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Community Cube Lantern Draws Crowds at Winter Solstice

January 11, 2016 by CACV Admin

h4>>On December 21st, CACV once again teamed up with the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden and the Secret Lantern Society to bring our Community Cube to the Winter Solstice Lantern Festival. As soon as the doors opened, we were flooded with eager participants. Staff members Chris Gilpin and Kelty McKerracher were on hand to facilitate the activity, but were amazed at how participants …

CACV-funded Project featured on The National

December 15, 2015 by CACV Admin

h4>>"Challenging Stigma and Dispelling Myths" is the motto of the The Hooker Monologues, a project supported by CACVs Community Arts Fund. As this suggests, this project aims to raise awareness about issues of sex work and the challenges that sex workers face, an aim that has been greatly bolstered by media coverage from CBC's The National. This 15 minute segment on The Hooker Monologues was aired …

Notice of 2014-15 AGM

November 9, 2015 by CACV Admin

h4>>The annual general meeting of the Community Arts Council for the 2014-15 year will be held on Tuesday, November 24th from 6:30–8pm at the Woodward's Heritage building (111 West Hastings St) in the W Room on the 5th floor. Members are encouraged to attend this important event. Your voice matters to your Community Arts Council. Membership renewal and application will be available on-site. Light …

D.R.E.A.M. Exhibit Launches

October 6, 2015 by CACV Admin

h4>>The super rad folks at Make Creative, a design agency, commissioned 15 illustrators to make art posters based on their favourite hip hop lyrics. The resulting show is called Design Rules Everything Around Me (D.R.E.A.M.) and launched on October 1st at their gorgeous gallery on 7th Ave just east of Main St. CACV was there to celebrate the opening, represented by new Executive Director, Chris …

Train of Thought: Tracking Change

September 17, 2015 by CACV Admin

h4>>by Kelty McKerracher, DTES Community Arts Program Coordinator “The arts are leaps and bounds past the political arena in recognizing our sovereignty on this land.” These are the words of Rosalind Williams, knowledge keeper of the Splats’in people, whose traditional territory encompasses Enderby, BC. For 15 years, Rosalind has worked with Cathy Stubington of Runaway Moon Theatre to bring the …

CACV Enters New Organizational Phase

September 10, 2015 by CACV Admin

h4>>The Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) enters a new organizational phase with the hiring of Chris Gilpin as Executive Director. Gilpin joins the CACV bringing a strong background in arts administration and community engagement. Gilpin most recently worked as Executive Director for Vancouver Poetry House and Director of Development for Thursdays Writing Collective. He continues to serve as …

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