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Deaf Deaf World: Deaf Artists
GVAD is sharing this information:
Deaf Deaf World: Deaf Artists
Show and/or sell your artwork at VCC Building B Event Space!
Saturday, June 6, 2026
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
10 spaces only. First come, first served.
RSVP by Friday, May 29, 2026.
Email Kevin at kettinger@vcc.ca
CLBC Information Workshop
GVAD is sharing this information:
CLBC Parent Info Session: Transitioning Deaf Plus Youth to CLBC Services
Presented by the WellBeing Program and the Deaf Plus Support Team.
Learn about transition timelines, CLBC eligibility, types of services, options for adults with developmental disabilities, and tools to get started. ASL interpreting provided. All parents and caregivers welcome.
Tuesday, May 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
In person: WellBeing Office, #300-4211 Kingsway, Burnaby
Wednesday, May 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Online via Zoom
Registration is required in advance for both sessions. See the flyer for QR codes.
Upcoming Accessible Community Safety / FireSmart Forum with ASL Translators
GVAD is sharing this information:
Upcoming Accessible Community Safety / FireSmart Forum with ASL Translators
Join us for educational seminars on scam awareness, FireSmart principles, community safety and crime prevention, emergency preparedness, and DIY target hardening. ASL interpreters provided.
Saturday, May 30, 2026 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM
The Wheelhouse Theatre 15751 16 Avenue, Surrey, BC
Registration is required at https://globalscamwatch.org/forum
Vancouver Art Book Fair
GVAD is sharing this information:
Join us at the Vancouver Art Book Fair on May 15–17, at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre in Vancouver.
All panels and talks taking place in the Roundhouse Performance Centre are free and open to the public, and ASL interpretation will be provided.
You can view the program schedule at http://vabf.ca
Come explore conversations with artists, publishers, and writers, and connect with the local and international art book community.
All our free public events on May 16 and May 17 with have ASL interpreters. I have listed them here below. This list is available on our website as well: vabf.ca
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 11:30AM
ROUNDHOUSE PERFORMANCE CENTRE
PANEL 1:
Art Librarians Presentation
Produced in parternship with ARLIS/NA
Sara Ellis, D. Vanessa Kam, Christine Walde
Moderated by Sylvia Roberts (ARLIS/NA Northwest Chair)
FREE
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1:30PM
ROUNDHOUSE PERFORMANCE CENTRE
PANEL 2:
Indigenous comics and books
Cole Pauls (moderator), Jordanna George, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
FREE
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 3PM
ROUNDHOUSE PERFORMANCE CENTRE
BOOK DIALOGUES 1:
Riverwork by Lisa Robertson
Lisa Robertson and Kathy Slade in Conversation
FREE
SUNDAY, MAY 17
ROUNDHOUSE EXHIBITION HALL
Vancouver Art Book Fair Day 3
Fair Hours: 11AM–5PM
FREE ENTRY
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 12PM
ROUNDHOUSE PERFORMANCE CENTRE
PANEL 3:
Creative Work: Writing to Resist
Jamelie Hassan & Ron Benner, Laura Moseley, Haruko Okano
Moderated by Lois Klassen
FREE
More information
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1:30PM
ROUNDHOUSE PERFORMANCE CENTRE
BOOK DIALOGUES 2:
Neighbourhood Posters by Cathy Busby
Cathy Busby and Tatiana Mellema in Conversation
FREE
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 3PM
ROUNDHOUSE THEATRE
PANEL 4:
Publishing as Trans Artistic Strategy
Edie Fake, Whess Harman, Jordan King
Moderated by Dallas Fellini
hyperfiXation opens May 7 at SUM gallery
GVAD is sharing this information:
Vancouver BC, Apr 22nd, 2026 | SUM gallery (#425-268 Keefer St.), Canada’s premiere Queer-mandated art gallery, is proud to present hyperfiXation, a solo exhibition of hand-cut collage works by Jay Cabalu. In hyperfiXation, the artist excavates his obsession with consumption and the exploitation of beauty in manufactured magazine images. Through a selection of hand-cut collages that employ scopophilia (taking pleasure in looking), he demonstrates how capitalism fabricates consent and compliance to material culture. hyperfiXation runs Tuesday to Saturday, noon–6pm, until May 29, 2026.
This exhibition has been generously supported by The Parachute Fund, and is part of a suite of events at SUM gallery that celebrate Asian Heritage Month.
Join us for the Opening Reception on Thursday, May 7th, from 5–9pm.
Please note: to accommodate members of our community, from 5–6pm the Opening Reception will be masks mandatory; from 6pm to close, masks are recommended. Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at the reception desk.
For more information on this exhibition and other SUM gallery events, please visit www.sumgallery.ca.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jay Cabalu is a Filipino-Canadian pop artist based in Vancouver, BC. His works are made of 100% hand-cut collage as well as other found materials. He discovered magazines and comic books at a young age after his family immigrated to Canada in 1991. As a response to mass media and capitalism, Cabalu repurposes print media to create highly meticulous collages. In subject matter ranging from pop icons, self-portrait and still life, Jay’s artistic practice has evolved over the past decade as critique and correction to the failures of media’s attempts to depict his everyday reality. By reappropriating the visual language of advertisements and popular culture, Jay inverts depictions of pleasure and luxury to portray a collaged world overflowing with contradictions.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 7th, 5–9pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, May 16, 1–3pm
Collage Workshop with Jay Cabalu: May 23, 2–5pm
ABOUT SUM gallery sumgallery.ca
As one of the only permanent spaces worldwide dedicated to the presentation of Queer art, SUM gallery brings diverse communities together to support artistic risk-taking, incite creative collaboration and experimentation, and celebrate the rich heritage of Queer artists and art. Founded in 2018 as the year-round programming arm of Vancouver’s summer Queer Arts Festival, SUM produces, presents and exhibits challenging, thought-provoking multidisciplinary art that pushes boundaries and initiates dialogue.
LOUD & PROUD: Mental Health Awareness Month exhibition opens May 9th
GVAD is sharing this information:
LOUD & PROUD
An international group exhibition honoring Mental Health Awareness Month
May 9 – 30, 2026
Opening reception: Saturday, May 9, 6-8 pm. Free & open to the public.
Artist talk: Saturday, May 23, 2-3pm. Free and open to the public.
Every May, Outsiders and Others presents an exhibition that honours Mental Health Awareness Month for two very important reasons. First, we believe that the more we talk about sensitive subjects, the more we can normalize these conversations. Second, we recognize the deep historical connection between mental health and the genre of outsider art.
We also celebrate this connection through the legacy of the Prinzhorn Collection, one of the most influential archives of outsider art in the world. It was assembled in the early 20th century by Hans Prinzhorn, a German psychiatrist and art historian. Between 1919 and 1921, Prinzhorn collected thousands of artworks that included drawings, paintings, and sculptures that were created by psychiatric patients in institutions across Europe. Rather than treating these works as mere clinical evidence, he approached them as meaningful artistic expression.
This year, we are proud to present a selection of 12 artists from 6 countries, 11 of whom are self-taught: Terese Blåklokke (Norway), Hannah Bricknell(Canada), Vanessa Carle(Canada), Bryony Dique(Canada), Angel Gunn(Canada), Yona Hazen(Japan), Claudine Loquen(France), Daniel Milanese(Canada), Cristian Olea(Canada), Denise Sherman(USA), Carly Thomas(Wales), and Amanda Walker(Canada).
We are excited for you to see this exhibition.
GVAD Summer Jobs: IT Support, Event Planner and Social Media
Visual Description:
A woman with long wavy brown hair stands in front of a plain light gray wall. She is wearing a black top layered with a matching black open cardigan. She has a calm expression and is looking toward the camera. The lighting is bright and even across the scene.
Video Transcript:
Hello!
GVAD is looking to fill this job position.
What position?
Social Media Assistant
What to do?
- Maintenance
- Making flyers, posters to our videos.
- Making descriptions, transcripts and upload it.
- Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, website — platforms we post on!
- Some people prefer to receive information via email. People who don’t use social media or website — better to email them.
- Upload events information and announcements.
- Do fixes, edit videos and other media.
Hourly rate is $21, approximately 30 hours per week.
But weekly hours vary, it depends on how busy we are.
The more requests, the more work.
You can work from home? You can make and upload ASL videos.
If you’re motivated and you meet the job requirements, apply via careers@gvad.ca.
Looking forward to seeing you apply!
For more detailed information, read the description in the doc.
Read the full description at https://gvad.ca/jobs_media
Please send your resume and cover letter to career@gvad.ca
Visual Description:
A man with short dark hair stands against a teal blue background. He is wearing a dark t-shirt underneath an unbuttoned brown corduroy shirt. He has a neutral expression and looks toward the camera with his mouth slightly pursed. The framing is a medium shot capturing his head and shoulders in clear lighting.
Video Transcript:
Hello! I’m Paul, GVAD Board Member.
Exciting news, GVAD is hiring now!
For what? Summer jobs.
Now I will explain one position, named IT Support Specialist.
How much pay? $21 per hour.
1 week of work, 30 hours. 9 weeks of work in total.
What to do?
- Focus on GVAD technical support.
- Help Board members, volunteers, and staff.
How do daily duties look like?
Here’s a list of explanations:
- Computer maintenance.
- Help with phones, laptops, computers, software.
- Solve problems with tech.
- Management of email accounts, account setup, or password change.
- Organizing shared mailboxes.
- Update GVAD’s website with new content, events, announcements, information.
- Ensuring the site works properly and is accessible.
- Support meetings and events.
- Set up projectors, screens, laptops.
- Connect things with systems.
As well, support online meetings:
- Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet.
- Help with managing rooms during meetings. Help with meeting recording.
- Ensure accessibility is activated. Captions, interpreters are configured properly.
- Support Google Drive, or cloud storage, file management, and storage organization.
- Help the Board with meetings, elections, events.
- Set up simple guidelines and trainings for the team on how to use technologies.
We are looking for people who are comfortable, know a lot about IT, have strong problem-solving skills, good organizational skills, and responsible.
Can explain clearly, and communicate transparently.
Occasional work on evenings or weekends may be required.
This role is a mix of remote and in-person work.
Amazing opportunity for people who want to gain experience supporting the Deaf community, and communicate.
Apply now!
Thank you.
Read the full description at https://gvad.ca/jobs_it
Please send your resume and cover letter to career@gvad.ca
Visual Description:
A woman with hair pulled back stands before a neutral beige wall. She wears a black hooded sweatshirt. The image is a vertical medium close up captured under warm overhead lighting that casts soft shadows. The background is minimalist, no additional objects or decor.
Video Transcript:
Hello, Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf applicants!
The position is events planner and fundraiser Coordinator.
The pay will be $21 per hour for 30 hours a week up to 9 weeks.
What will you do?
- You will be responsible for planning events and workshops.
- You will help to organize fundraisers, like raffles and bingo.
- You will work with volunteers, and promote events on our social media.
We are looking for someone who is organized, good with people, interested in being involved and to work within the community.
And someone who enjoys planning events and supporting the Deaf community.
Apply now!
Send email to career@gvad.ca
Read the full description at https://gvad.ca/jobs_event
Please send your resume and cover letter to career@gvad.ca
GVAD Summer Jobs: Office Assistant and Financial Support
Visual Description:
A woman with light brown hair and clear-framed glasses stands centered against a solid black background. She is wearing a simple black short-sleeved t-shirt and looks forward with a neutral expression. The lighting is soft and even, casting a slight blue reflection on her lenses. Her hair is pulled back behind her ears, and she maintains a relaxed posture with her arms at her sides.
Video Transcript:
Hello!
Office Assistant position.
This position is about helping GVAD manage the office smoothly and professionally, and in alignment with BC guidelines.
What will you do?
Managing files, meetings, reminding us about deadlines.
Questions and answers, organizing schedules, and many other tasks.
What do you need to qualify?
- Experience in administration, preferably within a non-profit or community environment.
- You must have strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Clear written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to manage confidential information responsibly.
- You must know how to use email platforms, spreadsheets, and document tools.
- General personal computer skills.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Knowledge of Deaf community protocols, accessibility and ASL (not required to know ASL).
As long as you know how to coordinate, manage and support, please go ahead and apply!
This job will have a hybrid option: work in person or stay at home depending on GVAD’s needs.
Work hours vary. Sometimes evenings, weekends or daytime hours depending on meetings and events.
This role requires a lot of flexibility and professionalism.
The pay will be approximately $20. We will inform you the exact rate during the interview.
Please send us your resume and cover letter at career@gvad.ca
Please follow the instructions and read the post carefully before sending your resume to us.
We are looking forward to reading your applications!
We will be in touch to schedule your interview.
Thanks!
Read the full description at https://gvad.ca/jobs_admin
Please send your resume and cover letter to career@gvad.ca
Visual Description:
A man with glasses and a mustache sits at a desk in an office setting. He is wearing a dark green hooded sweatshirt and has his hands clasped in front of him. His expression is serious and he looks directly at the camera. The background consists of white walls, a ceiling with fluorescent lights, and a window with blinds.
Video Transcript:
Hi!
GVAD is looking for a person to work with us.
Specifically – finances and support.
This is a paid position.
It’s a short term, summer job.
You will report to the Treasurer and the GVAD Board.
What will you do?
- Focus on supporting the Treasurer and the Board.
- Cleaning up non-profit financial records.
- Bookkeeping systems.
- This role ensures that the organization’s financial documentation is accurate, up to date, and well-organized.
- The future accountant will assist with data entry, reconciliation, document organization, improvements to accounting software, and reporting processes.
This position is good for people who have accounting skills and bookkeeping experience.
I encourage you to read more information.
If you are interested in this position, please contact career@gvad.ca
This position is open to individuals aged 15 to 30.
Read the full description at https://gvad.ca/jobs_financial
Please send your resume and cover letter to career@gvad.ca
Please send your resume and cover letter to career@gvad.ca
Save the Date: Deaf Well-Being Program Presentation
GVAD is sharing this information:
Deaf Well-Being Program is coming down to the Okanagan to present on how social media and world events can impact stress, tools and coping strategies to feel more grounded and in control.
When: May 9th (morning session)
Location to be announced.
Lunch will be provided.
Let us know if you’re interested, or have any questions or concerns.
Email: ovadevents@gmail.com
GVAD Job Posting Announcement!
Visual Description:
Two women stand side-by-side against a neutral, light-colored wall. The woman on the left has long, light brown hair and is wearing glasses with a black, short-sleeved top. The woman on the right has darker, wavy hair and is wearing a black cardigan over a matching shirt. Both are looking directly at the camera with neutral-to-slight smiles.
Video Transcript:
M: Hi, I’m Megan, President of the Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf (GVAD):
T: I’m Tammy, Vice President of GVAD
M: GVAD has a big announcement! What is it about?
T: We are hiring five people for summer jobs, here at GVAD. With pay!
M: Five positions available:
1. Tech Support
2. Office Worker
3. Social Media Coordinator
4. Financial Assistant
5. Social Event Coordinator
T: I wonder who will apply!
M: Ages 15 to 30. The job is for 9 weeks
T: Please share this announcement! This is open to Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing and Deaf Plus individuals!
T: Share it to everyone! Come and apply! Send us your resumes!
M: Watch for upcoming job postings!
T: Exciting!
T & M: Bye! Stay tuned!
BCAD and GVAD Responsibility Clarification
Visual Description:
Two people are seated behind a brown wooden table against a plain white background. The man on the left has short reddish-blonde hair, a beard, and glasses, and he is wearing a black t-shirt. The woman on the right has long, dark, wavy hair and wears a black long-sleeved shirt. Both individuals look directly at the camera in a neutrally lit indoor environment.
Video Transcript:
M: Hi everyone, I’m Megan. I’m the current President of GVAD. And this is…
C: My name is Cameron, the current President of BC Association of the Deaf (BCAD).
M: What is BCAD?
C: BCAD is an organization that focuses on advocating at the provincial level for the Deaf community across BC. We also partner with different organizations in North Vancouver, Kelowna, on Vancouver Island. We collaborate with a variety of other organizations and support each other so we can host workshops and events. Together we succeed and grow!
M: When was BCAD reestablished?
C: BCAD was established in 2024, only two years ago! BCAD existed before, from 1998 to 2000, but it shut down shortly after.
M: So GVAD took responsibility for the Deaf community for many, many years until BCAD came back! Now BCAD can focus on the whole province, while GVAD can focus on serving the Greater Vancouver area, right?
C: That’s right! Now that BCAD is here, we need to figure out how to define the different roles and responsibilities of each organization here in British Columbia! A special thank you to GVAD for 100 years of significant support of the Deaf community.
M: Now GVAD’s bylaws will focus on the Greater Vancouver area, meaning those who live between Whistler and Hope. Those who live outside the Greater Vancouver Area cannot rely on our support. That’s why BCAD is here now! If you want to host or join other Deaf events, contact BCAD. Cameron, how can people contact BCAD?
C: People can contact us through email: info@bcadeaf.ca
C: So far BCAD has partnered with GVAD, but everyone across BC is welcome to partner with us too! We can provide support, resources, and service to support the success of your workshop or event. Not only organizations, but individuals too can contact us! If you have an idea for a workshop or event that can benefit the Deaf community across BC, contact us! We will try our best to support your idea! However, when you email us, please keep in mind that BCAD is led only by volunteers, which means we might not reply to your emails in a timely manner. Please be patient with us.
M: Wow! So that means BCAD services will support the whole Deaf community across BC, so people don’t need to depend solely on GVAD anymore?
C: That’s right.
M: I’m looking forward to seeing how BCAD grows moving forward. If you have any questions, please contact BCAD. However, if you live in Vancouver, go ahead and contact GVAD. I hope that was clear! I know there has been a long-standing confusion, and I hope it is clear now!
C: Yes, and if you have any other questions to help make the distinction clearer, feel free to email BCAD or GVAD and we will do our best to answer!
M: I’m looking forward to all the future collaborations across BC!
C: Yes! I’m so excited to support the provincial Deaf community! I know BCAD is new to you, but we are here to stay! I’m looking forward to seeing you around at different events and workshops.
C and M: Thank you!
HEARD Q&A on April 19 moderated by Pamela E. Witcher
GVAD is sharing this information:
Visual Description:
A person wearing a black shirt and glasses stands indoors, gesturing with their right hand flat over their left. The background features a white wall with three framed tree prints, an armchair, and a potted plant.
Video Transcript:
Hello! Tickets for HEARD, a documentary film by a hard-of-hearing (HoH) writer and director, Brian Ceci, have sold out for April 14, and are now selling for a follow-up screening on April 19. HEARD discusses the spectrum of Deaf and HoH, signed languages and spoken languages, and identities. The documentary chronicles Brian’s experience growing up with hearing aids to exploring what it means to be a person living through a HoH identity while searching for community as a Hard of Hearing person.
After the screening, there will be a panel discussion with documentary participants: Kelsie (signs, speaks, Deaf, wears cochlear implants), Laurie (signs, speaks, Deaf, wears hearing aids), Ruzzelle (speaks, HoH, wears hearing aids), Joseph (speaks, HoH, does not wear devices), and Brian (speaks, HoH, wears hearing aids, wants to learn to sign). The Q&A panel on April 14 is moderated by Gael Hannan (speaks, HoH, wears one hearing aid and one cochlear implant), and the Q&A on April 19 is moderated by Pamela E. Witcher (signs, Deaf, wears no devices).
The screening on April 19th will be at the RIO Theatre in Vancouver at 12:30 pm, doors at 12 pm.
The film will be open captioned and also in ASL-EN interpretation on site.
Tickets can be bought at https://riotheatretickets.ca/events/41193-heard-cast-q-a-screening
FoodSafe Level 1 in ASL with GVAD
Visual Description:
A promotional graphic on a dark green textured background framed by scattered basil leaves and a chef knife with garlic cloves in the upper right. The layout features a top center logo, a main headline space, three white rounded square panels containing red icons (calendar, map pin, dollar sign) overlaid on a horizontal red stripe, a large central white rounded rectangular panel below, and a red rounded button at the base.
We are hosting a FoodSafe Level 1 course taught in ASL. At our request, a certified instructor fluent in ASL will visit the Lower Mainland to lead the course!
Instructor: Darryl (ASL Instructor)
Location: Deaf Connect, 4445 Norfolk St, Burnaby, BC V5G 0A7
Date Options (choose one):
• May 30, 2026
• May 31, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM until completion (full day, 9 units)
$150 per person
Only 10 spots available per day. FoodSafe courses taught in ASL are rare. Register early to earn your FoodSafe Level 1 certificate!
Get your ticket: https://form.jotform.com/261036358158257
Questions? Contact us: events@gvad.ca
ASL Interpreted Performance on Festival 6
GVAD is sharing this information:
BEHOLD bonsai versions of each 10 Minute Play in the Or Festival 6!
Thank you to the playwrights for creating these beautiful posters to represent their shows!
Show Dates:
Wed, April 15th at 7:30pm – OPENING!
Thurs, April 16th at 7:30pm
Fri, April 17th at 7:30pm – Julio the Frog & Kentucky the Chicken shall visit the Or Festival!
Sat, April 18th at 2pm
Sat, April 18th at 7:30pm – ASL Interpreted Performance + addition of two Deaf-Led Plays to the program!
Venue: Jericho Arts Centre (1675 Discovery St, Vancouver)
“To be OR not to be?” We choose “Or”. The unexpected! The surprising! Every night, we present the WORLD PREMIERE of six original 10 minute plays, written, dramaturged, directed, and acted by local Vancouver artists, and on Saturday Night, we shall close the festival with the addition of two BRAND NEW 10 minute plays by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Artists from across Canada! Join us for the fun! The evening continues long after the last actor has left the stage!
The Burnaby School District is hiring a full-time ASL Interpreter
GVAD is sharing this information:
The Burnaby School District is currently recruiting for Casual On-Call and Temporary Full-time Sign Language Interpreters to work at the Burnaby School District.
The Sign Language Interpreter facilitates communication between deaf, hard of hearing and hearing students and staff by providing interpreting services in a variety of settings and activities. The Sign Language Interpreter adjusts to the signing, educational and communication levels required for students, parents, staff and community groups.
Pay Rate: $39.77/Hour
Job Requirements:
· Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent including grammar, spelling, arithmetic, reading, writing and understanding English
· Completion of an American Sign Language / English interpreter program plus two years’ related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
· Working knowledge of adaptive technology related to work performed including TTY’s and computers
· Possess active membership status in CASLI and WAVLI (Westcoast Association of Visual Language Interpreters)
· Experience working in an educational setting is an asset
If you are passionate about helping support students to succeed and pride yourself in promoting an inclusive environment, we want to hear from you.
Qualified applicants should send their application, resume, and current references through Make a Future at https://buff.ly/glBJ126. Only those applicants considered for interview will be contacted.
