TRAIN OF THOUGHT
We’re excited to introduce you to the Roundhouse’s new Youth Council! This team of very cool and very engaged youth grades 8-11 are collaborating with our Community Youth Worker, Sally Chan, on projects and events at the Centre. Learn more
Our Community Youth Worker, Sally Chan, has been hard at work coordinating a variety of new programs for youth in 2019, including a partnership between the Roundhouse and UnderToe Skateboard Academy. The program provides fun, beginner skateboard lessons for youth
In Fall 2018 Sally Chan joined the Roundhouse team as our new Community Youth Worker and in just a few months has initiated a handful of youth programs and initiatives for the New Year. We took a moment to check
November 7, 1946 – September 25, 2018 It is with tremendous sorrow that the Roundhouse said goodbye to Ralph McKnight, an invaluable member of our community, who died in late September 2018. As an active contributor to the Roundhouse Society
On November 6 the Roundhouse Foyer will be animated with a tribute to those who gave their lives during WWI as part of The World Remembers project leading up to Remembrance Day. Spearheading the project is Roundhouse Society Board Director
This past summer, the Roundhouse welcomed Kay Slater as one of the Centre’s new preparators. With a background in fine arts and design and a keen objective to bring accessibility into gallery spaces, Kay has become an invaluable part of
In Spring 2018 the Vancouver Park Board, in collaboration with Made in BC, launched a call for proposals for a two-year Community Dance Residency at the Roundhouse. The residency called upon professional dancers and choreographers with community-engaged practices to work
Beyond acting as our beloved Production Administrator, Maria Rita Castillo is an accomplished poet, using her words to share her experience in migrating from the Philippines to Canada. She was compelled to write poetry through a love for classic literature
In April 2018, the Roundhouse opened its doors to its first wheelchair sport program, wheelchair floorball. Though similar in many ways to floor hockey, wheelchair floorball further combines rules from soccer and basketball to create a fast-paced and inclusive sport.
In 2017, a dialogue sparked between Vancouver Park Board Arts, Culture and Engagement (ACE) programmers and Metis-Cree curator, filmmaker and cultural planner, Kamala Todd. In consideration of the colonial history of the Roundhouse in relation to the land on which
