Opportunity” by René del Risco Bermúdez. The stories are in English translations. Discussions will also be led in English. No background in Latin American literature or culture is required.
WHEN: March 8, 2022 6pm to 7:30pm PST
WHERE: on Zoom
Make sure to read the stories before the Zoom meeting on March 8th. Please use the following link to access the stories: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Q0FkY5BmJY72UwEbT6T3yA_Mct-43Zf8?usp=sharing
This is a FREE event but registrations are necessary. Please get your ticket at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/latin-american-short-stories-reading-group-march-tickets-258718954357
Do not hesitate to contact our Operations Coordinator Danais Yera at: danais@vlacc.ca if you have any questions.
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About the facilitator:
Ramón Antonio Victoriano-Martinez (Arturo) was born in the Dominican Republic (1969), where he graduated with a B.A. in law at the Universidad Católica Santo Domingo (Class of 1994). He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in the area of Hispanic and Latin American Literatures in 2010. After graduation he taught in the Department of Language Studies (University of Toronto Mississauga), the Caribbean Studies Program and the Latin American Studies Program (University of Toronto) from 2011 to 2019. His primary area of research are the literatures and cultures of the Hispanic Caribbean with an emphasis on issues of race, gender, diaspora and national belonging.
In partnership with the UBC Latin American Studies department.

Open Doors to Art: Studio Visit with Yaimel López
2022-02-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Join us for this special online Studio Visit with Vancouver-based artist Yaimel López
Do you ever wonder what an artist studio looks like? How artworks are selected to be a part of an exhibition? What type of art are Latin Americans making today?
Join us online on Thursday, February 3rd at 6pm and discover the work of Cuban graphic artist Yaimel López.
This event is FREE but seats are limited. Please get your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/open-doors-to-art-studio-visit-with-yaimel-lopez-tickets-244239375547
In partnership with Curated Tastes, VLACC has made a selection of Latin American artists and spaces that represent them in Canada. These artists and spaces are opening their doors to us. We’d like to take you in and share the intimate experience that it is to visit an artist studio, the private spaces of a gallery or to have a guided visit to a .current exhibition
* This presentation is part of a series of events honouring Black History Month
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Yaimel López’s Artist Statement
My current work doesn’t talk about the future but talks about the past and the importance of not forgetting good and bad moments, which indeed, are what make Us who We are.
I’m an artist who builds my work by drawing memories, not just mine but other people’s memories. Those memories are generally caught in photos that I use as a referent to tell my version of those stories. When I draw I arrange the new composition by bringing together multiple photos as one, sometimes I either add or remove elements to build a stronger composition.
You can learn more about Yaimel’s work on the following link: yaimel.com

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | January
2022-01-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with UBC’s Latin American Studies program, a reading group open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. On January 11, Brianne Orr-Álvarez, Assistant Professor of Teaching | Director, FHIS Learning Centre will present and facilitate a discussion of two stories from Gabriel García Márquez’s compilation of short stories, Strange Pilgrims. The stories are in English translations. Discussions will also be led in English. No background in Latin American literature or culture is required.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 11th, 6pm to 7:30pm Pacific Time
WHERE: Online on Zoom
Make sure to read the stories before the Zoom meeting on January 11. Use the following link to access the stories: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18uQzbeeVt7xQ9xRWq-eg02vu58IxLpOS?usp=sharing
This is a FREE event. Please get your free ticket at Eventbrite. You will receive the Zoom link once you are registered.
Please direct any questions to Danais Yera at danais@vlacc.ca
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About the facilitator:
Brianne is an Assistant Professor of Teaching (Spanish) and has taught in various capacities at UBC since 2010 (Assistant Professor (without Review), Lecturer, Arts One Instructor), and at universities in the United States prior to coming to Canada.
Brianne’s role in the FHIS Department focuses on undergraduate student engagement and intellectual growth in and outside of the classroom. She teaches across the undergraduate Spanish language curriculum and coordinates Beginner’s Spanish I & II (Spanish 101 and 102), which positions her to work directly with students during their first year at UBC and to see them through the Spanish major and minor programs. Brianne also teaches literature and culture classes in Spanish and in English (i.e., Spanish 280) that grapple with different aspects of the Hispanic context, with a particular focus on Latin American resistance literature.
Beyond FHIS, Brianne has also taught in the Arts One Program, a theme-based pre-disciplinary writing-intensive program for first-year students, and she is a Faculty Fellow for Jump Start, UBC’s orientation program for incoming first-year students.
In partnership with the UBC Latin American Studies department.

Open Doors to Art: Studio Visit with Luiz Aquila - Live from Brazil
2022-01-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Join us for this very special online Studio Visit live from Brazil. A key figure of abstract expressionism in Brazil, Luiz Aquila will open the doors to his beautiful studio in the mountains near Rio de Janeiro. He will describe his artistic process and take us on a virtual tour of his most recent works and art objects that inspire him. Aquila will talk about Brazil’s current contemporary art scene and its place in the broader Latin American landscape. Questions from the audience are encouraged.
WHEN: Thursday, January 6th, 1pm to 2pm Pacific Time
WHERE: Online on Zoom
FREE event. Please get your free ticket at Eventbrite
About the artist
Luiz Aquila is an artist born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1943. He lived and studied in Rio, Brasília, Paris, Lima, London and Lisbon. His role as an educator includes being an art professor at the University of Brasília, Centro de Criatividade de Brasília, and as a teacher for two decades and then director of the School of Visual Arts in Rio. During this period Aquila is said to be of great importance in forming young artists. Aquila exhibited his work in the 17th,18th and 20th São Paulo International Biennial and at the 27th Venice Biennale. Other major individual shows include Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand – MASP and Paço Imperial, Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, in addition to dozens of individual exhibitions in important museums and galleries from 1963 to 2021. He is currently the Cultural Director of the Casa de Petrópolis Instituto de Cultura, in Petrópolis, RJ, where he lives and works.

Descarga Musical de Navidad with Miguelito Valdés & Family
2021-12-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Join us on Facebook for this very special online Christmas concert, Descarga Musical de Navidad with Miguelito Valdés & Family on Sunday, December 19th at 6pm. Let’s enjoy together classic tunes of the season, such as “Do you want to build a snowman?”, “Make it to Christmas,” as well as contemporary pieces with special arrangements full of grace and humour. This concert is an excellent opportunity to connect, dance, clap, and, most importantly, enjoy your loved ones.
When: Sunday, December 19th, 6pm to 7pm Pacific Time
Where: Facebook live www.facebook.com/vlacc
About Miguelito Valdés
Described as one of Cuba’s most highly regarded trumpet players of his generation, Miguelito has become, since making Vancouver his home, very involved in the local music scene. In the short time, he has been on the West Coast of Canada, he has performed with local musicians as Luis Giraldo, Brick House, Kenny Blues, Johnny Ferreira, Zapato Negro, and many others besides his own band “Puro Son”. His collaboration with other musicians spans groups and artists from all over Canada and abroad, including Omara Portuondo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Herbie Hancock, Wayner Shorter, and many more.

Destellos de Paz: Taller navideño para toda la familia
2021-12-18 10:30 - 12:00 | The Greenhouse Studio, 1885 Venables St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5L 2H6, Canada
[Event in Spanish]
Acompáñanos en este encuentro diseñado para familias con niños de 2 a 9 años de edad. Durante la sesión los asistentes podrán interactuar con títeres, crear manualidades, así como disfrutar de juegos tradicionales y música navideña latinoamericana. Las facilitadoras Ana Lorena Pérez y Rocío Quevedo nos guiarán por un mundo mágico lleno de sabor navideño.
Obtenga su boleto gratis en https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/destellos-de-paz-tickets-217350419957
sábado 18 de diciembre 10:30-12pm
Greenhouse Studio
1885 Venables St – Vancouver

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | December
2021-12-14 18:00 - 20:00 | The Greenhouse Studio, 1885 Venables St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5L 2H6, Canada
VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with the Consulate General of Brazil, this special edition of our Latin American Short Stories Reading Group. This event is open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors.
On December14th, Pedro L. dos Santos, instructor of Portuguese at UBC and Ph.D. Candidate in the Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University will present and facilitate discussions of these stories: Carolina Maria de Jesus, Childhood, chapter 1 of her memoirs published in Bitita’s Diary (1998) and Mario de Andrade, Christmas Turkey, a short story originally published in 1942.
The stories are in English translations. Santos will also lead discussions in English. No background in Latin American literature or culture is required. Please direct any questions to Danais Yera at: danais@vlacc.ca
Make sure to read the stories before the in-person session on December 14th. Please use the link below to access the stories:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I3QWG3YvBGJG4syGJ2kfSV6HU1MRCCq6?usp=sharing
When: Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm [IN PERSON]
Location: The Greenhouse (basement) 1885 Venables St, Vancouver, BC V5L 2H6
This event is FREE, but registrations are required, and donations are appreciated. Please get your free ticket at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/latin-american-short-stories-reading-group-december-tickets-210271536827
If you require any assistance related to disability, communications, accessibility or dietary restrictions, please contact Danais Yera danais@vlacc.ca by December 9th.
in partnership with

Open Doors to Art: Live interview and Studio Visit with Josema Zamorano
2021-12-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
Do you ever wonder what an artist studio looks like? What type of art Latin Americans are making today? In partnership with Curated Tastes, VLACC has made a selection of Latin American artists in Canada and the spaces that represent them. These artists are opening their doors for us to experience the joys of visiting an artist’s studio and talking to the artist directly. Join us online on Thursday, December 2nd for an interview/visit with Vancouver-based artist Josema Zamorano.
Get your free ticket at Eventbrite
Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
6pm – 7:30pm PST
Online on Zoom
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Josema Zamorano (born in Tepic, Nayarit) is a Mexican Latin American émigré in Canada, visual artist and educator, based at the unceded territories of the Lil’wat, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Shíshálh (Sechelt), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, commonly known as Vancouver. His work often deals with a critique of the languages used by modernity to construct reality: the camera, the method, the image, the concrete. In experimental and sometimes performative or interactive ways he explores how the movement of eyes, body, and comprehension, in a changing world, transform and connect appearances and meanings.
He earned a Masters’ Degree at the National University of Mexico with a thesis on contemporary-poetical interpretations of the foundational stories of Quetzalcoatl. His stay in Mexico City prompted an interest in photography that led to a visual arts practice. With intersecting interests in poetry, existential phenomenology, a critique of Mexican identity, and visual arts he earned a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies (University of British Columbia, 2012). He has taught for over twenty years a variety of topics, from electrical-circuits design and philosophy of technology to critical inquiry, art-based research, and Spanish. He is currently a member of the faculty at Capilano University.

ART TALK | DIASPORAS – Latin American Artists in Canada
2021-11-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Join us on November 24th for another exciting visual arts talk. To what degree are the practices of contemporary artists born in Latin American soil altered once they decide to live overseas? For the final talk of the year, Jairo Salazar will explore selected works by Vancouver-based artists Guadalupe Martinez (Argentina), Carlos Colin (Mexico), and Osvaldo Ramirez (El Salvador). These three artists share, in addition to their Latin American origins, a persistent concern to materialize ideas forged, expanded, and influenced by their experiences as artists who have embraced throughout their practices the diverse challenges and opportunities posed as members of the Latin American diaspora in Canada.

WHEN: Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 7pm to 8:30pm PST
WHERE: Online on Zoom.
FREE event. Get your ticket at Eventbrite. Details, including the Zoom link, will follow.
About the Facilitator
Jairo Salazar earned his M.A. in Art History from the University of North Texas (USA) in 2008. His background includes teaching modern, contemporary, and Latin American art history courses in Colombia, the United States, and currently Canada. His academic research is devoted to issues related to the dialogues between war, catastrophe, and trauma in contemporary art. He currently works as an art history instructor at Coquitlam College and collaborates as a guest lecturer for Mobil Art School in Vancouver, Canada.

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | November
2021-11-09 06:00 - 19:30 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada
We look forward to seeing you on Zoom this November 9th! VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with UBC’s Latin American Studies program, a reading group open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. On November 9th, Jon Beasley-Murray, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of British Columbia will present and facilitate discussion of these stories: Cooking Lesson by Rosario Castellanos (Mexico) and The Threshold by Cristina Peri Rossi (Uruguay). The stories are in English translations. Discussions will also be led in English. No background in Latin American literature or culture is required. Please direct any questions to Danais Yera at danais@vlacc.ca
Make sure to read the stories before the Zoom meeting on November 9th. Use this link to access the stories: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1gIOwdujV6zHNm9SF0sPR8_X8-XYSZS3q
When: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 | 6pm to 7:30pm on Zoom
This is a free event but registrations are required and donations are appreciated. Please get your free ticket on Eventbrite. You will then receive a confirmation with the Zoom link.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/latin-american-short-stories-reading-group-november-tickets-201056594687
In partnership with the UBC Latin American Studies department.
