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the arts by Gloria Loree B r a v o to the proposal to have a film set for the public to walk through and have themselves taped while they read from a script; and Judith Marcuse has proposed staging a public dance class. There is an Arts Exchange scheduled to run in the Atrium of the Hongkong Bank of Canada. People can bring in their receipts from a restaurant, or ticket stubs from a sporting event like a Grizzlies basketball game, and exchange them for discounted tickets to arts events. Discounts will range from 50-75percent. depending on what the producers are able to provide. Wearable Art is a program set for Pacific Centre. Twenty of the fashion outlets in this underground mall have donated their window space to the campaign. The windows will be filled with costumes and props from theatre, dance and musical performances. So you may see an award-winning costume from the Caribbean Festival in the Gap's window. Finally, the message of Bravo Vancouver will be communicated in a free magazine which will be distributed throughout the Lower Mainland. The magazine will include a calendar of events for the entire month and a directory for every arts event taking place that month. " A l l of these elements move towards trying to make people more aware of the arts and the roles the arts play in their lives, whether or not they are physically attending events, and to increase people's support of the arts." says Baxter. Arts T h i s October you might see theatri- cal props i n Pacific Centre shop windows, hear an opera singer in an office building lobby or watch a dance performance in the Atrium of the Hongkong Bank of Canada Building. Art in unusual places seems to be a theme of the new arts awareness campaign called Bravo Vancouver. Bravo Vancouver is the brainchild of the Vancouver Cultural Alliance (VCA) and the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA). "The V C A wanted to have an arts awareness campaign and the DVBIA wanted to highlight the arts in the downtown core." says the VCA's executive director, Lori Baxter. "We consulted with local arts groups, and Bravo Vancouver resulted." §! TM ^jThey picked the name Bravo Vancouver not because they wanted to align themselves with the television channel, Bravo, but to "reflect Vancouver and how its citizens should be congratulated for supporting such a diverse amount of arts activity." says Baxter. While the campaign will draw attention to the over 250 scheduled arts events in October, the campaign is also aimed at connecting people to the arts who wouldn't normally have exposure to them. Hence, there is a public performance destined for the downtown core. Public venues will host visual art displays, musical performances, improvisational theatre: there is a "And while the primary goal of Bravo Vancouver is not to sell more tickets to events, it certainly follows that if you are producing in a city where people are more aware of. and support, the arts, then attendance numbers will increase." Baxter is intent on seeing this campaign become an annual event which will grow in its scope. "With our major partner firmly rooted in the downtown core, and the high concentration of events that take place in Vancouver, it is the natural starting place for us to build a solid campaign from." says Baxter, who sees the campaign growing each year. For this year, she would like to get this major campaign off the ground and is happy for the tremendous support the V C A is getting from the business sector. "Having a company like Torode Realty come on board as a two-year sponsor is fantastic. They are taking this concept and saying 'yes. we believe this will work and we want to see it grow,'" says Baxter. The Atrium in the Hongkong Canada Exchange Bank of the will be location for the Arts for October's arts awareness campaign. Bravo Vancouver. For more information on this event, call the VCA's Arts Hotline at 684-ARTS (684-2787). Capilano College has a new arts series, ISLE (Island-Stay Learning Experiences), which is designed to provide inspiration to its students based on the beauty of the environment, culinary delights and instruction from art experts. The weekends include staying in a restored heritage lodge on Bowen Island, eating well and learning with like-minded people from instructors who specialize in the arts. Each weekend will have a theme: Vanessa Grant, author of more than 25 published romance novels, will provide tips for writing and publishing on the Writing the Romance Novel Weekend. The Magic of Monotype Printmaking will be directed by local artist Shirley Legate from her seaview studio. C B C Radio's veteran movie reviewer Rick Staehling is in the director's chair for The Amateur Film Critic weekend and artist Paul Deggan will explore the nuances of tone, colour and line that make portraitures such a challenge, for the Art of Ihe Portrait weekend. Watch for a first-hand account of an ISLE weekend in the next Arts Alive issue. Info. 984-4901.