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Debridement Project – come turn plastic into artful sea creatures on Family Day

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h4>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE February 2013 Vancouver Maritime Museum Hosts an Ocean Awareness Workshop for Family Day     What: Vancouver Maritime Museum & Eco-Arts Salon – artist talk, OceanGybe expedition presentation and participative art-making workshop for the whole family. Artists: Fae Logie & Tiki Mulvihil, Ron Simmer & Kevin Curry When: …

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Debridement Definition

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h4>>Debridement (pron.: /dɨˈbridmənt/) is the medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue. Removal may be surgical, mechanical, chemical,autolytic (self-digestion), and by maggot therapy, where certain species of live maggots selectively eat only necrotic tissue. (Wikipedia) For this project, we are removing plastic that may …

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Announcing the Debridement Project!

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h4>>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. The project is moving along and we are excited. We are engaged with a fantastic partner in the Vancouver Maritime Museum. Global research and outreach …

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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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Debridement: Turning Beach Debris into Art

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h4>>On August 22nd, the Community Arts Council of Vancouver hosted its first public presentation and consultation on making art from beach debris. This discussion-oriented Eco-Arts Salon was one of a series of such meetings that will occur over the next couple years, in order to conceptualize, organize, build and enjoy an art piece made from materials collected on the shores of Vancouver. The project …

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