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Call to Citizen Artists: EcoArt Walk in Grandview-Woodland

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h4>>Community Arts Council of Vancouver in association with Britannia Community Services Centre & Green Streets CITIZEN ARTISTS WANTED “EcoArt Walk” invites citizen artists in Grandview-Woodland to create temporary eco-art installations in Green Streets Gardens. We hope to seed-bomb artworks that fertilize civic conversation at the meeting place of people, ecology, and …

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Inclusive Community Artist Residency

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h4>>Are you an artist dedicated to working in and with community? Do you have a variety of practices in your creative toolkit? Are you ready to dive into a deep immersion in inclusive community living? Community Arts Council of Vancouver and John Howard Society of the Lower Mainland are exploring creative practice within inclusive community with a new artist residency. Our vision for this …

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Announcing the 2nd Annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival!

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h4>>The Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF) offers visual and performing artists facing social exclusion and other barriers opportunities for exhibition and sales, performance and participation, connection and learning. The 3-day free festival takes place at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre from August 10-12, 2018, and includes individual artists as well as organizational …

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Jacob’s Well – “Resilience” Nest Community Mural 2017

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h4>>As part of the Community Arts Funds projects of 2017, the Community Arts Council of Vancouver is proud to share a documentary time-lapse video of the Jacob’s Well "Resilience" Nest Community Mural. This project was built on the success of the 2014 Nest Community Mural Project, with the intention of enhancing leadership skills in individuals, especially those who participated in the last …

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Call for Nominations: 2017 Yulanda M. Faris Award

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h4>>The Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) is awarding the second annual Yulanda M. Faris Young Philanthropist Award to recognize leaders in fundraising for the arts under 35 years old. The winner will receive the award at CACV’s annual fundraiser SWITCH! November 14, 2017, an event that Yulanda Faris co-founded to support the Community Arts Council of Vancouver and the Community Arts Fund. …

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Community Responds to the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival

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h4>>Below are a few of the responses we received from the inaugural Outsider Arts Festival. A huge thank you from me and all the dancers for this opportunity to be part of Vancouver Outsider Art Festival this year! It was amazing meeting and seeing all these artist share their work and passion. We truly had a really great experience performing on this stage. - Artist Wonderful event team. …

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