Posts Tagged ‘Art’

The Art Express

Friday, May 14th, 2010

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Art Fun and Theatre Fun:  Together on The Art Express.
We just get so happy whenever we see the amazing Art Express bus zooming around the neighbourhood so we were thrilled to hear about their collaboration with the Cultch.
On Saturday May 1, The Art Express launched a terrific event to go along with The Family Time Series at The Cultch.  Participants in the program got involved in a puppet making workshop on board The Art Express, and then were led inside The Cultch for a presentation of “The Tooth Fairy”, a puppet play presented by The Old Trout Puppet Workshop from Alberta.
“This was a partnership that was just waiting to happen.  The idea of pulling up with our bus right in front of The Cultch, making puppets and then heading in for a puppet play, made for such a complete creative experience!  I really love the idea of supporting a great place like The Cultch – such a wonderful venue with so much cool stuff going on – we need to turn our attention to such cultural events, and enrich our lives by sharing in the talent that surrounds us” (Michael Bray, owner/operator of The Art Express).
The Family Time Series at The Cultch (http://www NULL.thecultch NULL.com/) will continue next year, beginning in the Fall, and The Art Express (http://www NULL.theartexpress NULL.com/) will be offering up their art fun/theatre fun combo to families with children between 6 – 10 years of age.  The Cultch plans to hold four family time series over the 2010/2011 theatre season.  Contact The Art Express by e-mail info@theartexpress.com for more information and to be put on their contact list.


MOMA Modern Playhouse and Family

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

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We’ve been waiting for this forever! Not just for kids. Actually, it’s probably more geared towards adults and disguised as a child’s toy. Makes the perfect gift for yourself, husband, wife or that friend who has everything. Create a delightfully modern house with this innovative set of modular nesting boxes! Aspiring architects and designers of all ages can create modern spaces, arrange furniture and accessories, and pack it all up to go with this distinctive house!

Includes: 6 nesting boxes, 8 mix-and-match furniture pieces, 12 removable vinyl clings, and endless possibilities!

And you can populate the house with the MoMA Modern Play Family! The hip press-out family includes 5 people, a cat, a dog, a doghouse, and over 150 mix-and-match vinyl cling clothes! Now that’s a completely modern experience.

Click here to watch a video of the Moma playhouse in action!

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Eastside Culture Crawl this weekend

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

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The Eastside Culture Crawl is a longstanding tradition, and a must-do event on the calendars of Vancouver’s Arts Community. This is the 13th year running, and it’s looking to be as great as always. It starts Friday (5pm-10pm), and runs through to Sunday (11am-6pm both Sat & Sun), so try to make some time to get out and support the Arts. The event is FREE.

You can learn everything that you need to about this year’s Crawl at their website www.eastsideculturecrawl.com (http://www NULL.eastsideculturecrawl NULL.com/).

Family Fuse Weekend at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

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The art events for families and children at the Vancouver Art Gallery are always amazing but this one sounds extra special. See you there!!

Family FUSE Weekend – Green World
November 21 & 22, 2009
10am-5pm, in the Gallery

This Family FUSE Weekend explores the Green World: from a sense of awe and wonder with nature to the human desire to shape and change our environment.

Explore a magical forest through collaborative drawing, create an animation or sound work, witness dance performances or even encounter Big Foot. This Family Fuse Weekend will address everything from ecological concerns to the mythical world around us, giving the entire family new ways to think about the Green World.

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Hooray Hooray! Collage Collage!

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

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We are so pleased that our lovely friend Erin has realized her dream! Her new retail shop and workshop space, Collage Collage (http://www NULL.collagecollage NULL.ca), opening on Saturday, September 12 (Join the party from 1-4 in the afternoon!) in East Vancouver, is light-filled and airy. A perfect space for everyone who would like to engage with the arts, find inspiration and explore contemporary works through workshops and classes. A  long wooden table dominates the space, inviting creativity and collaboration.  It is a place to find some art supplies, a story book, a small sculpture or a new pair of scissors – and that hardest to find of necessary art items – a good pencil sharpener!

We have had the pleasure of having Erin lead a Halloween-based craft workshop at dandelion KIDS that was enjoyed by all, the results of which made up one of our most beautiful and spooky window displays!  And long ago, when he was in preschool, Stefanie’s son Jasper, was seriously enamored of Erin after she led several art classes. Her education in the fine arts and her gentle approach will ensure that participants of her workshops will be inspired to create and learn, over and over again.

We can’t wait to sign up!

Collage Collage
621 Kingsway (at 15th + Fraser)
604.323.3746
info@collagecollage.ca (info null@null collagecollage NULL.ca)