VANESSA RICHARDS

Nourish Wonder.
Inspire Action.
Care For All.

Vanessa Richards Social Justice Educator

“Her work is amazing and necessary. Humbly and vitally, Vanessa is a highly skilled practitioner and orchestrator of transformation.”

– Rita Wong, poet

communities + COLLABORATION + CULTURE

I work as a transdisciplinary artist, facilitator and educator. With a passion for communities, collaboration and culture, my work aims to move us towards life affirming change.

Working across industries with social impact leaders, community organizers, governments, affinity groups and schools, my commitment is to elevate the art of community building, change making and people power.

With 30+ years of experience in performance, music, poetry and celebration arts, I invite you into embodied ways of fathoming history, futures and inquiries. 

I bring my love of people and collaborative instincts to lift ideas – and transform pragmatics into poetics.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Vanessa Richards supporting youth through her community building work

Areas of practice

Vanessa Richards collage showing her community building work with colourful totems

Gathering

Capacity Building

Vanessa Richards public speaking with a colourful background and cherry blossoms
Vanessa Richards public speaking

Speaking & Commentary

Creating

Vanessa Richards in a blue dress with strawberries showing her creative side

LET'S COLLABORATE.

I take pleasure in working across sectors with social impact leaders, organizers, governments, affinity groups, schools and other artists. Let’s find a time to explore what’s possible together.

Testimonials

CLIENTS

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Stack of books that are favourites of Vanessa Richards

PUBLISHED WORKS

My poetry and other written works have been included in a stack of publications, including most recently in the collections below.

I WAYFIND THROUGH SYMBOLS, POETRY AND METAPHOR.