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Call for Artists – Invent

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h4>>Submissions are now closed. Due to the large number of responses, accepted submitters will be notified by email on Friday, April 12th. Thank you to all who have responded to this call. We will celebrate BC Arts & Culture week with a community art making afternoon titled “Invent” on Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 12:30 to 4:00 pm at the UBC Learning Exchange. We are seeking artists to …

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Homeground Festival 2013

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h4>>On Friday, 1st March 2013, at the Homeground Festival a group of people gathered together to make art. This festival is a three day weekend celebration of the courage and strength of the Downtown Eastside community.  Musicians,  clowns, art makers, cooks, bottle washers.  The staff and volunteers make this a festival worth attending.  And the community turn out, full steam ahead, to enjoy …

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Making Art In The Downtown Eastside

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h4>>I just finished writing this absolutely brilliant post - tried to add some images..........................Gone!  Gone!  Lost in ...........Cyberspace.  Sometimes I miss the days of wine and roses, no, no, I mean the days of paper and cut and paste.  Even if some particular page was ripped and tossed one could always go scrabbling in the dustbin and,  painstakingly swearing all the while, glue the …

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Playing against powerlessness: February Eco Arts Salon featuring Jordan Hall

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h4>>February's Eco-Arts Salon featured local playwright, Jordan Hall, in an intimate setting where participants enjoyed an evening of dramatic storytelling. As our first Eco-Arts playwright presenter, Jordan gave some unique insight into the crossover between storytelling and environmental and political activism. The salon began with a reading from the play Kayak, where the author read in the …

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YEAR OF THE WATER SNAKE – Community-engaged art makes a splash!

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h4>> NEWS RELEASE February 14, 2013 What:              Snake woven from green willow / Snake lantern from lunaria plant and recycled materials with lead artists Alastair Heseltine and Jacquie Rolston When:             Spring Festival: Sunday, February 17, 2013     Parade starts 11am Where:           Parade starts at Millennium Gate; goes to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden In …

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Lunaria in Procession

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h4>>Lunaria has been a feature in several events since the Winter Solstice festival including the 2013 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Chinese New Year Dinner on January 27 and the 2013 Granville Island Lion Dance on February 10. Check out these pictures! If you've spotted our Lunaria at other events and snapped a picture of your own and would like to see it up here, just drop as an email at snake@cacv.ca …

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