The Moberly Writers and Storytellers are going to be hosting an open studio session on June 1st @ 9:30am. If you'd like to tune in to listen to some stories and see our process, please email us at moberly@vancouver.ca or call us at 604-718-6521.
ABOUT
Moberly is a community cultural hub located in South East Vancouver at 60th and Prince Albert. (2 blocks East of Fraser at 60th). It is a dedicated facility for the development and delivery of the arts in everyday life: an objective aligned with the mandate and vision in the Vancouver Board of Parks, Recreation and Culture’s Arts Policy.
Opening individuals to an art experience is an integral part of any healthy, inclusive community. MACC works with artists to empower community to be creative through all arts disciplines. At MACC, we are excited to support projects that focus on nurturing the creative voices of all participants; building on their personal experiences and backgrounds to realize a collaborative creative outcome.
Principles guiding decisions on the programming of Moberly are:
Intercultural Connections
Cultural diversity is a fundamental aspect of Vancouver’s identity and a resource to be drawn on
Community Enrichment
Communities which work and celebrate together are more resilient and supportive of all members
Creativity
The inherent human capacity of creativity promotes well-being and generates innovative thinking and action
Flexibility
Practices and policies which are flexible enable a wide range of creative ideas
Participation
Participation enhances the growth of the individual and empowers communities to determine their own priorities
Acknowledgement of the value of the artist
Artists, as key contributors to community life, must be recognized and recompensed for their work.
Making Sense of It All at Kensington Community Centre
May 22, 2021 11AM – 1PM Kensington Community Centre Making Sense of It All will be continuing this spring with its next engagement at Kensington Community Centre. This is a special public literature project led by artist Jordan Baraniecki designed to explore...
Making Sense of It All
Our event at Moberly this past Friday night was a great success. Artist Jordan Baraniecki's project, Making Sense of It All, went off without a hitch just outside our front doors - a collaborative cut-and-paste poetry event projected live and streamed over Facebook....
Moberly Writers & Storytellers
Returning for the Spring, our creative writing program has been renamed Moberly Writers & Storytellers. This nine-week Arts & Health project will guide you to explore important memories in your life and give you tools to write poetry and stories - all via a...
Shiamak’s Bollywood Jazz returns this spring!
Sunset Community Centre | Wednesdays | April 21 - June 16 Ages 4-6 (5:15pm - 6:00pm) & Ages 7-12 (6:00pm - 7:00pm) Energetic music, dance, exercise and choreography makes SHIAMAK’s Bollywood Dance classes a favourite among all ages. This progressive class series...
Making Sense Of It All
April 23, 2021 7PM - 8:30pm Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre Welcome to Making Sense of It All! This is a special public literature project led by artist Jordan Baraniecki designed to explore collaborative poetry using cut-and-paste methods. During this event,...
Lori Snyder Virtual Plant Walk
Friday March 19, 2021 3:30pm - 5pm Come on down to the Moberly garden....virtually! While we can't quite yet have you all down to help us grow and play in the Moberly Garden (we will soon though!), Lori Snyder would still like to introduce all the Moberly gardeners to...
Writers International Network Day of Poetry
Join the local poets of the Writers International Network for a virtual evening of poetry reading to celebrate the International Day of Poetry. Registrants will be emailed a virtual link 48 hours before the event. Poems will be read by the following poets: Janet...
Life in Quarantine – Untitled
Untitled Sherry Duggal We are forced to cut pieces of life into meaningful compositions as time holds the notes of sun filled patterns over rooftop silhouettes that lie scattered across an atlas of pain I live in a dream somewhere between the lines of a flag or the...
Life in Quarantine – The Solstice
THE SOLSTICE Robert Calingo when will the next Autumn be? it won’t be late for me to see though cold wind and lonely nights keep tearing my skin, making me numb those days we held each other tight I seek warmth and comforting love. tonight shall be the longest night...
Life in Quarantine – The Pause
Welcome back to Life in Quarantine! Our poem this week is by Judith Neale, a Canadian poet, mentor, educator, opera singer, and spoken word performer. Thanks for Ashok Bhargava for the beautiful photography as always. The Pause Bitterly the night comes, and we entwine...
Life In Quarantine Poetry Project – The Blue
Covid-19 is keeping Moberly an unusually quiet place these days. At least, it is physically. But many of our community partners are still really hard at work creating new projects within health guidelines. This winter, the Moberly crew will be working with one of our...
Moberly Break for the Holidays
Happy holidays Moberlites! The Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre will be closed from December 16th - January 4, 2021 as we take a much needed break. We're really looking forward to some new residencies and programs we have planned for the new year as we start to put...
Making Beeswax Salves & Incense w/ Lori Snyder
Kicking off a (hopefully) better new year, Moberly is bringing back a fan favorite: Beeswax Salves and Incense with Lori Snyder. This workshop will take place inside Moberly on January 8th @ 3:30pm! Beeswax salves are quick and easy, and they have many different...
Permaculture 101
We're so happy to announce that Lori Snyder will be delivering to us two new workshops at Moberly, the first since the Covid-19 lockdown. Permaculture 101 November 14 & 28 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM FREE Permaculture is a system of agricultural and social design principles...
Moberly’s Re-Opening
Well hello Moberlites, guess who's coming back? That's right! We've got the staff back, cleaned the place, passed safety inspection, and now we're ready to re-open! Moberly will be open for arts & culture programming on October 12, 2020. The centre is currently...
Healing Teas with Lori Snyder
Come learn from Lori Snyder which plants can be harvested and stored for your own tea making supplies. Home made teas benefit your well being and the planet too as we gather locally. Examples rosemary, lemon balm, peppermint, stinging nettle, spruce tips and more....
Medicinal Garden Stewardship with Lori Snyder
Come to the Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre to join Indigenous herbalist Lori Snyder for a three week stewardship program, involving planting, growing, and harvesting medicinal herbs in the Moberly Herb Garden. $5 drop in fee is available. Dates: April 19, May 17,...