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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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Why Art?: A Statement from Beth Carruthers, Our Newest Environmental Arts Advisory Committee Member

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h4>>Beth Carruthers is known internationally for her work in arts, sustainability and community engagement. Over more than a decade she has earned a reputation for building collaborative relationships among artists, their communities, the sciences, business and academia, creating innovative programming which engages families, communities, artists and students. Beth holds a BFA and an MA in Values …

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Stephen Lytton to Open the CACV AGM

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h4>>We're pleased to announce that Stephen Lytton will open the program on Thursday, November 25, by acknowledging First Nations land and speaking about the impact involvement in community arts has had on his own life. Stephen Lytton is on the Board of Directors of the BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society. The following biography is an excerpt from their website. Stephen Lytton was born …

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