So, you may have missed the show because, apparently, I now discover that it is necessary to click on the 'publish' button, or something. Whatever it is did not get done. More apologies. The exhibit is still up at Gallery Gachet, and will continue until Sunday 3 June; the actual event was an exceedingly wonderful part, with masses of good food, good entertainment, good people vibes. Maybe …
Archives for May 2012
Art Trike
Rumour has it that.. an art trike is being created in Vancouver. Stay tuned. …
Storytellers – Telling the stories of community arts in Vancouver
With the mentorship of Megan Sheldon, board representative to the Communications Committee, we've begun a community arts storytellers group. There are two projects underway right now: We plan to follow the mobile art cart around the city for the coming year. The Memory and Movement project interviews past board members of the Community Arts Council of Vancouver. We've done three and hope …
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Jacquie Rolston – Lantern Mentor
Jacquie Rolston has been on our Activities Committee and very involved in Dialogue planning. She did the graphic design for the recent Community Arts Dialogues in 2011 and 2012. Jacquie is an experienced lantern maker, working with the best in the city. We're excited to have her as a mentor in the creation of our Eco-Arts Lantern. …
Bee Lantern
We designed a few options for a bee lantern (for Folk Fest procession and other events) at the Cross-Pollinating Community Eco-Arts Salon on Wed. May 23. Here are some lanterns and sculpture done by others that inspired us: Here are a couple of prototypes in progress: Another option is a bee hive made with hexagonal modules of bamboo and then covered in tissue or …
The Journey of the Art Cart Begins!
The Heart of the City by Vitor Borba, a CACV Storyteller The heart of Vancouver has a new device to pump its creativity, feelings and stories out to the entire city. Gallery Gachet, Oppenheimer Park and CACV worked together the past few years to create an art cart that will spread the artistic potential of the Downtown East Side across cultural festivals and events. The cart, carefully …