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La The Source

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h4>>We're so happy that our Dialogue was featured in the Source magazine. Join http://communityarts.ning.com for a discussion on what is intercultural!   Art helps define what it means to be “intercultural” and “multicultural” JANUARY 21, 2013 BY PHOEBE YU Art has many definitions, but it is fundamentally used as a means of communication, one that can even transcend cultural …

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Volunteer Opportunities: Community Art Projects

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h4>>FAMILY DAY - FEBRUARY 11 - VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM - ALL DAY Volunteers are needed to assist with installation and workshops for: Debridement - art from recycled plastic - to raise awareness of plastic in the oceans Volunteer roles include supporting the artists and workshop leaders in creating the art and installations blogging and social media - live tweeting with photos at the …

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Join us at Chinese New Year Parade with Snake, Drums, and 350 Water Drops!

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h4>>Bring your friends and join us; Chinese New Year Parade will be HUGE this year! Snake Lantern, DTES Harmony of Nations Drumming Group and 350 Water Drops (UberDrop) will be in our contingent for the Chinatown Parade on February 17. We will be celebrating the Chinese New Year (the Year of the Snake) / Lunar New Year / Spring Festival and sending a clear message about community, water, art and …

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Volunteer Opportunity: Artist-Recorder

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h4>>Record conversations artistically. Next opportunity: September 2013 - Date to be announced Your role will be to listen into small group discussions and record their dialogue on a flip chart page - going beyond words and lists to capture the feeling as well as the content using symbols, pictures and colour. There will be one or two discussions of 20-40 minutes each. We'll provide paper …

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Debridement Definition

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h4>>Debridement (pron.: /dɨˈbridmənt/) is the medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue. Removal may be surgical, mechanical, chemical,autolytic (self-digestion), and by maggot therapy, where certain species of live maggots selectively eat only necrotic tissue. (Wikipedia) For this project, we are removing plastic that may …

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Announcing the Debridement Project!

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h4>>Community Arts Vancouver and the Vancouver Maritime Museum are pleased to partner in announcing the first phase of a project aimed at developing awareness and understanding about maritime pollution through education and artistic expression. The project is moving along and we are excited. We are engaged with a fantastic partner in the Vancouver Maritime Museum. Global research and outreach …

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