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c a 11 b o a r d Get Sand between your Toes at Art in the Park The Harmony Festival's Art in ihe Park is aboul your toes and also about your style-- your style of artwork, that is. The Festival (August 9-15). entering its 3rd year, fosters a sense of community and inspires creativity in our daily lives. Art in the Park, one of the festival's many visual components, encourages established and upcoming artists to come out and "make art" in any of West Vancouver's sixty-one parks. Whether you paint, sculpt, carve or draw, why not come out where people can sec your work and talk aboul what you arc Three distinguished B.C. writers will act as the judges: Vancouver writer J.A. Hamilton, winner of lust year's short fiction competition; SFU Writing & Publishing Program lecturer Anne Hungcrford; und North Vancouver author and Capilano College professor Crawford Kilian. Entrants should obtain a copy of the complete set of rules by sending a S ASE to the Federation of B.C. Writers at Box 2206. Vancouver, B.C.. V6B 3W2, or by calling 683-2057. The competition deadline is August 15lh, 1993. Art at Artaban Camp Artaban is a huge Anglican camp on beautiful Gambier Island. It is available to groups year-round, except for the months of July & August. It boasts a new selfcontained building, called Sommervillc House, and a large, healedrecreationhall Groups of up to sixteen can be accommodated, at a fee of SlO/night Local Writers' Group to Form Arc you an enthusiastic poet, novelist, story writer, playwright or journalist? Whether you write for a hobby or a living, you may wish for motivation, inspiration, networking opportunities and social times with other North Shore writers. The new North Shore Writers' Workshop will provide just that, based on a successful planning session held with 40 local writers this spring. Writers will meetregularlyin small workshop sessions, as well as in large groups for info sharing and guest speakers. A reasonable membership fee will cover costs for administration,roomspace and a newsletter that is still in the planning stages, bui there may be occasional small charges for guests speakers or other events. At press lime, details for the September start date were still being finalized by North Shore Continuing Education, who are administering the program along with facilitator Peggy Trendell-Whittaker. For more information, watch for The Joy of Learning magazine, which will be delivered to your home this summer, or contact North Shore Continuing Education (986-8888) in late August Artists arc asked to commi of eight hours during the week of the Festival, and then to auction their pieces at the silent auction on the last day of Harmony at John Lawson Park. There is no fee required but registration is necessary. Applications are available at the Ferry Building, The Silk Purse and various community centres on the North Shore or by calling 925-3605. The deadline is July 16th. Accounting Services to Share The North Vancouver Youth Band is currently advertising for an accounting clerk/adrninistrator to work on a part-time basis. Are there other arts organizations that would like to share this person, and costs, in order to gain help with bookkeeping and government reporting? Those interested should contact Gail Helherington, North Vancouver Youth Band Society, P.O. Box 54030. North Vancouver, V7M 3L5. Technical Assistance Program G rants Forms Now Available The Technical Assistance Program, jointly funded by the City of Vancouver, the United Way of the Lower Mainland and the Vancouver Foundation, has issued the application forms for this year's grant run. The Program objective continues to be "to help non-profit community service and arts organizations throughout British Columbia access organizational development services." T.A.P. provides grants of up to $5,000 to non-profit organizations to help them undertake various organizational development activities. The program is intended to help organizations develop better management build the skills of board volunteers, do long term planning, plan fundraising. and similar activities. Whatever the activity, it must build expertise within the organization and strengthen the organization. Grant deadline is September 3, 1993. For further information, contact Gil Martin at the United Way (294-8929) or the Vancouver Foundation at 688-2204. Summer Dance School The Anna Wyman School of Dance Arts is accepting registrations for the annual Summer School 1993. Instruction is available in Ballet, Character, Flamenco, Choreography, Contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theatre. Pointe, Preschool and Tap. The Summer School is divided into three programs: preschool. 6-11 years and 12 years to adult. Many options allow students to customize their coursework. Dates for Summer School 1993 are Monday, July 12th through Saturday July 24th. For registration and tuition details, please call 926-6535, or drop by the office between 2:30 & 7:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, at 1735 Inglewood Avenue in West Vancouver. Dramaworks Apprenticeship Program This program is designed for young people interested in careers in the arts, or for those who would like a grounding in general administration. During the two weeks of hands-on experience in every facet of the Dramaworks operation, students develop life skills, face character-building challenges and explore career choices. The course includes a project incorporating documentation and budgeting skills. Students will be awarded a certificate upon completion. Three sessions are being offered: July 5-17, from 9 am to 3 pm; July 19-31, from 9 am to 3 pm; and August 9-21, from 10 am to 3 pm. As enrolment is limited, early registration is ad\ ised. For information, please call 922-8963. Literary Competition The Federation of B.C. Writers proudly presents Literary Writes VII Literary NonFiction Competition. Prizes have been increased (o $500 for first prize. $350 for second prize, and $75 for each honorable 14 An. Ac. . . J . I , A . . . . , 1993