Visual Arts
Phones for Fearless! Donate your old phones to change lives
Donate your old mobile phones to help DTES artists share stories, and tap into life, jobs & family
How can you help?
- Your used mobile phones - preferably with video, camera, wi-fi
- Cash donations (* tax deductible) or new phone donations
- Conversation - tell your friends on your blog, twitter, etc. - post a badge
Action Plan:
First, Gather phones!
Collect all the unused mobile phones at your office and home - dig into your boxes of stuff, ask you friends! Digital cameras gratefully accepted too.
Next, Arrange Pick-up:
- Let us know via Twitter: Fearless City, email: info (at) fearlessmedia (dot) ca, Phone/SMS: 604.644.4349, Voice mail: 604.682.3269 xt 8320
- We'll come by on purple Yahoo bikes on Tues. Dec. 23rd & 30th to collect your devices
- We'll take your photo, bring treats, and thank you publicly with a link
Or, Drop-off (after Tuesday, 23rd) at:
- Roundhouse Community Centre - 181 Roundhouse Mews
- Pathways - 390 Main Street (kitty corner from the Canegie)
- Raincity Studios - 1 Alexander St. @ Water st.
Pump Out a Poster Contest
CTV Invites
Canada to Say Goodbye to CORNER GAS:
“Pump Out a Poster Contest” Marks Series
Finale, April 13
– Grand Prize winner has
their artwork immortalized in a commemorative poster
and receives $3,500 in
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Mobile Swarm: texting about art in the DTES
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Swarm is an annual event of simultaneous openings at artist run galleries in Vancouver neighbourhoods. This year Fearless participants were there with mobile devices, allowing visitors to the DTES/Gastown Swarm to text their impressions and comments to a mobile screen roving from site to site in a shopping cart.
Free Canada Council Grant Writing Info Sessions
Grant Writing Information Sessions
November 10-15, 2008
Victoria, Richmond, Surrey, and Vancouver
The Canada Council for the Arts is pleased to invite the public to participate in free grant writing information sessions for professional artists.
During these sessions, we will explain:
• how to complete application forms;
• how to submit your support material; and
• how applications are assessed.
The following Canada Council for the Arts staff will be conducting these sessions:
Marianne Heggtveit, Acting Head, Arts Services Unit
Melisa Kamibayashi, Information Officer, Arts Services Unit
Nancy Guertin, Program Officer, Theatre
Peter Schneider, Program Officer, Writing and Publishing
Pao Quang Yeh, Program Officer, Visual Arts
IMPORTANT
• Please inform Melisa Kamibayashi if you wish to attend. Make sure to include which information session, the date, and in which discipline you will participate. 1-800-263-5588, ext. 4033 or at melisa.kamibayashi@canadacouncil.ca.
• We encourage you to bring your résumé (curriculum vitae). This will help program officers determine your eligibility.
• We encourage you to read up on the listed grant programs in advance of the information sessions so that you may ask the program officers questions that are more specific. Application guidelines and forms are posted on our website at www.canadacouncil.ca.
Canada Council for the Arts – Free Grant Writing Information Sessions
SESSION 1 – Victoria
Monday, November 10, 2008
6:00 to 9:00 pm
Open Space Gallery
510 Fort Street
SESSION 2 – Richmond
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
6:00 to 9:00 pm
Richmond Art Gallery
180 – 7700 Minoru Gate
SESSION 3 – Surrey
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Art cannot be rushed
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Al and April film Montana King at HOTCF " Cornering the Market" in Carnegie
In this video, Al and April film Montana King in her splendid costume for "Cornering the Market" in Heart of the City Festival in Carnegie Centre in Vancouver. It was a rainy Thursday night!! There was free popcorn givenout by Ali, clown noses on the show participants, ambient sounds being played by Sean Gunn and Mike Richter, films done by Hendrik, Frederick and Quinn and even an impromptu skit done by Al as Stephen Harper engaging with the community. Leon with his gold megaphone and his soapbox were hilarious!! Lots of fun and lots of laughter :) Many thanks to Theresa Vandertuin, Associate Artistic Producer of the Heart of the City Festival :)
Multimedia Presentation
CORNERING THE MARKET
Thursday October 30, 8pm onwards
Corners of Main & Hastings
Expect the unexpected from this open-air multimedia presentation! The
LifeSkills Film and Video Group collaborates on this outdoor visual
display that employs video projection to add illumination to the
buildings at Main and Hastings. On view will be video pieces of new and
previous works. LifeSkills works in socially and politically
provocative film and video and is concerned with the manner in which
our neighbourhoods and city are being rapidly transformed and
gentrified. Participants on the street include among others, Sean Gunn
who will provide tonal atmosphere on the digital horn. If you’re on the
street, you’re part of the presentation! Free
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Vancouver Artist Studio Award program: win a live/work studio for 3 years!
2009 - 2012 Artist Studio Award Program
Call for Applications:
Application Deadline: 4:00 p.m. November 21, 2008
Open House: Saturday, November 1, 2008 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The City of Vancouver invites applications from Vancouver-based,
low-income professional artists for the 2009 - 2012 Artist Studio
Award Program.
The City of Vancouver is offering two types of studio awards for
practicing Vancouver artists:
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APril films Glenn Nicholson and Tom Wright of the Foresters who put on the " Pumpkin Patch" event at Maclean Park
I filmed Glenn Nicolson and Tom Wright at
"Pumpkin Patch", a local annual event held at Maclean Park by the Foresters in
partnership with DERA and Strathcona Community Centre.
In this video, Glenn and Tom speak with delight how they picked up the pumpkins from Felix Farms, generously donated by manager Peter Gachon with transportation provided by Burnaby Moving.
About 150-160
pumpkins were placed onto the field of Maclean Park, where neighborhood
children from the DTES could come by, pick up a pumpkin and do some carving.
Children had the opportunity to get face painted, do chalk drawings, or
even get sparkly colors and glitters sprayed onto their hair. Candy
bags were also given out and smiles and laughter were all around. :)
Please search for my other related videos - keyword Pumpkin Patch
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April films at Pumpkin Patch, a local event with free pumpkins for neighborhood children in DTES and Stratcona at Maclean Park
I filmed at
"Pumpkin Patch", a local annual event held at Maclean Park by the Foresters in
partnership with DERA and Strathcona Community Centre.
In this video, I see all the very many pumpkins on the field with some pumpkins already being claimed and guarded by some happy children and their family members. Al and Glen Nicholson of Foresters chat about the logistics of the event, while watching the activities at Maclean Park.
About 150-160
pumpkins were placed onto the field of Maclean Park, where neighborhood
children could come by, pick up a pumpkin and do some carving.
Children had the opportunity to get face painted, do chalk drawings, or
even get sparkly colors and glitters sprayed onto their hair. Candy
bags were also given out and smiles and laughter were all around. :)
Please search for my other related videos - keyword Pumpkin Patch
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April films at Pumpkin Patch, a local event for neighborhood children in DTES and Stratcona at Maclean Park
I filmed at
"Pumpkin Patch", a local annual event held at Maclean Park by the Foresters in
partnership with DERA and Strathcona Community Centre.
In this video, the excited children are eagely awaiting High Noon to be able to start carving their pumpkin!
About 150-160
pumpkins were placed onto the field of Maclean Park, where neighborhood
children could come by, pick up a pumpkin and do some carving.
Children had the opportunity to get face painted, do chalk drawings, or
even get sparkly colors and glitters sprayed onto their hair. Candy
bags were also given out and smiles and laughter were all around. :)
Please search for my other related videos - keyword Pumpkin Patch
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