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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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Snake poems and stories at Sun Yat-Sen Garden

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h4>>***This call is now closed. *** The Community Arts Council of Vancouver's Eco-Arts initiative is looking for poets/storytellers/performers to assist in our event on Tuesday, December 11 at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden where we'll be creating a snake lantern for the Winter Solstice and then the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown. To get us in the spirit, Susan Ma, Education Director …

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Call for Artist Facilitators: Snake sculptures

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h4>>***This call is now closed. *** Create snake sculptures from invasive/abundant natural materials Thanks to the Province of British Columbia, we will be offering 5 half-day workshops for community groups to create snake sculptures in honour of Year of the Snake.  This snake sculpture will be modular and made from various natural or invasive species materials. The project will culminate in  the …

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Debridement: Turning Beach Debris into Art

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h4>>On August 22nd, the Community Arts Council of Vancouver hosted its first public presentation and consultation on making art from beach debris. This discussion-oriented Eco-Arts Salon was one of a series of such meetings that will occur over the next couple years, in order to conceptualize, organize, build and enjoy an art piece made from materials collected on the shores of Vancouver. The project …

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Cross-Pollinating Community – Eco-Arts Salon- Wed. May 23

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h4>>Our Eco-Arts Salon on this coming Wed is about “cross-pollinating community” or Art+Bees=Community. Chloe Bennettof Bees Please fame is leaving Vancouver and isn't able to do a presentation. Instead, what we'll have is: 1.       Mary Bennett will talk about how she got interested in bees through being interested in art and community. She has now done two Kitsilano Bee Walks from 5th and …

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Volunteer Opportunity: Technical Assistant for Eco-Arts

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h4>>Technical Assistant – Eco-Arts Salons and Community Environmental Arts Projects Application Deadline: April 30, 2011 Volunteer Information Organization Name: Community Arts Council of Vancouver Are you experienced with connecting any computer with any projector? Do you love problem-solving? Great at explaining to non-teckies how to prepare material in a way that it’s easy to share? …

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