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Community Arts Dialogues

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h4>>We regularly convene community arts dialogues to bring together artists, community members and those just interested in "creating community through the arts". The goals of our dialogues are to: Facilitate networking Share tools, resources and best practices Explore and increase awareness of community arts – what are its forms and what are the benefits? Identify needs for the community …

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Hearts and Arts

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h4>>Hearts and Arts After our two heart-themed (and heart-felt) community arts dialogues, we've gotten rather attached to the theme of heART. Thank you to Jacquie Rolston for the poster designs.   September: Change of heART:  Self-Empowerment by Design October: Take Heart! Take Part! January: Heart to Heart: Art to Art   We recently tallied up the kinds of images we …

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Constitution – Our purposes from our founding

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h4>>The Community Arts Council of Vancouver was incorporated in the Province of British Columbia in 1950. Here are the purposes from our constitution: The purposes of the Society shall be to increase and broaden the opportunities for Vancouver citizens to enjoy and to participate in cultural activities and to improve the quality of the city, and shall include the following: a) to help coordinate …

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October Eco-Arts Salon: Oilywood with Christine Leclerc

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h4>> On the evening of October 24th, Vancouver-based author and activist Christine Leclerc led the Community Arts Council and guests through an enlightening environmental writing workshop. Leclerc is the primary author of a poetry book that’s lines of verse stretch far longer than the pipeline they protest. Lately Leclerc has been recording the sounds, sights, and aura of the Burrard Inlet …

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