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September Salon: Land Art Between the 60s and beyond

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h4>>On September 26th Pierre Leichner, informed by his own experience as an earth artist and as an exceptionally well-read art aficionado, continued our education on the history of land art. Although land art is an ancient art form, as evidenced by the Nazca geoglyphs of c. 500 AD, it came back into style in the mid 20th century when the Western landscape was dramatically changed by modern warfare …

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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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July Eco Art Salon packed for John K. Grande

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h4>>On July 26th, environmental art guru John K. Grande shared his experiences of the field’s superstars with more than twenty enthusiastic audience members at CACV’s monthly Eco-Arts Salon. CACV and guests were honored to be able to share an evening with the internationally known writer and art critic while he was in Vancouver as the curator of an exhibition at Van Dusen Botanical Gardens. The …

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Our June Eco Art Salon was more than Just Peachy!

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h4>>The clear weather this past Wednesday was the perfect backdrop for the June Eco-Arts Salon featuring J Peachy. A small group of about 15 people gathered in the airy Roundhouse Community Centre’s Arts and Crafts Room B to hear Peachy, an established Canadian artist, discuss his recent work and his involvement in the upcoming Burrard Inlet Fish Festival. Displayed at the back of the room were …

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The Journey of the Art Cart Begins!

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h4>>The Heart of the City by Vitor Borba, a CACV Storyteller The heart of Vancouver has a new device to pump its creativity, feelings and stories out to the entire city. Gallery Gachet, Oppenheimer Park and CACV worked together the past few years to create an art cart that will spread the artistic potential of the Downtown East Side across cultural festivals and events. The cart, carefully …

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Behind Open Doors Arts Collective

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h4>>Biography Behind Open Doors is a collective of performers, dancers and scholars of public space and the urban environment, founded in 2004. They are interested in exploring and questioning urban spaces and our environment through performance, improvisation and film. From hosting “hops” (where they would play with improvisation in different places in the city and where anyone of any ability was …

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