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ARTISTS OF COLOUR ARE THE SHIT! best believe it. located on Coast Salish Territories/Vancouver, BCA network for artists of colour to connect, build, grow, create art, & make dreams manifest! facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/artistsofcolourbc/ Twitter: twitter.com/artistsofcolor email: [email protected]

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artist line-up in these photos for CREATE/LUMIKHA include:

Judith Nguyen (live painting) - Sol Diana (emcee) - Yex Lee, Jill Laxamana, Niki Nice, Jenn - Test of "Test Their Logik" (Toronto-based emcee) - Mic Flont and Kalil (emcees from Seattle's OTOW Gang) - Rup Sidhu (multi-instrumentalist)

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CREATE/LUMIKHA, December 18. 2013, @ Astorino's, first set of artists:

Kimmortal + aly d. (MCs of the night) - Carlo Sayo (spoken word) - Eirene Cloma (singer-songwriter) - Jotika and Zain (singing/spoken word) - Anoushka Ratnarajah (spoken word/theatre/reading) - aly d. (multi-media performance) - Joshua Ongcol (dance) - Leroy (performance artist) - Chelsea, Nai (spoken word) - Missy D (emcee)

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CREATE/LUMIKHA's Art display and Photobooth!

Photobooth design by Sves and Ayesha

Check out Rad Cat art by Ayesha at radcatstickers.tumblr.com

Also art by Jotika at facebook.com/jotikart

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Artists of Colour Coast Salish Territories Mural 

@ Create/Lumikha

Astorino's December 18, 2013

Final painting: created by attendees of the kick-off event/fundraiser

Base painting was created by Daisy

huge props!

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Mic Flont and KAlil Equiano got us all off our seats dancin, props to OTOW gang,sea-city.

otowgang.com

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Create/Lumikha was amazing check out the hella dope duo MJ aka (Marisa Antoinette Gold and Jason Moonwalking Bempong) who closed the night and KILLLLLEDDD ITTT!!

thank you guys!

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Recorded a public service announcement for Lumikha that'll be aired 20+ times a day on coop radio 100.5fm! Come through to the big event December 18 at Astorino's! All are welcome!

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Check out Vancouver's artists of colour performing and displaying their art! This is Artist of Colour BC's first event for artists of colour to connect and to grow a visible presence of an artist of colour community in Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territories. "Lumikha" means "Create" in Tagalog as we are creating connections here and abroad. Proceeds of admission will go to people effected by the typhoon in the philippines.  ALL ARTISTS + PERFORMERS are self-identified people of colour!! EVERYONE'S WELCOME TO ATTEND THE EVENT!!! ALL AGES No BYOB/Sober-Space $5 to $10 admission sliding scale (no one turned away for lack of funds) Live Music/Performances including: Eirene Cloma (singer-songwriter) Sol Diana (emcee) Mic Flont and Kalil (emcees from Seattle's OTOW Gang; otowgang.com) MJ aka Jason Bempong and Marisa: (hiphop/contemporary/90s dance) Test of "Test Their Logik" (Toronto-based subversive hip-hop) Missy D (emcee) Carlo Sayo (spoken word) Chelsea, Nai (spoken word group) aly d. (multi-media performance) Anoushka Ratnarajah Jotika (song, spoken word) Zain (spoken word) Yex Lee (emcee) Rup Sidhu (multi-instrumentalist/sound artist) DJ Mista Taddy // Vancouver Groove MOVEMENT DJ Habibi Speakers: Sean Devlin Art/Zine Sale Art Exhibit Live Painting Child-care zone Fundraiser Snacks+Drinks Photobooth ACCESSIBILITY INFO:  - There is one gradient step up to the door of the venue. It is 2.5” at the lowest point and 6” at the highest. There are two washrooms stalls with grab bars, one in each washroom; the doors to these stalls are 30” and they are 42” wide. The venue space itself is fully accessible to mobility - We are working on making the entrance wheel-chair accessible with a portable ramp ABOUT ARTISTS OF COLOUR BC: Whether you are an artist/creator/performer of colour, Artists of Colour BC is an open collective to share/gain inspiration, build solidarity, empower, learn and most importantly connect with one another. Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/artistsofcolourbc/ Contact [email protected] for more information. Poster design is by Carlo Sayo! *** Respect the space, no BS and DRAMA! ***

facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1416267821939118/

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first meet up @ our town cafe, vancity, coast salish territories; planning for the first kick off event that will be launching off Artists of Colour BC: December 18 @ Astorino's, an open collective of self-identified artists/musicians/performers of colour aiming to kick a$$.

look out for the event poster coming soon!!