Tue, Mar from 7 PM – 9 PM PST Free to Sign Up Here The fifth Exchanging Words workshop will be facilitated by Vancouver based singer-songwriter, Norine Braun. About this Event This workshop explores the journey of songwriting as a way for inspiration and healing. — Emotional, heartfelt and eclectic: Norine Braun in 3 words….
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Exchanging Words Workshops Series with Justin Neal • Tue, Feb 23 at 7 – 9 pm
Tue, February 23 from 7 PM – 9 PM PST Free to Sign Up Here The fourth Exchanging Words workshop will be facilitated by writer Justin Neal. About this Event Raised on Bainbridge Island, Washington, Justin Neal (Squamish) moved to his traditional territory to earn a joint MFA in Creative Writing & Theatre from UBC…
Exchanging Words Workshops Series with Jónína Kirton • Tue, Feb 16 at 7 – 9 pm
Tue, February 16 from 7 PM – 9 PM PST Free to Sign Up Here The third Exchanging Words workshop will be facilitated by Red River Métis/Icelandic poet, Jónína Kirton. About this Event Whether we are the victims of violence or the perpetrators shame may have made a home in our bodies. In many cases…
Exchanging Words Workshops Series with Chris Bose • Tue, Feb 9 at 7 – 9 pm
Tue, February 9 from 7 PM – 9 PM PST Free to Sign Up Here The second Exchanging Words workshop will be facilitated by writer, multi-disciplinary artist, musician, curator and filmmaker, Chris Bose. About this Event In this workshop Chris will work with participants, who can send him some work in advance at: bosechris@gmail.com, to…
Exchanging Words Workshops Series with Wanda John-Kehewin • Tue, Feb 2 at 7 – 9 pm
The first Exchanging Words workshop will be facilitated by Cree poet, Wanda John-Kehewin. Tue, February 2 from 7 PM – 9 PM PST Free to Sign Up Here About this Event We will be exploring poetry writing through the five senses. We will also write a List Poem from a ‘list’ of writing prompts and…
slow print for queers workshop series • Tuesdays, Jan to March 2021
Slow print is a collaborative printmaking project facilitated on stolen Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-waututh territories for people and artists who: are queer, two-spirit, non-binary, trans, or somewhere on the 2SLGBTQAI+ spectrum want to learn (more) about printmaking, may have some experience or none at all have access to a computer or smart phone, an internet…
Exchanging Words – Reading • Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 7 to 8 pm
The first Exchanging Words event will feature readers Chris Bose, Norine Braun, Jonina Kirton, and others. Hosted by Russell Wallace. Click here to register for free. About this Event Exchanging Words is a new project (in a partnership between Warriors Against Violence Society, Aboriginal Writers Collective West Coast, and WePress) that aims to provide writing…
Notice of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of the WePress Community Arts Space Society
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the Societies Act of British Columbia (the “Act”) and the Bylaws of the Society, that the 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held on: Date: Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 2:00 pm Online by Zoom on the unceded and occupied traditional territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish),…
Marbling Workshop: The Art of Painting on Water • Wed, June 3 at 6:00 pm (online)
Marbling Workshop: The Art of Painting on Water Wed, June 3, 2020 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm **Online on Zoom on the unceded and occupied traditional territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations Register here. info[at]wepress.ca All levels welcome and encouraged This event is free. Donations are welcome. If you…
WePress is closed for now
The WePress space is closed for now to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. We will continue to follow the direction of public health authorities. Please check their websites for the latest information, including Vancouver Coastal Health, the BC Centre for Disease Control and the Public Health Agency of Canada. Thanks for your patience and…
Marbling Workshop: The Art of Painting on Water (online) • Sun, May 10 at 1:00 pm
Marbling Workshop: The Art of Painting on Water Sun, May 10, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm **Online on Zoom: register here. info[at]wepress.ca All levels welcome and encouraged This event is free (type in $0 when registering; donations are welcome but optional) If you can, we suggest donating to the DTES Response to support…
Taller de Marmoleado con Materiales de Casa | en Español
El arte de pintar sobre el agua | Todos los niveles artísticos son bienvenidos Domingo 10 de mayo, 3:00 pm-3:30pm **Online on Zoom: registrar aquí. info[at]wepress.ca Sobre este evento Este evento es gratuito, pero puede dar una donación a WePress. Si puede, también sugerimos donar a DTES Response para apoyar a los esfuerzos para apoyar…