DTES Community Arts News from CACV

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SAY HELLO

CACV Volunteers will be at the following events. Drop by and say hello!

Britannia Centre - Sat. July 23 for the Vancouver Draw Down Finale

Endless Summer @ Oppenheimer Park - Sept. 3

Details: go to communityarts.ning.com and click EVENTS.

MEMBER NEWS

Member: Karenza T. Wall

Chindi Revolution

A series of workshops, embroidery & applique, to personalize clothing donated to DTES residents.

Mid-August to Mid-October
More details to be announced

See: Needle Work Design Blog

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

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

Volunteer Needed

Vancouver Native Health Women's Group seeking

a volunteer artist to facilitate arts activities on Wednesdays 2-3 hours a week.

Activities would be part of their Wednesday Wellness groups for women and children.

If interested please contact Corinne Blasius corinneblasius@gmail.com

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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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!

Lots going on in the DTES - Do send us your news of community arts events in the neighbourhood for including in this monthly missive.

Carnegie Jazz Band in Victoria The Carnegie Community Centre at Main & Hastings hosts a jazz band and a choir who perform at various community events. The jazz band recently went to Victoria to play as part of Music on the Lawn at the invitation of Steven Point, Lieutenant Governor of BC who heard them play last fall at the Heart of the City Festival.

The weather didn't cooperate, so the had to do "Music on the Lawn" indoors - but I'm told it was a fantastic performance.

Photo is thanks to the office of the Lieutenant Governor in Victoria.

Sincerely,

Mary Bennett,
Administrator, CACV
mary@cacv.ca
604-682-0010

Community, Politics and Resistance in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Dr. Maggie O'Neill from Durham Unversity led a collaborative arts-based research project with Atira - Enterprising Women Making Art, Providing Alternatives Counseling & Education (PACE) Society, Megaphone, AHA Media and United We Can.

Report now available:

http://megaphonemagazine.com/communityreport

The research documented conducts a critical recovery of the history of DTES through the work of fiveorganizations. Using arts based participatory research, it documents 'community,' what community means, looks and feels like through the eyes, photographs, digital stories and lived experiences ofD

Dialogue event. Photo credit: AHA Media

TES residents and organizations.

Thank you to Maggie and the 5 local organizations for presenting on their experience participating in the project at our Community Arts Dialogue event! For pictures of the event see AHA Medias event page.

What would YOU like to see at CACV's

Community Arts Dialogues?

Photo credit: Jennifer Martin

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!

Member: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

#1. A Good Woman of Setzuan

Presented by Seven Tyrants Theatre, this is a re-imagining of Bertolt Brecht's musical parable, one of 20th century's greatest plays. Original musical score & choreography performed live.

Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday

June 29 - July 24, 2011 | 8pm

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, 578 Carrall Street, Vancouver.

More info: click here

Facebook: click here

#3. Enchanted Evenings Concert Series

From gospel to folk, classical to gypsy jazz, African to blues! 9 summer concerts, 9 distinct sounds, on 9 Friday evenings. Staged in the Garden's outdoor and indoor spaces. Wine, spirits and appetizers available.

Fridays, July 8 -September 2, 2011
Doors open at 7:00pm, all concerts begin at 7:30pm

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, 578 Carrall Street, Vancouver.

July 22 Jack Essombe & Pepe Danza: Feel the Beat in the Summer Heat

July 29 Mark Damisch: Gershwin,Copland & Other Favorites on Piano

Link: http://www.vancouverchinesegarden.com/calendar/jul.htm

Every concert will be featured as a Facebook event on the Garden's FB page www.facebook.com/vancouverchinesegarden. Coming soon.

#4. An Afternoon with Lisa See in the CBC Studio One Book Club

Presented by CBC Radio One, this CBC Studio One Book Club with the New York Times best selling author Lisa See will take place in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.

Sunday, July 17, 2011 | 12noon

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, 578 Carrall Street, Vancouver

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/bc/bookclub/#entertowin

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