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Archives for 2018
Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival: Call for Organizing Committee Volunteers
Facing Our Fears With Scary Stories by Lindsay Wong
Leaning Towards Possibility: Are You In?
h4>>Do you believe in the power of the arts in creating possibility for individuals and communities?
Do you believe in an inclusive, socially-engaged, vibrant city alive with community arts?
Community Arts Council of Vancouver does. Since 1946 when a determined group of women formed North America's first arts council, CACV has helped weave the cultural fabric of this city. In the 21st century …
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Daniel Thomas: Special Olympic Athlete, Artist, and CSO User by Lindsay Wong
h4>>The following is a blog post by Inclusive Community Artist in Residence Lindsay Wong. For more information on Lindsay, click here.
“The CSO has allowed me to become the person I am today.”
Daniel Thomas and I have a shared joke about him being “the real artist-in-residence” at the CSO on Fraser Street, while I’m someone that was randomly hired. I have zero fine arts skills, but he’s the one who …
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Learning the Art of Community
h4>>Some things I found interesting in our initial survey responses from artists, arts organizations and non-arts organizations on their experiences working in, with, and for community:
Defining community as 'co-creating your environment' and 'whoever you feel responsible to' which pointed to intention and care perhaps transcending identity or geography.
A common challenge included 'getting out …