Arts / Cultural Groups
The aims and objectives of CCC as specified in the constitution are as follows:
- To promote understanding and friendship between the Chinese community and other cultural groups in Canada.
- To interpret and communicate Chinese culture and to facilitate exchange with other cultural groups and with the community at large.
- To promote and foster Chinese culture and art within the Chinese community and with other cultural groups.
- To help Chinese immigrants adjust to the culture, heritage, and lifestyle in Canada.
- To build and maintain cultural facilities for the purpose of achieving these aims and objectives.
The Eastside Culture Crawl is an annual 3-day November event that involves artists who live in Vancouver's Eastside in an area bounded by Main St., 1st Ave., Commercial Drive, and the Waterfront. Painters, jewelers, sculptors, furniture makers, musicians, weavers, potters, writers, printmakers, photographers, glassblowers; from emerging artists to those of international fame... these are just a sampling of the exciting talents featured during this unique chance to meet local artists in their studios.
Purchase something that strikes your fancy, commission something to be uniquely yours, or just browse through the studios and meet the artists, learning about their specific works of art, materials and tools, approaches and techniques. This is a once a year opportunity to meet many diversely talented artists and view their creations in the studios where they work. Be part of this exciting event, which brings people from all over the Lower Mainland, and share in the imaginations that enrich our neighbourhood and lives.
ATIRA Women's Resource Society is a community-based organization that operates programs for women and their children affected by violence and/or abuse.
Enterprising Women Making Art (EWMA) is a program of Atira. The program encourages women to sell their art and handmade products as an act of personal, community and economic empowerment.
Blending art, community and social entrepreneurship, EWMA works with emerging women artists and artisans in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to participate in a democratic and equitable social enterprise that coordinates the pooling of resources to produce and market women's visual art and handmade products.
EWMA participants wish to work towards a self sustainable vision of glamour, that redefines current trends from blind consumerism to self sufficiency. EWMA glamour is individually driven. Sew your own clothes, grow your own food, exercise your own way, sing your own song, tell your own story, and share it all with your neighbors.
Hogan's Alley was the colloquial name for the lane between Union and Prior Streets, roughly between Main Street and Jackson Avenue. Many of its buildings were demolished as part of the Georgia Viaduct Replacement project.
Replacement of the Georgia Viaduct was approved in a 1965 plebiscite. The old viaduct connected downtown Georgia Street with the part of Georgia Street east of Main Street. The replacement would be much stronger and larger to accommodate increased traffic volume. It was relocated to connect Dunsmuir Street and Georgia Street downtown with Union Street and Prior Street. The relocation allowed room for a wider roadway and connection with an anticipated east-west freeway which, in one proposal, would run along Union and Prior Streets.
The relocation required that existing buildings be purchased and demolished. Inspections and market-value appraisals were made before the properties were acquired. Data gathered included the lot size and position, interior and exterior construction materials, number of rooms on each floor, heating system, annual income from the property, and building depreciation.
The Hogan's Alley Memorial Project is a grassroots cultural organization which formed in 2002; we are dedicated to keeping the black history of Vancouver alive and part of the present.
The annual Hope in Shadows photography contest -- which began in 2003 -- gives Downtown Eastside residents the opportunity to portray their community through their own eyes. The winning photographs are exhibited annually and have been showcased in galleries throughout the province. Deeply compelling, these black and white images are a view to the humanity and spirit of a community that is often known only for its struggles.
A selection of the contest's best images is featured in the annual Hope in Shadows calendar which is sold on the streets of Vancouver by homeless and low-income vendors. Free training and support are provided to those interested in managing their own micro-business.
Our Mission
Hope in Shadows creates positive social change for people and communities impacted by poverty and marginalization.
Established in 1906, the Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall (VJLS-JH) is a non-profit, community-based and driven organization, committed to education, culture and community.
in order to:
Promote through educational and event programming the understanding of Japanese language and culture to all Canadians
Actively uphold the history of Vancouver's Nikkei community and to facilitate cultural exchange with other multicultural, neighbourhood and international groups.
The Powell Street Festival Society’s mission is to celebrate the arts and culture of Japanese Canadians and Asian Canadians, to encourage Asian Canadians to take a leadership role in the development of the arts in Canada, and to foster community development through cultural events. Our main activity is the presentation of the Powell Street Festival, an annual celebration of Japanese Canadian arts, culture and heritage.
Open Doors is a collaborative project led by the Powell Street Festival Society and the Japanese Canadian National Museum. Funded under the City of Vancouver’s Japantown Revitalization project, the Open Doors initiative is to commemorate the diverse histories of the 300 and 400 blocks of the Powell Street neighbourhood during the annual Powell Street Festival.
The Association of United Ukrainian Canadians (AUUC) in Vancouver has been an integral part of its community for generations. Celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2008, it continues to provide a cultural link to its members: Vancouver Folk Orchestra, which is the largest of its kind in the Lower Mainland; an impressive performing dance troupe, Dovbush; and Barvinok Choir, a large and active group of men and women. The AUUC School of Dancing, for children aged 3-16 years, reflects the diversity of our city and draws people from throughout the neighbourhood as well as across the Lower Mainland, who seek out its precise and creative instruction.
With its ties to the National AUUC organization, our branch benefits from ongoing support and involvement from across Canada resulting in such things as the popular children’s camp in Alberta; national performance festivals; and conferences that bring together members for stimulating discussions and planning sessions on the history and preservation of Ukrainian culture in Canada and ensuring its bright future.
The Ukrainian Hall continues to host many community and artistic events, from the Heart of the City Festival to theatre productions and live music. The Hall is available for private rental. Its proximity to the city centre makes it ideal for any event.
Vancouver Moving Theatre is an award winning Downtown Eastside/Strathcona based professional theatre company founded in 1983 by Terry Hunter and Savannah Walling. After years of touring four continents, the company today is recognized nationally for its innovative arts based community development projects tailored with and for its home community. VMT activities include original theatre productions, community festivals, and cultural services.
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