Projects and Events Events Free Drop-in at Coworking October 9, 2025 10 AM–5 PM There are 10 free spots to hot-desk and join others who are also focused on that upcoming grant deadline, campaign, exhibition, or proposal. Drop-in… Survey: Anti-Racism Data Project Are you a BIPOC artist or arts worker? Do you want to support the advocacy towards racial equity in the arts? The Anti-Racism Data Project led by… Notice of 2025 Annual General Meeting September 20, 2025 12–1 PM Join us for an afternoon of learning and discussion with 221A Fellow Christian Vistan. Free Drop-in at Coworking July 23, 2025 10 AM–5 PM There are 10 free spots to hot-desk and join others who are also focused on that upcoming grant deadline, campaign, exhibition, or proposal. Drop-in… Book Launch: The Longest Way To Eat A Melon by Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross 221A is delighted to present the launch of The Longest Way to Eat a Melon, a new collection of fictions by Vancouver-based writer Jacquelyn Zong-Li… Building the blocks of culture: objects, networks, narratives May 29, 2025 3–5 PM Join industry pathfinders at the crossroads of decentralization, protocol development and cultural infrastructure for a showcase of projects defining… FAIR Data Dialogue: Sovereign Social Networks May 13, 2025 4–5 PM Who really controls your online identity? Join us for a conversation with Benny Giang of Future Primitive as they showcase PERMA social network and… Free Drop-in at Coworking March 5, 2025 10 AM–5 PM 221A is offering 10 free drop-in spots to hot-desk at Coworking on Wednesday, March 5 from 10AM - 5PM. Located at 825 Pacific, the space is inspired… Art Worker Diary: A Writing Workshop February 22, 2025 2–4 PM Join in this intimate, two-hour writing workshop led by Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross, exploring the ongoing problem of how to live, work, and make art under capitalism. Cultural Data Sovereignty Workshop Wheelchair accessible front entrance, elevator and washrooms Accessible and centrally-located elevator Braille signage available inside and around… Free Drop-in at Coworking December 2, 2024 10 AM–5 PM 221A is offering 10 free drop-in spots to hot-desk at Coworking on Monday, December 2 from 10AM - 5PM. Located at 825 Pacific, the space is inspired… 221A Fellowship Talks: Christian Vistan November 30, 2024 2–4 PM Join us for an afternoon of learning and discussion with 221A Fellow Christian Vistan. Winter Market + Open Studio November 16, 2024 12–5 PM Organized by 221A tenants at 236 Pender, the Winter Market + Open Studio features 11 artists selling and exhibiting artwork and giftable items. 221A Fellowship Talks: Lauren Crazybull November 16, 2024 2–4 PM Join us for an afternoon of learning and discussion with 221A Fellow Lauren Crazybull. 221A Fellowship Talks: Katayoon Yousefbigloo October 30, 2024 5:30–7:30 PM Join us for an evening of learning and discussion with 221A Fellow Katayoon Yousefbigloo. Hide Time: A Medicine Skillshare September 28, 2024September 29, 2024 In commemoration of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, SEARA and art ecosystem co-hosted Hide Time, a medicine skillshare. Led by Sunkosi… No events found See more events Projects Anti-Racism Data Project 2025 The Anti-Racism Data Project is a sector-wide research study surveying the status of racial equity in BC by SEARA (Sector Equity for Anti-Racism in… Yee Project 2020–Ongoing 221A is collaborating with the Yee Fung Toy Society to develop a community-based cultural hub in Chinatown. It will include low-income housing for… POWERSHARE Fund: 2020-21 In the wake of COVID-19, the Sector Equity for Anti-Racism in the Arts (SEARA) raised $319,009 for BC-based BIPOC artists facing financial hardship.… Christina Battle: Stolon Mesh Network 2022 - 2024 Stolon Mesh was a community mesh network offering free wifi to users in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), Chinatown, and beyond. Developed by… The Node Library 2023 - ongoing Web3, or the decentralized internet, is a mass coordination technology: users working together in the service of a common goal—cultural collectives,… Zasha Colah: The Scorched-Earthly November 2020 - May 2023 Focusing on practices of storytelling, poetry and weaving as forms of insurgency, Zasha Colah's fellowship investigates the infrastructures of… Syrus Marcus Ware: No Future, No Cry December 2022 - ongoing Created and hosted by 221A Fellow Syrus Marcus Ware, No Future, No Cry is a six-part podcast featuring prominent artists, activists, and thinkers who… Cultural Land Trust 2018 – ongoing 221A is supporting the research, planning and startup of an independent Cultural Land Trust (CLT). The CLT is a model that provides a collective… Blockchains & Cultural Padlocks 2019 – 2023 Project Flow Phase 1, Research – February 2019–March 2021 Phase 2, Development – May 2021–2023 Outcome: The Node Library Initiative Objectives Several… Living Description 2021 - 2024 Living Description is an education initiative convened by artist Aislinn Thomas that conceptualizes access not as an accommodation, but as a… Publication: Imagining new systems of exchange February 2022 This publication documents a number of the conversations that took place across Christina Battle's research fellowship with the aim of finding and… x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ New Growth 新生林 Community Pollinators Program The Community Pollinators Program is a long-term education initiative supporting and celebrating the ongoing stewardship of the x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ New… No projects found See more projects