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The Girl in Red, The (en)Dangered Woods

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h4>>The Girl in Red, The (en)Dangered Woods Eco poet Cornelia Hoogland from London, Ontario and Hornby Island will give a presentation and workshop. Hoogland's book Woods Wolf Girl (Wolsak and Wynn, 2011) is the source of this workshop/reading that leads participants through the woods into the dark underpinings of the fairy tale Red Riding Hood.  Hoogland uses slides, poetry, discussion and …

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Golya Mirderikvand

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h4>>We welcome Golya as one of our newest volunteers to the Community Arts Activities Committee. Golya has a Master of Art Conservation degree from Queen's University, Canada. She has volunteered at Gallery Gachet and had several solo exhibitions. You'll see Golya at the Bees Please Parade and Shiny Kids Fest - and at Activities Committee Meetings - 2nd Thursday of the month. …

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Mayworks Mail Art

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h4>>What can you say about "labour" and "work"? If a picture is worth a thousand words - maybe you'd like to put your thoughts down on a 5"x 7" postcard and mail to Ed Varney for a Mayworks Mail Art Exhibition on Vancouver Island. We are planning a few collage workshops in the Downtown Eastside to facilitate creating mail art on this theme. Our volunteers arrive with materials, glue, scissors …

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Guiding Principles for DTES Community Arts Program

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h4>>CACV intends to develop Guiding Principles for our DTES Community Arts Program. Thank you to Vancouver Moving Theatre for sending this information about the principles they subscribe to in their work in this neighbourhood. Please comment below. -- Here are 12 guiding principles for VMT’s DTES community engaged art practice:   Involves culturally diverse professional artists …

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Our Spring 2012 Artists Have Been Selected!

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h4>>After a flurry of submissions, we are excited to announce that our artist presenters for the 2012 Eco-Arts Salons have now been selected. Our diverse line up for the season will include:  FEBRUARY   Bruce Voyce, A Sculptor of Public Artworks who incorporates plant matter and recycled materials into his large objects. He has participated in the Burnaby Eco-Sculptures; MARCH  Behind Open Doors …

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On-line Presence

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h4>>As a small organization, mainly volunteer driven, we use social media as a team sport. Here's a summary of our various platforms that have all been added to our Network page! • website (the “marquee”)- is always present to communicate our mission and core values; it is a central access point to welcome people in and provide information and an introduction to CACV. • e-newsletter (the …

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