March 21, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Siete Poetas, Un Continente Vancouver, B.C. 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 […]
March 31, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Tertulia: Artist Book Publishing by American, Canadian, and Mexican Artists Vancouver, B.C. 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 […]
April 2, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Taller de escritura creativa para adolescentes [in Spanish] Vancouver, B.C. 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 […]
April 7, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Open Doors to Art: Studio Visit with Michelle Bourget Morales Vancouver, B.C. 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 […]
Featured Featured April 15, 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Brazil 200 with Fernanda Cunha & Reg Schwager – live concert The Cultch 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver, B.C. 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 […]
May 18, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Unheard stories from the Fandango with Alec Dempster Vancouver, B.C. 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 […]
May 20, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Art Talk – Resistencias: Music, Art, and Politics in Latin America Canucks Family Education Centre 1655 William St, Vancouver, B.C. 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 […]
June 23, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Tertulia: Cómo entender la poesía. Análisis de textos | EN PERSONA 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, […]
June 30, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Art Talk: Depicting Blackness: The Politics of Race in Afro-Brazilian Art Consulate General of Brazil in Vancouver 1111 Melville St #1050, Vancouver, BC 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 […]
July 9, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Encantar, Cantar e Contar [in Portuguese] – outdoor activities for kids 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 […]
July 9, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Embrace your Body – Connecting through Movement Workshop (adults) | IN PERSON The Greenhouse Studio 1885 Venables St, Vancouver, British Columbia 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 […]
July 14, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Latin American Short Stories Reading Group Xicanx Edition | IN PERSON Museum Of Anthropology at UBC 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, B.C. 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 […]