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Call for Volunteers: Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival 2018

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h4>>  CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival August 10 – 12, 2018 Do you have a passion for the arts? Want to make connections with like-minded arts-lovers and support our local art community? Join the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival as a festival volunteer! The Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF) offers visual and performing artists facing social exclusion and …

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Overcoming Creative Fear with the Graphic Novel/Comic Form by Lindsay Wong

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h4>>The follow is the May blog post by our Inclusive Community Artist-in-Residence Lindsay Wong. To learn more about Lindsay's residency, click here. Creative work requires bravery. There's absolutely no question about whether an artist, writer, or musician is courageous when they sit down to create an original piece. First, there are the tireless hours and personal sacrifices spent …

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EcoArt Walk 2018 Reflections by Bea Miller

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h4>>The following is a blog post written by EcoArt Walk 2018 Coordinator Bea Miller I have always been inspired by nature: from the snails and ants to the towering old growth trees, the simultaneous complexity and simplicity of ecosystems holds an abundance of concepts, images, connections, and materials to make art with and about. As an artist, educator, and facilitator primarily working with …

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Eco-Art works spring up in Grandview-Woodland

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h4>>“Our greatest learning and connection often come from moments of intersecting: with other people, with spaces, and with ideas that inform our relation to the world and beings around us.” Robin Hand, EcoArt Walk 2018 Citizen Artist “In order to be moved to take steps to improve the state of our environment, I believe we must first learn to appreciate it.” Charlotte Spafford, EcoArt Walk 2018 …

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Introducing Lindsay Wong, 2018 Inclusive Community Artist in Residence

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h4>>The John Howard Society of the Lower Mainland (JHSLM) and the Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) are excited to announce our Inclusive Community Artist In Residence partnership project! Our organizations have come together to build on our common values – rooted in our shared principles of accountability, diversity, and community – and our commitment to social justice. Our partnership …

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April Blog Post by Lindsay Wong, Inclusive Community Artist in Residence

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h4>>This is the first blog post by Lindsay Wong, the 2018 Inclusive Community Artist in Residence in partnership with the CACV and the John Howard Society. The famous American essayist Joan Didion once wrote, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” The act of storytelling is cathartic, therapeutic, and absolutely necessary to understanding ourselves. The experience of sharing stories …

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