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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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Notice of 2014-15 AGM

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h4>>The annual general meeting of the Community Arts Council for the 2014-15 year will be held on Tuesday, November 24th from 6:30–8pm at the Woodward's Heritage building (111 West Hastings St) in the W Room on the 5th floor. Members are encouraged to attend this important event. Your voice matters to your Community Arts Council. Membership renewal and application will be available on-site. Light …

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D.R.E.A.M. Exhibit Launches

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h4>>The super rad folks at Make Creative, a design agency, commissioned 15 illustrators to make art posters based on their favourite hip hop lyrics. The resulting show is called Design Rules Everything Around Me (D.R.E.A.M.) and launched on October 1st at their gorgeous gallery on 7th Ave just east of Main St. CACV was there to celebrate the opening, represented by new Executive Director, Chris …

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