Emerge Festival, the annual celebration of DTES Small Arts Grants recipients represents an exciting initiative, first undertaken by Vancouver Foundation and Carnegie Community Centre nine years ago. The 2019 Group Art Exhibition, Performances, Readings, and Cultural Sharing highlight the work of a few talented artists who have their creative practice rooted in the Downtown Eastside [DTES]. This annual event is an opportunity to shine a light on DTES artists, their practices, and ideas. The DTES Small Arts Grants Program is built on the unwavering belief that DTES Artists have a commitment to their craft that is sustained across their work, and that effort deserves support.

About Carnegie Community Centre
Carnegie Community Centre — often referred to as the living room of the Downtown Eastside — provides social, educational, cultural and recreational activities on-site, at nearby Oppenheimer Park and through an outreach team. The programs serve low income adults with the goal of nurturing mind, body, and spirit in a safe and welcoming environment.

About Vancouver Foundation
As Canada’s largest community foundation, Vancouver Foundation is dedicated to creating healthy, vibrant and livable communities across BC. Since 1943, our donors have created 1,800 endowment funds and together we have distributed more than $1 billion to charities. From arts and culture to the environment, health and social development, education, medical research and more, we exist to make meaningful and lasting improvements to communities in BC.

Listing Information: Emerge Festival
Writers Read: Wednesday, June 5 2019 6:30pm  
Location: Vancouver Public Library nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch Library
730 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1R5
 
Screenings, Songs, & Spoken Words: Thursday, June 6 2019 8:00pm         
Location: SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts 149 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1H4
 
Group Art Exhibition: Opening June 7 2019 6:00pm           
Location: BC Artscape Sun Wah Centre 268 Keefer Street – LG 061, Vancouver BC V6A 1X5

Group Art Exhibition: June 8-June 9 2019
Gallery Hours, 12 - 5 pm
Location: BC Artscape Sun Wah Centre 268 Keefer Street – LG 061, Vancouver BC V6A 1X5

Group Art Exhibition: Plastic Fantastic Interactive Art Workshop
Saturday June 8 2019 2:00pm
Location: BC Artscape Sun Wah Centre 268 Keefer Street – LG 061, Vancouver BC V6A 1X5

Group Art Exhibition: Chinese Language (Mandarin/Cantonese) & English Exhibition Tour
Sunday June 9 2019 1:00pm
Location: BC Artscape Sun Wah Centre 268 Keefer Street – LG 061, Vancouver BC V6A 1X5

Ticket Prices:                       Free!