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CVAC President's MessageE Communiqué - April 2012TWO TIMELY and TIME SENSITIVE CVAC OPPORTUNITES: The Duncan Business Improvement Area Society (DBIAS) and the Cowichan Valley Arts Council (CVAC) are seeking indications of interest for the July 2012 production of up to five, short historic plays for the annual Duncan Da'ze' celebration. The short plays would be performed on the outdoor, Duncan city-centre stage on Saturday, July 14, 2012. In addition successful applicants will have the rights to produce the play at any time and at any venue of their choice during the period of June 22 - Sept 22, 2012. The production stipend for each of the plays is $500. Groups may apply to produce 1or more of the 5 of the short plays. The deadline for expression of interest is April 6, 2012. Final production groups will be announced on April 23rd, 2012 See entry details, scripts and application form here. For further information contact the DBIAS office at (250) 715-1700 or email sent to dbia@downtownduncan.ca More great work from volunteer organizers: Special thanks to Robert Radford, Idit Wagner, Somae Murray, Judy Brayden and Françoise Moulin Durham of the Cowichan Intercultural Society and of course to an anonymous Cowichan donor. This time 5 collaborative groups can earn $400 commissions for interactive, unique productions of all sorts…staged for July 2013. The deadline for group draft proposals is May 15, 2012. The five successful applicant groups will be announced June 30, 2012. See entry details and application form here. E Communiqué - March 20, 2012 CVAC DATES TO REMEMBER: Thanks to the hard work of many volunteers CVAC has an extremely exciting spring in store for our region:
A new place for CVAC: Congratulations to the Board of Directors of the CVAC in securing a $6800 performance excellence grant from the BC Arts Council. This annual grant, capped at $10,000, is a first for CVAC! Cultural Inventory and Mapping: The local arts and culture community has been successful in securing a joint cultural inventory and mapping project to take place in the Cowichan Valley in the summer of 2012. Watch for updates and details as CVAC, the Arts and Culture Division of the CVRD and the BC Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development put Cowichan arts and culture on the map! CVRD Supports the Cowichan Valley Arts Council: Thanks to the Board of Directors of the CVRD for once again recognizing the contribution made by CVAC to regional arts and culture by granting us a second regional grant in aid. This directly assists CVAC employ a 35 hour staff complement for the entire 2012/13 fiscal year. Thank your regional director when you see her or him! You are invited to spread this far and wide! The Cowichan Catch - A Live-ly Art Auction
This “live-ly” auction promises to be a great deal of fun! Cowichan's own, Bill Levity will entertain and delight as he raises our bids and our interest in the arts. Local foods, wines and talent will also grace the evening! The auction treasures will be on display in PORTALS – The CVAC Centre for Arts, Culture and Heritage (2687 James Street Duncan) from April 16 - 21st where silent bidding will take place. Then the items will be moved to the Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Show at the Qwu’utsun’ Cultural Centre from Wednesday the 25th until Saturday night the 28th where the live auction will take place. For further information please contact Sophie von Herrmann or Judy Brayden at sophievh8@shaw.ca or jbrayden@xplornet.com Sincerely, Judy Brayden 2012 CVAC President Get more informed ::: "there are at least four sides to a story: yours, mine, what could and should happen, and the ever elusive what actually happened" Ed Chan |
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