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Francis Heng is an Advocate for Community Arts and Social Change

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h4>>Francis Heng has been actively participating in various CACV initiatives since 2011 and is a passionate advocate for Community Arts and Social Change. In 2012, Francis became co-chair of our Community Arts Activities Committee and coordinator of Community Arts Dialogues. Francis is a professional visual and performance artist as well as an arts-based facilitator. He currently works in a variety …

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Bah! Humbug!

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h4>>SFU Woodward’s and Vancouver Moving Theatre present Bah! Humbug! a staged reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Starring Jay Brazeau A New Woodwards Tradition Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre Goldcorp Centre for the Arts 149 W Hastings Street   Proceeds to benefit community arts in the Downtown Eastside and the Heart of the City Festival …

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Lenore Rowntree writes a poem just for us.

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h4>>Lenore Rowntree's writing has appeared in several journals and anthologies, and she is a co-editor and contributor to the anthology Hidden Lives: coming out on mental illness (published by Brindle & Glass, 2012). If I Became a Money Plant If I became a money plant money plant would become snake snake, shining lantern and if I became a shining lantern lantern would …

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On the Road with Willy Blizzard

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h4>>I’m very happy to have seen so many people attend this month´s event with our guest Willy Blizzard. A Local indie-roots folk band that has been following their musical passion since ´54. I was immediately struck by how open and down to earth they are. My impression was confirmed during their opening words where they clarified they weren’t very sure what Eco-Arts was and they didn’t really think …

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Call for Artists: The Debridement Project, Beach Debris and Art

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h4>>***This call is now closed. *** Community Arts Vancouver and the Vancouver Maritime Museum are pleased to partner in announcing the first phase of a project aimed at developing awareness and understanding about maritime pollution through education and artistic expression. Floating Artist installations on the theme of marine debris: We are looking for up to 2 Artists interested in installing …

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City of Vancouver, Emily Carr, Vancouver Park Board and Community Arts Vancouver present…

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h4>>NEWS: This event is "sold out" at 100 participants - with another 100 on a waitlist. We are video-recording all of the large group sessions and it will be posted within 4 weeks. Note-takers will be at breakout sessions and notes will be posted. We are delighted at the response and the mix of people and organizations attending. The organizing committee will get together after the event …

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