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Stephen Lytton’s Talk

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h4>>STEPHEN'S TALK - COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL AGM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2010 (to follow Aboriginal greeting and acknowledgement of territory) I would like to tell you a little about my involvement in the arts, how it has affected me, and how I believe the arts can affect a community such as the Downtown Eastside. I grew up in Lytton, British Columbia,and moved to Vancouver in 1978, while in …

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DTES Community Arts Program

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h4>>The Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) is coordinating 12 events in the Downtown Eastside between May 2010 and February 2011 as part of our new Creative Pathways program. The program aims to create connections between DTES community members and professional artists and to provide DTES visitors with a chance to experience the area in fresh and creative ways. Program coordinator, Sita …

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On the Importance of Community Arts: Savannah Walling’s Presentation at AGM 2010

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h4>>I’m the artistic director of Vancouver Moving Theatre, a company I co-founded over 25 years ago in the Downtown Eastside with my husband and colleague Terry Hunter.  We collaborate with artists of many genres and traditions to create interdisciplinary repertoire and festivals influenced by Vancouver’s Pacific Rim culture and our inner city neighbourhood. After touring internationally for 15 …

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Burton Amos

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h4>>Aboriginal Community Liason Burton Amos is an artist. He joined the board in November of 2010 and has been active on the Activities Committee. The board recently appointed Burton as our Aboriginal Community Liaison and he is also a member-at-large on the CACV board. For the Aboriginal Day at Oppenheimer Park, Burton created an original drawing of an eagle for kids to colour. He's offered …

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My Father was a Story-teller…

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h4>>People at our AGM were moved and inspired by Yulanda Faris' keynote speech on the Importance of Community Arts. it is essential, to a community, to support the artist among us and the artist within us to build a civil and well-functioning society. My father was a Story-Teller. He used to regale us, his children, with his stories, usually at supper time,often to our amusement for some of these …

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