Artist, performer, singer, and community developer, Carmen has been active in the Vancouver arts community for three decades. She is the artistic director and founder of Still Moon Arts Societyand the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival – a multicultural celebration of the environment, art, and community. She has a B.A. from UBC, a diploma from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design and is a graduate of the Collingwood Leadership Institute. She leads art workshops including a summer fine arts Performance Intensive camps, a three year residency with Arts, Health and Seniors, workshops in schools, and stilt-costume creation with “at risk” youth in downtown Vancouver. She has been coordinating community celebrations in the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood since 2000 and is currently working on the “Spirit Fish” project using art to link neighbourhoods to their local waterways.
Carmen was also the founder and co-artistic director of Mortal Coil Performance Society for 10 years – creating shows, designing costumes and giant puppets, performing, and booking stilt-dance shows all over North America.
As a singer, Carmen performs, records and tours with Elektra Women’s Choir, and with the Slavic Soul ensemble Zeellia.
Carmen’s visual art can be seen in the stone mosaic pathways around Renfrew Ravine, giant puppets and stilt walking characters at festivals and community parades and giant lantern installations at evening lantern festivals.
Check out the Still Moon Arts Website
Carmen Rosen's Blog 
Hi Carmen,
My name used to be Sylvia Scott.
I’m coming to Vancouver for a few days and it would be great to see you for lunch or something if you have time. Arriving on Sunday.
SIlani
Hi Silani!
I return to Vancouver soon but it is to attend my father,s funeral …..maybe another time. I would love to catch up with you!
[…] Come see the portraits which Windermere students shot at Renfrew-Collingwood Senior’s Centre with the help of community artist Carmen Rosen. […]
Hello Carmen, I am a researcher about to begin a large master planning project looking at daylighting the streams of Vancouver and Burnaby and I was wondering If I could talk to you about the subject matter. Can you contact me when you get a chance, via email.
[…] beyond. “Birds on Parade” is a collaboration of four community-engaged artists (Paula Jardine, Carmen Rosen, Cathy Stubington and Robi Smith), with additional artists, dancers, singers, stiltwalkers, and […]
[…] Canadian undertaking, The Still Creek in Renfrew Ravine, initiated by artist Carmen Rosen, has rehabilitated a pure habitat the place one of many final streams within the metropolis of […]
[…] Canadian project, The Still Creek in Renfrew Ravine, initiated by artist Carmen Rosen, has rehabilitated a natural habitat where one of the last streams in the city of Vancouver is open […]