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Constitution – Our purposes from our founding

November 3, 2012 by CACV Admin

h4>>The Community Arts Council of Vancouver was incorporated in the Province of British Columbia in 1950. Here are the purposes from our constitution: The purposes of the Society shall be to increase and broaden the opportunities for Vancouver citizens to enjoy and to participate in cultural activities and to improve the quality of the city, and shall include the following: a) to help coordinate …

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Visionary, John H. Goodwin & wealth of the “why”

October 3, 2011 by CACV Admin

John during his presidential yearsh4>>By Maziar Ghaderi, storyteller & visual communicator John H. Goodwin had been the president of the Community Arts Council of Vancouver from 1986 to 1989, but his roots with us dig much deeper than that. His father, Howard Goodwin, a successful Vancouver ad man was one of the five original founders of CACV in 1946. Being involved in arts and the community was a part of the Goodwin …

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// A leading woman – artivist pioneer, Elizabeth Lane

October 3, 2011 by CACV Admin

h4>>By Maziar Ghaderi, storyteller & visual communicator Now I can tell you about how Elizabeth (Betsy) Lane helped bring to life some of the most culture-defining art institutions that Vancouver has ever seen. I could tell you how she was the first chair of the British Columbia Arts Board as well as countless other committees, and has been awarded with an honorary Doctor of Laws from …

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