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community I by Sonnet Force ® w h e r e y o u n g p e o p l e w o u l d c o n n e c t w i t h i t . " H e s u g g e s t s that " o t h e r g r o u p s c o u l d b e n e f i t f r o m 'arts l a b ' s u p p o r t w h e r e p r o d u c t i o n s a n d y o u n g arts o r g a n i z a t i o n s a r e n u r t u r e d a n d cared f o r over a t w o t o t h r e e year p e r i o d . " Irwin w a s a s k e d t o join t h e N V C A C ' s B o a r d o f Directors back in 1 1990 and became President around 1 9 9 2 . By 1 9 9 3 he w a s hired as staff a n d s e r v e d as E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r o n a n interim basis " i n o r d e r t o s t r e n g t h e n t h e n e w d i r e c t i o n o f t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n " d u r i n g t h e t r a n s i t i o n a l p e r i o d f o l l o w i n g Ella Parkinson's retirement. Irwin w a s c o g n i z a n t that " f o r t o o l o n g these community arts organizations had catered disproportionately t o t h e lifestyles o f t h e w h i t e m i d d l e c l a s s . " It w a s w i t h this awareness that n e w e r i m m i g r a n t c o m m u n i t i e s , w o r k i n g p o o r artists, a n d y o u n g p e o p l e w e r e s o o n i d e n t i f i e d as n e e d i n g t h e services of t h e A r t s C o u n c i l . Linda Feil, c u r r e n t N V C A C Executive D i r e c t o r a n d C u r a t o r f o r Cityscape C o m m u n i t y A r t Space (another C o u n c i l creation), recalls that Irwin O o s t i n d i e w a s highly influential in r e m i n d i n g the Arts C o u n c i l o f its r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o t h e g r o w i n g n e e d s of the c o m m u n i t y a n d t h a t t h e p r i m a r y role t h e y play is o n e o f advocacy a n d e d u c a t i o n . Linda spent a p p r o x i m a t e l y f o u r years o n t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s p r i o r t o h e r p o s i t i o n as E x e c u t i v e Director, nine years t o d a t e a n d g o i n g s t r o n g . Linda is incredibly pleased t o b e p a r t o f t h e o n g o i n g e v o l u t i o n o f t h e N o r t h Vancouver Community Arts Council. With passion she declares, "I love w h a t it gives my c o m m u n i t y . I believe there is nothing that w e can't d o . It d e p e n d s entirely o n the c o m m i t m e n t of the p e o p l e a r o u n d y o u a n d t h a t ' s t h e r e m a r k a b l e t h i n g about the Council, it's a combination of really committed p e o p l e ! " M a c d o n a l d (Eric L a t t a ) R e a l t o r s y o u ' r e h o m e E r i c L a t t a elatta@axion.net 6 0 4 . 3 5 1 . 5 2 1 1 Happy Anniversary and cheers to all those who ^ have dared to dream. C i t y s c a p e C o m m u n i t y A r t S p a c e is l o c a t e d a t 335 L o n s d a l e . F o r information about the North Vancouver C o m m u n i t y Arts Council call: 6 0 4 . 9 8 8 . 6 8 4 4 PASCUZZI S e p t e m b e r builders inc 604.220.8722 I O c t o b e r 11