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a r t s | ^Xayc Summer Reading 16 North Shore Writers Offer Great Summer Reading July | August 2002 Arts Alive is published by the North Shore Arts Commission 0 5 Textile Artists 18 Converge on Vancouver Innovative techniques in the making and designing of textiles The North Shore Arts Commission (NSAC) is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for the whole North Shore community through the arts thriving both as an industry and as a recreation. The North Shore Arts Commission is jointly funded by the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver. It is an arms-length body created to serve as an advisory board to municipal government dealing with local cultural issues and servicing the arts/cultural needs of the community. Please visit our website for more info www/dnv.org/nsarts. Arts Alive Magazine: 355 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, V7M 2G3 Phone: 604.984.9537 Fax: 604.984.3563 Email: artsalive@telus.net North Shore Arts Commission: 604.980.3559 e-mail: nsarts@istar.ca Editor: Nona Beiks Copy Editor: Leslie Ann Wootton Publisher: Art Matters 20 The Business of Art Theatre 4 ALESSANDRO JULIANI CREATES THE MUSIC FOR BARD'S "Twelth Night" Miriam Aroeste has a sterling reputation as an artist, and now markets other artists Theatrics for Kids 6 Summer Theatre Camp Builds Self-Confidence and Skill Stepping Stones Musical Theatre Camp Public Art 8 Giant Dragonflies Take Flight: Public Art at the New Lynn Canyon Park Centre Creative Spaces 10 Experiencing Art in its Element Meeting First Nations artists and learning about their methods 20 Cash Awards Available Through FANS Applications are now being accepted for the FANS Artistic Merit Award 21 NVCP Celebrates Their 50th Anniversary North Shore Arts Commission Contributing Writers: Maureen Curtis, Julie Fowler, Al Price, John Rice, Peggy Stortz Advertising Representative: Joy Cowie 604.980.3559 Design & Production: Raakhi Patel Printing: Visual Arts 22 Ene-Liis Semper: A Relationship Between the Artist and the Image Contact Printing & Mailing Ltd. Editorial deadline: August 2 Advertising & Calendar deadline: August 9 for the September/October 2002 issue. Story ideas and letters to the editor are welcome. Cover image: Detail From Harmony 2002 by Janis Blyth, oil pastel. Calender 12 Your guide to Arts on the North Shore and beyond Feature 14 Garden Art Can be Arresting July | August 3