Arts and Culture

Covid 19 Call for Submissions: Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture
Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture gives artists with disabilities a voice. They are are committed to supporting and promoting artists in every discipline, with all disabilities.

In coronavirus times, they are looking for literary, visual or performative artistic submissions from disability identified artists in the community. These works will investigate the creative process in this time of isolation, economic and health precariousness, and social uncertainty.

To submit you need to be a member; memberships for those on a fixed income is $10; some 'by donation' memberships are available for those unable to pay.

Selected writers/artists will be paid $100 for one blog post.

Vision Maker Media's First Indigenous Online Film Festival

When: August 31-October 5 2020
Where: Online
Cost: Free

​For the first time, Vision Maker Media will be hosting an online, five-week-long celebration of American Indian, Alaska Native and worldwide Indigenous films from August 31 – October 5, 2020. Accompanying the films, our festival will host a collective of inspiring filmmakers in engaging digital conversations, creating a space for both healing and learning.

Attendance is free but registration will be required.

We Live Here: West End Audio Tour for Covid 19 Times

Whether you'd like to walk this 1 1/2 hour audio tour or listen to the sections from home, these interesting stories about the West End told by various Vancouverites are worth your time.

F-O-R-M Digital Festival

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​When:  September 12-19 2020
Where: Online
Cost: All-access pass is sliding scale, starting at $5
Opportunities: Online volunteer opportunities – be part of the community!
 

Do you love watching dance? This year, the Festival of Recorded Movement is going digital. We'll be coming to you via live-stream from September 12-19! All events, screenings, and commissioned films will be shared online only to support physical distancing measures and evolving public health needs. F-O-R-M 2020 will include eight world premieres from eleven commissioned artists, plus screenings of short films from around the world.

E-Books from the Library with No Waitlist

Some libraries have pick-ups available for holds on actual books. But if you'd like to read now and are open to e-books, the Vancouver Public Library has created a list with some of their most popular e-books that are available now with no waiting list.

Great Canadian Short Films

The National Film Board of Canada has a long history of award winning shorts.  These are a great source of our history and superb entertainment. 

Please click the links below to go directly to those films, or click the button to go to the NFB site and choose your own. 

  • The McGarrigle Sisters, “Log Driver’s Waltz”
  • “Remember Africville”, the little-known account of one of Nova Scotia’s independent black settlements
  • “Supreme Law”, an interactive story of Canada told from perspectives of those who have historically been underrepresented

CBC Canadian Videos

​National Arts Centre
​National Arts Centre (website/Facebook)
​Stream free theatre, dance, music, storytelling, talks and workshops as part of #CanadaPerforms.

Dancing  Alone, Together
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​A CENTRAL RESOURCE FOR THE DIGITAL DANCE WORLD
DESIGNED FOR THIS UNPRECEDENTED TIME OF ISOLATION

These classes are free or by donation and the website includes videos on dance from around the world

Virtual Museum Tours

Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video)
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