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Flying the Nest; Feathering the Nest

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h4>>An Eco-Arts Project that was held at Kitsilano House in 2011, where volunteers, residents and visitors create symbolic nests from natural materials. Messages of memory and hope are deposited into the nests during the Kits House’s transitional period. A nest is “a place affording warm and snug refuge; a home. Kits House has been that a nest for westside residents – from pre-school children to …

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Eco Arts Salon: July 22, 2011 Community Engagement through Story

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h4>>NEWS RELEASE July 22, 2011 Community Engagement through Story:  The ELEMENTAL initiative The performance artist and executive director of the Vancouver Society of Storytelling will lead a dialogue on her ELEMENTAL initiative, which uses stories about the elements as the access point for an intergenerational story-share and workshop series. During ELEMENTAL: earth extracts from community …

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Chloe Bennett says: Bees Please!

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h4>>Congratulations to Chloe Bennett who was one of the winners at the annual Green Streets Party. Chloe's garden won in both "Most Bee & Butterfly Friendly Garden" and "Most Unique and Creative." Chloe is a Landscape Architecture student and Green Streets Volunteer and has built a bee habit-art at the traffic circle at 6th and Yew. See a video of Chloe's project on the City Farmer …

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Why Art?: A Statement from Beth Carruthers, Our Newest Environmental Arts Advisory Committee Member

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h4>>Beth Carruthers is known internationally for her work in arts, sustainability and community engagement. Over more than a decade she has earned a reputation for building collaborative relationships among artists, their communities, the sciences, business and academia, creating innovative programming which engages families, communities, artists and students. Beth holds a BFA and an MA in Values …

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