Jan Asai, 67 is best known as co-founder of Columbia Dance located at 1700 Broadway Street in downtown Vancouver. The thriving nonprofit, now a proud member of Regional Dance America was started in 1989 with jazz instructor and choreographer Wendy de la Harpe. The collaborative effort reflects both de la Harpe's and Asai's passion for [...]
Let our voices be heard! On February 7 in Olympia, Arts and Heritage Day will bring together artists, arts, humanities and heritage leaders, cultural professionals from around Washington state. This event is sponsored by the Washington State Arts Alliance in cooperation with ArtsWA, the Washington Museum Association, Artist Trust, and Arts Ed Washington. This is [...]
Please join Printed Matter Vancouver, Arts of Clark County, and C-TRAN in celebrating the launch of Season 5 of Poetry Moves. Selected poems now appear on overhead display cards inside every C-TRAN bus through June 2018. A reading and honoring of poets will be held Sunday, January 14, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. at the Downtown [...]
As the saying goes, life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving. There are bumpy patches and hills to climb on the road to a more vibrant arts economy. But we'll get there if we can keep moving ahead. Following our vision This past year, Arts of [...]
19 new artists on the tour Open to the public, this year's fifth anniversary celebration tour brings new artists and plenty of fresh inspiration. The popular self-guided tour will launch during its annual preview exhibition and artists' reception on Friday, Nov. 3, at the CAVE, the new contemporary art space located at 108 Evergreen Boulevard [...]
Optimism with a realistic view of the work ahead After the recent Arts and Culture Summit, we surveyed participants to learn a bit about what people think may be the path forward. The Summit's theme was arts infrastructure north of the Columbia, with a focus on downtown Vancouver in particular because of its potential as [...]
Last week’s Arts and Culture Summit was, in some ways, an indicator of our community’s readiness for investment in arts infrastructure. The big take-away for us is that we remain optimistic but have much work to do. It’s clear that for Vancouver and Clark County, there are both awesome opportunities and stubborn challenges. At last [...]
Registration is now open for Arts of Clark County's second Arts and Culture summit to be held on Saturday, September 23, at the Artillery Barracks building at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Reserve. Those wishing to attend the all-day event may register for $35 per person. Like the first summit, held in 2012, this will [...]
The finish line is in sight for the CAVE, an experimental contemporary art gallery scheduled to open in October in downtown Vancouver on 108 E. Evergreen. This is no ordinary art gallery. From the street, your eye first catches the charm of late 1930's architecture. Once inside, the CAVE opens wide as if to embrace [...]
We were so delighted last week to have Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) Executive Director Karen Hanan stop by Vancouver for a visit. She had a whirlwind tour with local leaders, catching up on arts initiatives here and also sharing her vision for the certified creative district program now passed into law. (On May 8, [...]
