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h4>>We're often asked: "What's a salon?" The official definition: A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please or to educate" ("aut …

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On the Road with Willy Blizzard

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h4>>I’m very happy to have seen so many people attend this month´s event with our guest Willy Blizzard. A Local indie-roots folk band that has been following their musical passion since ´54. I was immediately struck by how open and down to earth they are. My impression was confirmed during their opening words where they clarified they weren’t very sure what Eco-Arts was and they didn’t really think …

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October Eco-Arts Salon: Oilywood with Christine Leclerc

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h4>> On the evening of October 24th, Vancouver-based author and activist Christine Leclerc led the Community Arts Council and guests through an enlightening environmental writing workshop. Leclerc is the primary author of a poetry book that’s lines of verse stretch far longer than the pipeline they protest. Lately Leclerc has been recording the sounds, sights, and aura of the Burrard Inlet …

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September Salon: Land Art Between the 60s and beyond

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h4>>On September 26th Pierre Leichner, informed by his own experience as an earth artist and as an exceptionally well-read art aficionado, continued our education on the history of land art. Although land art is an ancient art form, as evidenced by the Nazca geoglyphs of c. 500 AD, it came back into style in the mid 20th century when the Western landscape was dramatically changed by modern warfare …

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Debridement: Turning Beach Debris into Art

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h4>>On August 22nd, the Community Arts Council of Vancouver hosted its first public presentation and consultation on making art from beach debris. This discussion-oriented Eco-Arts Salon was one of a series of such meetings that will occur over the next couple years, in order to conceptualize, organize, build and enjoy an art piece made from materials collected on the shores of Vancouver. The project …

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July Eco Art Salon packed for John K. Grande

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h4>>On July 26th, environmental art guru John K. Grande shared his experiences of the field’s superstars with more than twenty enthusiastic audience members at CACV’s monthly Eco-Arts Salon. CACV and guests were honored to be able to share an evening with the internationally known writer and art critic while he was in Vancouver as the curator of an exhibition at Van Dusen Botanical Gardens. The …

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