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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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South Hill Festival 2013

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h4>>Community Arts Vancouver's participation in this year's South Hill Festival was a “get your hands dirty” affair with clay sculpture artist James Kemp. The weather was kind to the festival this year and made it easy for folks to have a good time. Our booth was very popular, with crowds of children lining up to try their hands at clay sculpture. This year's festival theme was “Water”. The water …

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Art Exhibit

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h4>>How is your spring going?  Lovely weather, sunshine, cool breezes.  We are, so, so lucky to be feeling the effects of global warning. Who has heard the doggrel, 'Spring has sprung The grass is riz I wonder where The birdies iz" Ogden Nash, I believe.  The full piece is on the net, if you are interested. Enough of this levity. On the 5th April 2013, some of the  recipients …

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Downtown Eastside Poet/Writer Antonette Rea

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h4>>    This is a short slide show of Downtown Eastside poet Antonette Rea.  Antonette is reading from her chap book, 'A Tranny Tapestry of Reality', a collection of five poems and two poetic prose. Downtown Eastside Poetry Night at Carnegie Center Rea's work is uncompromisingly honest, no holds barred.  She writes about her '....Set(ting) new wheels in motion, to escape the …

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