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Daniel Thomas: Special Olympic Athlete, Artist, and CSO User by Lindsay Wong

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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

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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 …

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