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Save the date!
Fall 2011 Community Arts Council of Vancouver events.
Celebrating Our History
Sun. Oct. 2
Afternoon Tea to celebrate our 65th Anniversary with leaders of CACV over the years.
Community Arts Dialogue: the State of Community Arts in Vancouver Sat. Nov. 5 partner: SFU Woodwards Presentations and dialogue around: What defines community arts? Why promote community arts, what are the benefits? What are some of the challenges in promoting or directing community arts and how can we best circumvent them?
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Job Posting
Artist Director
Winnipeg's West End Cultural Centre
Deadline - August 5th
Seeking an Artistic Director to create, develop and implement the artistic vision and programming goals of the organization.
See www.wecc.ca for more info.
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Member: Enterprising Women Making Art (Atira)
Looking for volunteers
Enterprising Women Making Art (EWMA), a program of Atira Women's Resource Society is looking for volunteers to facilitate art workshops.
Previous workshops have included photography, silk screening, painting, jewelry making and even working on a business plan. Any creative ideas are welcome. These workshops will be two to three hours long and will take place in our studio at 54 E. Cordova Street.
Please contact us for more detail. Salima
t. 604 658 8043
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Member
Carnegie Association
Documentaries for Thinkers
Free documentaries covering subjects seldom covered by mainstream
media.
Carnegie Centre Theatre
Shows every Saturday night EXCEPT the first Sat of every month. Often Q&A sessions from the producers attending.
Documentaries announced at beginning of month on posters at the Carnegie Centre and in the Carnegie Newsletter.
More information contact Colleen Carroll
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Nominations Open for 2011 Mayors Arts Awards
The Mayor's Arts Awards recognizes established and emerging artists in a wide array of disciplines that make up our creative sector - from literary to culinary arts, and visual to performing arts, as well as three unique awards for contributions to our community. Both Honourees and Emerging Artists receive a cash award in the amount of $2,500. More info click here.
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Visit us at Summer Events!
Vancouver Draw Down Finale at Britannia Saturday Jul 23. We will be facilitating a collaborative Still Life activity - Any and all ages and levels of drawing experience welcome - Your marks are invited as part of a 4-part drawing.
Endless Summer Festival at Oppenheimer Park Sunday August 28
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Community Arts Council of Vancouver
creates community through the arts.
Our mission: CACV is the voice for the community arts in Vancouver. We explore critical social issues through creative processes. CACV fosters and supports programs, practices and initiatives that develop common understanding through shared experiences.
From its founding in 1946 as the first community arts council in North America to today, CACV has been influential in the arts and culture scene in Vancouver. 2010 program priorities are to support community arts programming and infrastructure in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver; provide leadership in community arts in the City as a whole; and be a leader in the developing field of environmental art.
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Greetings!
Summer--now that it's finally here--is a time for playing, planning, dreaming and relaxing. CACV and our volunteers and board are involved in a myriad of activities. Check out the events on our online community (Join and post your own events too).
Our board members have many connections to arts and culture in Vancouver - through CACV directly and through their own work, interests and family.
Nathan Edelson's son Mariner's reading is at 7:00 on Thursday July 7 at Kranky Cafe #216-228 E.4th Avenue (East of Main west of Scotia)
Vancouver, BC. Here's the link to the info on the reading . Pierre Leichner recently spoke to a conference on Arts and Healing at UBC. Pierre is a member of Gallery Gachet collective and involved with the Art is Land network. Eric Bucad has joined our board as treasurer, as Ashley Hardill has moved to Toronto to take a job with Engineers without Borders. You can find links to Eric's blog about public transit and his photography by clicking his name above. Am Johal is heavily involved with SFU's Indian Summer program. I'll be at the film this Saturday - perhaps I'll see you there. With a tiny office and limited staff, CACV enjoys being able to connect people in various ways. Wednesday, several CACV'ers are meeting for a bite at Sweet Cherubim and then going to Sharon Kallis' artist talk at Britannia. This Sunday some folks are coming for a work party (4-6) and potluck (6-8) to talk about community environmental art in Kitsilano. If you're a Kits resident, let me know if you'd like to join us. Sincerely,  Mary Bennett,
Administrator, CACV
mary@cacv.ca
604-682-0010
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What would YOU like to see at CACV's
Community Arts Dialogues?
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CACV's is planning a Community Arts Dialogue Series starting with November 5th, 2011.
We need your input! What topics / questions / speakers / resources would be useful to you at a Community Arts Dialogue?
Please send your feedback and ideas to lauram@cacv.ca. This series is open to all and is intended to bring together new ideas and different perspectives - so we encourage you to think outside the box!
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 CACV Eco-Arts Salons!
At our June Eco-Arts Salon Oliver Kellhammer captivated us with the history of his art work explaining how he "remixes ecosystems the same way a DJ remixes songs." for photos click here. Come join us in discussion at our upcoming Eco-Arts Salons - held the fourth Wednesday of every month from 7-9pm at the Roundhouse!
Wednesday June 27, 7-9pm - Naomi Steinberg Executive Dir ector of the Vancouver Society of Storytelling, Naomi Steinbergwill discuss the the ELEMENTAL initiative, which uses stories about the elements (air, earth, water, fire, metal) as the metaphoric access point for an intergenerational story-share and workshop series. During ELEMENTAL: earth extracts from community stories will be represented in a cob 'storytellers' bench' to be built in Robson Park (13th and Kingsway). In classrooms, rainforests, festivals and conferences, Naomi has over 13 years experience facilitating creative engagement workshops with diverse communities. The past 9 years of her life have been closely focused on storytelling and performance and in her own words "to be a storyteller, first you have to be a story-listener".  Wednesday July 27 - Naomi Steinberg Wednesday August 24 - Nicole Dextras September 28 - Rita Wong October 26 - Sharon Kallis November 23 - Yarn bombers For more info Click here. Thank you to the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre for partnering with us to present this series and to the City of Vancouver for funding support for our Community Environmental Arts Program.
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Member: Gordon Neighbourhood House
Neighbourhood Small Grants Program!
Small Grants Available $50 - $500
The Neighbourhood Small Grants Project is funded by the Vancouver Foundation to make a positive difference in the community by empowering individuals to make the West End neighborhood a greater place to live. Anyone can apply! Individuals, families, friends, youth groups, eligible residents (living within the boundaries of Stanley Park, Georgia Street, Burrard Street and English Bay) Registered Organizations are not eligible for funding.
Application Deadline - July 15, 2011
Project Completion - October 15, 2011
APPLY NOW!
More information online at www.gordonhouse.org
Contact: 604 683 2554 OR gnhsmallgrants@gmail.com
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City of Vancouver Poet Laureate
Call for Expressions of Interest
Deadline: August 26, 2011
The City of Vancouver invites members of the literary community to submit nominations and expressions of interest for the position of Poet Laureate, the third in the City's history. The Poet Laureate position was established by City Council in December 2006 to honour and celebrate the contribution of literature and poetry to life in Vancouver. The Poet Laureate, 'the people's poet,' is an honorary three-year position. During that term, the Laureate will act as a champion for poetry, language and the arts and create a unique artistic legacy through public readings and civic interactions.
More information click here
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| Volunteer with us
There are many opportunities to get involved with CACV, including event support throughout the summer.
If you are interested in getting involved please email volunteer@cacv.ca.
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