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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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January Eco-Arts Salon

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h4>>January 23, 7:00pm-9:00pm at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre - 2nd Floor Mezzanine Mall and Multimedia Room FREE - Register here: http://eco-arts-jan-2013.eventbrite.ca/ The Eco-Arts Showcase is our opening to the new year. It aims to bring together artists whose work is informed by their concern for our environment, and local organizations that strive to bring awareness …

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Lunar New Year Update

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h4>>Hello Snake followers! We are almost midway into January and have exciting updates about our Year of the Snake events. Last December we followed Jacquie Rolston’s beautiful lunaria and found cloth snake lantern around the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden for our 4th year of participating in the Annual Secret Lantern Festival and Winter Solstice event. See photos of the snake construction and Winter …

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HEART to HEART and ART to ART: Intercultural Dialogue Through the Arts

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h4>>Next Community Arts Dialogue: Sat. January 19 1-4pm HEART to HEART and ART to ART Intercultural Dialogue Through the Arts FREE to members of Community Arts Vancouver. Please register here. The Community Arts Council of Vancouver invites you to come and join the conversation about community arts in Vancouver.  We’ll talk, meet, share and even make art …

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