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Michelle Fu and Brian McBay are Co-founders of 221A, a Vancouver-based cultural space and artistic research organization. Under their leadership, 221A operates a growing network of over 140,000 square feet across nine properties that provide space for artistic production and housing.
Started as a student collective at Emily Carr University in 2005, Michelle and Brian apply their training and experience in fine arts and industrial design to community governance and cultural space design and operations. Over the last twenty years, they have worked collectively with artists and designers to secure space and access resources, with a focus on reversing inequality, xenophobia and colonialism in Canada.
To read more about our EA winners, visit ecuad.ca
To stay up to date with current ECU news + events, follow @emilycarru on social media:
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Michelle Fu and Brian McBay are Co-founders of 221A, a Vancouver-based cultural space and artistic research organization. Under their leadership, 221A operates a growing network of over 140,000 square feet across nine properties that provide space for artistic production and housing.
Started as a student collective at Emily Carr University in 2005, Michelle and Brian apply their training and experience in fine arts and industrial design to community governance and cultural space design and operations. Over the last twenty years, they have worked collectively with artists and designers to secure space and access resources, with a focus on reversing inequality, xenophobia and colonialism in Canada.
To read more about our EA winners, visit ecuad.ca
To stay up to date with current ECU news + events, follow @emilycarru on social media:
Instagram: instagram.com/emilycarru
Facebook: facebook.com/EmilyCarrU
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/school/29691
TikTok: tiktok.com/@emilycarru
