Storied media arts centre launches emergency fundraising appeal to avoid closure

Vivo Media Arts Centre, a storied media arts centre in Vancouver, has launched an emergency fundraising appeal to avoid closure after five decades of operation. The centre faces a 30% rent increase from the city of Vancouver, which has consumed all of its municipal operating revenue, leaving nothing for staff or programming. It has raised nearly C$9,500 of the C$50,000 needed by the end of 2025 to sustain operations through early 2026.