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Eco-Arts Salon with Nicole Parekh

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h4>>On Friday, October 4th, my mother-in-law died. I had been taking care of her for two years since both her husband and her only son (my husband) died. I tell you this because it is pertinent to what happened Wednesday evening, October 9th, at the Eco-Arts salon. It was my first experience with an Art Therapist. Nicole Parekh is studying for a degree in Expressive Arts Therapy. Her audio-visual …

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Cure for Coal: Spoken Word/Creative Arts Night

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h4>>Organized by Sustainable SFU in partnership with Communities and Coal and the Wilderness committee. This is a night for the Surrey community and students to come and engage in creative art performances on the environmental and health impacts of coal mining/exportation. Recently there have been a few issues in the news with regards to the increase of coal exports from Metro Vancouver -- …

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Spoken Word Eco-Artist Search

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h4>>On October 23, from 6:30 - 8:30 pm Sustainable SFU team is holding a Community Engagement Spoken Word/Creative Arts Night in partnership with Coal and Communities and the Wilderness Committee to engage SFU Surrey students in environmental issues and the impacts to health. To reach out to a younger audience they are looking for an Eco-Spoken Word Artist to start off the Trivia Night and discussion …

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Eco-Arts Salon – Rebecca Chunn

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h4>>  Rebecca Chunn gave an informative presentation on her work and on the field of Environmental Art to a small and inspired group. Rebecca graduated Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 1997. She presented images of an ephemeral installation she had created for an Eco Workshop that was held this past spring at Crab Park at Portside in the Downtown Eastside and images of her past …

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Chalk Draw

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h4>>Community Arts Council of Vancouver invites you to join us for Chalk Draw on August 20th from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Drop by the Woodwards Building on the southwest side of the Atrium between JJBean and SFU. We have chalk, you have imagination. Draw, write, share your art and your thoughts with the Woodwards Building community. We hope you will learn a little more about all the good that …

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Eco-Arts Salon – Nicole Bridger

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h4>>An eagerly interested group gathered in Room C at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre Wednesday evening to take in a presentation by socially conscious fashion designer Nicole Bridger. Nicole was born and raised in Vancouver and received her BAA in fashion design from Ryerson University in Toronto. During an internship in London with Vivienne Westwood, Nicole learned the art of …

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