Tue,  Mar 9 from 7 PM – 9 PM PST Free to Sign Up Here The final of the Exchanging Words workshop series will be facilitated by writer Joanne Arnott. About this Event For writers who have attended some or all of the previous workshops, and for those interested in the specific topics. Includes handouts*….

Join Vancouver-based artist Marlene Yuen for a letterpress printing demonstration and artist talk streamed live over Zoom from WePress, a community artspace in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. A selection of Marlene’s handmade books will be on display at Griffin Art Projects as part of Whose Chinatown? Examining Chinatown Gazes in Art, Archives, and Collections, including Ho…

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….

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…

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…

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, Chis 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…

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…

POSTPONED Crazy Quilting with local Madwoman Diane Wood Sun, Apr 5, 2020 from 1:30 to 4:30 pm at 9 W. Hastings, Vancouver info[at]wepress.ca By donation (suggested $20) includes quilt-making supplies maximum 10 participants Crazy Quilts were a lively style of patchwork,from scraps,embellished with embroidery, lace and ribbon, popular in the 19th Century. If complicated quilt…

Crazy Quilting with local Madwoman Diane Wood Sun, Mar 8, 2020 from 1:30 to 4:30 pm at 9 W. Hastings, Vancouver Register on Eventbrite info[at]wepress.ca By donation (suggested $20) includes quilt-making supplies maximum 10 participants Crazy Quilts were a lively style of patchwork,from scraps,embellished with embroidery, lace and ribbon, popular in the 19th Century. If…

Igniting Creativity: Mythological Creatures Monday, Feb 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM at 9 W. Hastings, Vancouver Register on Eventbrite info[at]wepress.ca Free workshop maximum 10 participants all materials + equipment provided This facilitated open studio will provide the materials and inspiration for participants to create their own mythological creatures. Mixed media techniques will be…

Coptic Binding Sun, Feb 16, 2020 from 1:30 to 4:30 pm at 9 W. Hastings, Vancouver Register on Eventbrite info[at]wepress.ca Pay What You Can (suggested $50 / participant) includes book-making supplies maximum 8 participants Learn how to make your own hardcover notebook using the Coptic stitch! This is a centuries-old method that modern day bookbinders…