Downtown Eastside Community Arts Fund

SUPPORT ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE

HELP CHANGE LIVES AND TRANSFORM A COMMUNITY

The fund is being established to support arts development in this artistically rich community by assisting events like the DTES Heart of the City Festival featured in this photograph. The Fund will be held and managed by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver.

Donations for the work of the Council are eligible for a federal tax receipt. For more information, please contact Mary Bennett, Administrator: info@cacv.ca or call 604.617.0142.

• ESSENTIAL – Arts and culture are central to the lives of the 16,000 DTES residents.

• INCLUSIVE – Everyone can get involved in arts and culture. Everyone. No exceptions.

• POSSIBLE – DTES residents can find fulfillment or pursue careers in arts and culture.

• STIMULATING – Arts and culture generate employment, business and volunteerism.

• TRANSFORMING – Arts and culture can help people find ways to overcome formidable personal challenges: poverty, addiction, homelessness.

• HEALING – Arts and culture inspire confidence, build bridges, nurture communities and change perceptions.

• ALIVE – Arts and culture give voice, hope and meaning to people’s lives.

MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TODAY

CALL: 604.617.0142

Terms of Reference available from info@cacv.ca