For anyone who is interested in exploring and learning about the role of art in times of crisis, this virtual event, presented via Zoom, is for you. Join Jairo Salazar as he explores the crucial role art has served in negotiating and coping with the devastating effects of a global crisis. Our current times require […]
Volando por Latinoamérica is back on Facebook Live. This popular live video series in Spanish brings Latin American storytelling and music, puppets, rhymes, riddles, and different curiosities to kids of all ages. This time around presenters Maria Helena and Ana Lorena will be together on 25-minute presentations. Join us for fun games and magic tricks […]
Meets us on our Facebook page for this live concert on December 20th at 5pm. We're not going to be able to gather in person this Christmas season, but we can still enjoy an unforgettable afternoon of music in the company of our family. Join us for the last Descarga Musical of the year with […]
The Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre (VLACC), the Consulate General of Mexico, and the Consulate General of Brazil are proposing a crowd-sourced film project called Casa: What Home Means During a Pandemic. We invite people 18 and older, living in B.C, Northeast Territories, Yukon, and Saskatchewan, to submit videos that reflect their experiences in finding […]
This event is in Spanish. Creative writing workshop series. Registrarse en Eventbrite. Este taller virtual con seis reuniones, está abierto tanto a principiantes como a personas con experiencia en la escritura creativa, te ofrecerá la oportunidad de desarrollar y afinar tus capacidades narrativas, y completar uno o dos cuentos cortos bien logrados. Durante la primera […]
We look forward to seeing you on January 19th! 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. This January 19th, Brianne Orr-Álvarez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Teaching, Spanish at the University of British Columbia, will […]
This is a FREE event but registration is needed. Get your free ticket at Eventbrite. What do we mean by Latin American art? Are we referring to art produced on Latin American soil? Or is it art created by people born in Latin America? To explore these questions further, join us on Zoom on January […]
A panel discussion featuring Anna Marie Sewell, Alejandro Saravia, and Ava Homa, and moderated by Carmen Rodríguez. “In an incarcerated society, free literature can only exist as denunciation and hope.” Eduardo Galeano, 1976. Join us for our upcoming panel discussion held online on Thursday, January 28th, "To Write is to Resist. To Write is to […]
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 February 9th, Dr. Alessandra Santos, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of British Columbia, will present and facilitate a discussion about stories by […]
Rupture. Tradition. Continuity. These themes will emerge in our upcoming art talk on February 18th as Jairo Salazar leads us in discussion about the diverse ways in which pioneering Latin American artists integrated their academic training and experiences in modern Europe while also embracing their local imaginaries. The work of artists such as Saturnino Herran, […]
¿Te gusta la poesía sí o sí? Acompáñanos en la primera Tertulia de este año el próximo jueves, 25 de febrero a las 6:30 por la plataforma Zoom. El poeta culiacanense Jobyoán Villareal, facilitará un encuentro donde conoceremos cómo ha cambiado la poesía a través del tiempo, así como los desafíos que la poesía y […]
We'll be celebrating International Women's Day with music from Brazilian singer-songwriter Sara Magal. Tune in to our Facebook page for a live concert on March 6th at 5pm. Sara Magal is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. From Bossa nova, jazz, blues and rock, her taste of music is so diverse that she is always creating […]
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