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Spring Festival – Lunar New Year 2011 Rabbit Mask Parade – Plus

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h4>>Jason Bouchard is the lead artist for the CACV Creative Pathways contribution to the annual Spring Festival event to celebrate the Lunar / Chinese New Year. Our event started at Victory Square with musicians and performers and parade to Chinatown to be part of the celebration. Jason facilitated workshops so that community members can be part of the preparations for this event. CACV's …

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Stephen Lytton’s Talk

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h4>>STEPHEN'S TALK - COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL AGM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2010 (to follow Aboriginal greeting and acknowledgement of territory) I would like to tell you a little about my involvement in the arts, how it has affected me, and how I believe the arts can affect a community such as the Downtown Eastside. I grew up in Lytton, British Columbia,and moved to Vancouver in 1978, while in …

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DTES Community Arts Program

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h4>>The Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) is coordinating 12 events in the Downtown Eastside between May 2010 and February 2011 as part of our new Creative Pathways program. The program aims to create connections between DTES community members and professional artists and to provide DTES visitors with a chance to experience the area in fresh and creative ways. Program coordinator, Sita …

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On the Importance of Community Arts: Savannah Walling’s Presentation at AGM 2010

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h4>>I’m the artistic director of Vancouver Moving Theatre, a company I co-founded over 25 years ago in the Downtown Eastside with my husband and colleague Terry Hunter.  We collaborate with artists of many genres and traditions to create interdisciplinary repertoire and festivals influenced by Vancouver’s Pacific Rim culture and our inner city neighbourhood. After touring internationally for 15 …

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