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NORTH VANCOUVER COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL MANDATE: To enable emerging and established artists in all disciplines, bridge cultures and build strong communities through arts and heritage. f ounded in 1969, the NVCAC tias undergone many ctianges and Linda Feil has witnessed a lot of them. Feil came on board as the Executive Director in July 1996, when Presentation House was home. "I was a one man band back then," says Feil. An avid gardener, Linda saw the potential for promoting visual art and music, in the garden. The spring weekend event attracts 1500 people and features a free self guided tour of sixteen gardens paired with artists. The NVCAC has developed educational programmes for children and Linda quickly established priorities to meet the changing profile of the adults in elementary schools and at the Christie House Arts & Heritage council members who were more patrons of the arts, rather than practicing Centre. It also supports a program at Keith Lynn Alternative Secondary artists. It was time for a new approach to membership, one that increased School, providing music therapy to youth at risk. value. She established a newsletter that acted as a conduit for information on events, opportunities and professional In 2000, the NVCAC set up new digs development for artists. Membership "The North Shore has a very at CityScape Community Art Space, a increased and today totals 400. contemporary gallery space on Lower vibrant and healthy arts community. Lonsdale between 3rd and 4th Streets. The inaugural exhibition was part of a large She continued with successful existing programmes such as Art in Public Places It is looked to as a model by other regional Millennium project that the Arts Council sponsored called "Visions of the with monthly exhibits at municipal North Shore". offices, and the Art Rental Programme regions of the province, "-[/»dafe// (established in 1971), giving the public increased access to artwork. Linda is proud of CityScape, She points out that it is unique in nature, being a flexible community space that offers an opportunity to artists to Popular initiatives introduced with Linda at the helm include the Wild perform, exhibit, and hold workshops. There is an outreach approach with Lights Lantern Festival in Edgemont Village and the Art in the Garden Tour interactive community components embedded within each art exhibit. Encouraging dedication and advancing arts. achievement in performing W e Offer: * F u l l '/2 d a y a c a d e m i c / d a n c e P r e - P r o f e s s i o n a l t r a i n i n g ( o n s i t e a c a d e m i c s grades 6-9 offered w i t h the N V S D / P r o M e r i t a H P P Program) Grades 6 & up * Intensive Vocational After Traditional School P r o g r a m s for s e r i o u s students o f D a n c e i n B a l l e t & M o d e r n ( I B M ) o r J a z z & Stage (VJS) ages 7 a n d u p * Professional General Training w i t h examinations i n B a l l e t , Tap & M o d e r n ( I S T D ) a n d A c r o b a t i c s ( A F S A ) * R e c r e a t i o n a l classes ages 4 a n d u p Our Partners at the Centre: Pro Motion A Little Knight - Creative Preschool Dance - Preschool M u s i c a n d Dianne Fairfield Music Music Pro Musica P i a n o , V i o l i n , F l u t e , Sax, etc. a n d V o i c e Pro Models - G r o o m i n g , P o s t u r i n g & M o d e l l i n g 604-984-ARTE info@proarte.ca 440 H e n d r y A v e . , N o r t h V a n c o u v e r www.proarte.ca