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Are you a snake? We need you – and your friends

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h4>>Starting with the Eco-Arts Salon on December 11 at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden and ending with the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown, we are getting ready for the Year of the Snake. Are you a snake? If you or someone you were born in the year of the snake, here's some information about what the Chinese Zodiac says about you: http://www.chinesezodiac.com/snake.php Here's some of the …

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October Eco-Arts Salon: Oilywood with Christine Leclerc

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h4>> On the evening of October 24th, Vancouver-based author and activist Christine Leclerc led the Community Arts Council and guests through an enlightening environmental writing workshop. Leclerc is the primary author of a poetry book that’s lines of verse stretch far longer than the pipeline they protest. Lately Leclerc has been recording the sounds, sights, and aura of the Burrard Inlet …

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September Salon: Land Art Between the 60s and beyond

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h4>>On September 26th Pierre Leichner, informed by his own experience as an earth artist and as an exceptionally well-read art aficionado, continued our education on the history of land art. Although land art is an ancient art form, as evidenced by the Nazca geoglyphs of c. 500 AD, it came back into style in the mid 20th century when the Western landscape was dramatically changed by modern warfare …

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Year of the Snake – Come make a lantern and eco-arts sculpture for Winter Solstice and Lunar New Year

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h4>>We'll make a lantern head from lunaria (silver dollar plant, honesty or money plant). This is the time of year to harvest these, and we'll need lots. Please save them for us. If you're not sure what this plant is, read up on it here. Jacquie Rolston is the artist who will be coordinating the lantern project. Groups will be invited to make part of the snake's body from ivy or other invasive …

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Debridement: Turning Beach Debris into Art

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h4>>On August 22nd, the Community Arts Council of Vancouver hosted its first public presentation and consultation on making art from beach debris. This discussion-oriented Eco-Arts Salon was one of a series of such meetings that will occur over the next couple years, in order to conceptualize, organize, build and enjoy an art piece made from materials collected on the shores of Vancouver. The project …

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Become a member of the Eco-Arts Team

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h4>>The successful Eco-Arts team is now looking for new members who help to plan, host and coordinate our Salons and other environmental art projects. The Environmental Arts Initiative is a volunteer run program that brings community together through a combined interest in the arts & culture and our environment. Members of the Eco-Arts committee meet every 4th Wednesday between 5:30-6:30pm at …

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