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Artisans in the Woodward’s Heritage Building Atrium

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h4>>While wandering through the Woodward's atrium, 111 West Hastings Street, I chanced upon a group of tables with artisan wares displayed.  These talented people were selling their hand-crafted goods.   I remember jewelry, pottery, greeting cards, stylish leather ware, and furniture, both ready and custom, made from recycled, upcycled wood. You can see some of their work, in this slide show.  My …

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Making Art In The Downtown Eastside

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h4>>I just finished writing this absolutely brilliant post - tried to add some images..........................Gone!  Gone!  Lost in ...........Cyberspace.  Sometimes I miss the days of wine and roses, no, no, I mean the days of paper and cut and paste.  Even if some particular page was ripped and tossed one could always go scrabbling in the dustbin and,  painstakingly swearing all the while, glue the …

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Playing against powerlessness: February Eco Arts Salon featuring Jordan Hall

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h4>>February's Eco-Arts Salon featured local playwright, Jordan Hall, in an intimate setting where participants enjoyed an evening of dramatic storytelling. As our first Eco-Arts playwright presenter, Jordan gave some unique insight into the crossover between storytelling and environmental and political activism. The salon began with a reading from the play Kayak, where the author read in the …

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Artists & Environmental Orgs: January Eco Arts Salon

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h4>>January’s Salon was a thought provoking event attended by an enthusiastic, engaged audience of CACV members together with people attending a Salon for the first time which was great to see. The night kicked off with an insight into the fantastic eco-arts related work being carried out by three different local organizations- The Stanley Park Ecology Society, The UBC Student Environmental …

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Kay Slater is here to energize the whole community!

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h4>>ay is a ball of energy! – you should have seen her around kids at Henry Hudson Elementary school where she was one of the workshop artwork facilitators for the Debridement project (a partnership between Community Arts Vancouver and Vancouver Maritime Museum). Even her endeavours in the digital world (as a blogger, illustrator (that beautiful illustration on our Debridement poster is her work), …

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Volunteer Opportunities: Community Art Projects

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h4>>FAMILY DAY - FEBRUARY 11 - VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM - ALL DAY Volunteers are needed to assist with installation and workshops for: Debridement - art from recycled plastic - to raise awareness of plastic in the oceans Volunteer roles include supporting the artists and workshop leaders in creating the art and installations blogging and social media - live tweeting with photos at the …

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