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Making Art In The Downtown Eastside

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h4>>I just finished writing this absolutely brilliant post - tried to add some images..........................Gone!  Gone!  Lost in ...........Cyberspace.  Sometimes I miss the days of wine and roses, no, no, I mean the days of paper and cut and paste.  Even if some particular page was ripped and tossed one could always go scrabbling in the dustbin and,  painstakingly swearing all the while, glue the …

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La The Source

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h4>>We're so happy that our Dialogue was featured in the Source magazine. Join http://communityarts.ning.com for a discussion on what is intercultural!   Art helps define what it means to be “intercultural” and “multicultural” JANUARY 21, 2013 BY PHOEBE YU Art has many definitions, but it is fundamentally used as a means of communication, one that can even transcend cultural …

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HEART to HEART and ART to ART: Intercultural Dialogue Through the Arts

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h4>>Next Community Arts Dialogue: Sat. January 19 1-4pm HEART to HEART and ART to ART Intercultural Dialogue Through the Arts FREE to members of Community Arts Vancouver. Please register here. The Community Arts Council of Vancouver invites you to come and join the conversation about community arts in Vancouver.  We’ll talk, meet, share and even make art …

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Snake Sculpture Workshops with Alastair Heseltine

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h4>>Join our Eco-Arts initiative in the creation of a snake sculpture for the Year of the Snake! Artist Alastair Heseltine will lead five half-day sessions at the Firehall Arts Centre Courtyard and teach skills on working with natural materials, including green willow. The snake sculpture workshops are part of a series of events to engage with community members celebrating the lunar new year. The …

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Winterlude………..

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h4>>Well, the mid-winter festivals have been celebrated; today is the first day of a new year. 'The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older' - Pink Floyd. It is a good life when there is something to celebrate in the middle of winter, especially in these cold and dark climes where the daylight hours are so, so, so, short.  Feasting, partying (hopefully with some common sense), …

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