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Stephen Lytton Receives GG Caring Canadian Award

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h4>>On Friday, March 4, 2016, Stephen Lytton received the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award. This award "recognizes individuals who volunteer their time to help others and to build a smarter and more caring nation. The award also highlights the fine example set by these volunteers, whose compassion and engagement are so much a part of our Canadian character. It allows us to thank them for their …

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WePress Opens on Keefer St.

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h4>>This Monday, February 8th, WePress threw open its doors for the grand opening of the pop up community makerspace. Located at #202-268 Keefer Street on the second floor of the Sun Wah mall, WePress is in the heart of historic Chinatown, less than a block east of Main Street. A photo posted by Community Arts Vancouver (@yvrarts) on Feb 8, 2016 at 2:16pm PST   WePress collective …

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Community Cube Lantern Draws Crowds at Winter Solstice

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h4>>On December 21st, CACV once again teamed up with the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden and the Secret Lantern Society to bring our Community Cube to the Winter Solstice Lantern Festival. As soon as the doors opened, we were flooded with eager participants. Staff members Chris Gilpin and Kelty McKerracher were on hand to facilitate the activity, but were amazed at how participants …

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Submission Details Released for DTES CAF Grants

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h4>>The DTES Community Arts Fund Program is accepting grant applications for collaborative community arts projects from organizations with activities in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES). Grants are adjudicated by a jury of peers made up of artists and community leaders and are awarded in amounts up to a maximum of $5,000 per project. This CACV program is supported by the Community Arts Fund, …

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CACV-funded Project featured on The National

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h4>>"Challenging Stigma and Dispelling Myths" is the motto of the The Hooker Monologues, a project supported by CACVs Community Arts Fund. As this suggests, this project aims to raise awareness about issues of sex work and the challenges that sex workers face, an aim that has been greatly bolstered by media coverage from CBC's The National. This 15 minute segment on The Hooker Monologues was aired …

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SWITCH! Honours Yulanda Faris

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h4>>The fourth annual SWITCH! paid tribute to the memory of Yulanda Faris who co-founded the event along with John Montalbano, and whose philanthropic activity made a tremendous impact in the arts throughout Vancouver. The sold out event at The Imperial featured a silent auction with visual art from local residents and a live auction hosted by David C. Jones. An array of talented performing …

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