Artists in Residence at Dunbar and Carnegie announced

April 8, 2009 (No. 20) - The Vancouver Park Board is pleased to announce Robin Ripley, Nancy Walker and Beverly Dobrinsky as the new 2009 artists in residence at Dunbar Community Centre and at Carnegie Centre.

Dunbar artists in residence Robin Ripley and Nancy Walker will be creating permanent and ephemeral artworks to celebrate two of Dunbar's wonderful features: its tree-lined streets and local plantings. Together with the community, they will create a beautiful forest mural at Dunbar Community Centre using leaf impressions, leaf rubbings and hand-made clay tiles. Members of the community will share their Dunbar impressions by adding plant stories to the Memory Picture Book and assemble hanging mobiles with natural materials. Workshops will take place later this summer. http://dunbarimpressions.blogspot.com/

Artist Beverly Dobrinsky will be working with artist intern Murray Black and members of the Carnegie community to create the Carnegie Village Project, a community cultural endeavour with the singing voice as its focus. They hope to join with other Carnegie Villagers to express their collective history connections through the combination of spoken word, song, music and story. The Village includes everyone who wants to contribute and explore their own particular voice and experience. All ages, abilities and cultures are welcome. The Carnegie Village meets every second Monday with the next workshop session scheduled for Monday, April 13 at 1pm in the Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main Street. Come and share your songs! http://carnegievillage.blogspot.com

The Artist in Residence program is based on principles of community cultural development and is funded by the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation in partnership with Community Centre Associations. Its purpose is to support artists working with communities on issues of joint interest or concern.

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For more information, contact Barb Floden, Communications Coordinator, 604-257-8438

 

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation maintains 220 parks and 40 major facilities throughout the City of Vancouver. The Park Board's mission is to provide, preserve and advocate for parks and recreation services to benefit people, communities and the environment.