Blog Posts
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Thank You, Volunteers!Last night we hosted our Volunteer Appreciation event in celebration of National Volunteer Week. ArtStarts relies on the amazing, quality work that our volunteers generously provide. Since 2006, we’ve been lucky enough to have been granted 6,607 hours of volunteer time! We've been shown a HUGE amount of dedication and generosity, and we couldn’t be more thankful. |
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Volunteer at the ArtStarts ShowcaseWe are seeking enthusiastic and hard-working volunteers to help us put on our annual Showcase. ArtStarts in Schools will be hosting a 2-day conference on March 1st and 2nd, featuring performances by over 30 artists and groups. We are looking for students or professionals with theatre production experience or stage craft training (Additional training will be provided.) |
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Volunteer TestimonialArtStarts would like to recognize the hard work of our very talented volunteer Anna Creasy. Anna came to ArtStarts in November 2011 to work on the gallery reception and the installation of the Kingsway Project. |
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We're Hiring an Arts Integration ManagerArts Integration Manager The definition of Arts Integration for this program is as follows: Arts Integration is an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process, which connects an art form and another subject area and meets evolving objectives in both.
Some of the key goals of the program include: establishing a network of schools committed to arts integration as an approach to teaching; developing teachers’ and artists’ abilities to plan, lead and assess quality arts integration lessons; positively influence the way teachers teach and the way students learn; and facilitating teachers and students to meet provincially determined Prescribed Learning Outcomes in the arts and other subject areas.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work in collaboration with an advisory committee to develop and launch this new program
- Build relationships with key advocates
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Welcoming Max as our Communications + Development ManagerArtstarts is pleased to announce the addition of a new staff member, Max Kullberg. Max joins the ArtStarts’ team as Development + Communications Manager. |
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We're hiring!Development + Communications Manager ArtStarts in Schools is seeking a Development + Communications Manager for a regular full-time position starting November 1, 2011. This position reports to the Executive Director and works with the Fund Development Committee for the planning and implementation of all fundraising and communication activities of the organization. |
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Welcome Sarah Kim, our new Booking & Touring managerAnnouncing the arrival of our brand new Booking & Touring Manager, Sarah Kim! Sarah succeeds Tara Bailey who served five years in the position. |
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Welcoming Keiko into her new role at ArtStartsWe're happy to welcome Keiko into the role of Residencies + Exhibitions Manager. Keiko first joined the ArtStarts team as the Communications Coordinator in 2010 and as of June 2011, has taken over management of the Artists in Education 2 program as well as the management and curation of our wonderful gallery. |
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Video and Reception Volunteers NeededDo you enjoy the visual arts, performing arts and young people? Then consider joining the friendly ArtStarts team! |
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ArtStarts Founding Executive Director LeavingExecutive Director Wendy Newman is leaving ArtStarts in Schools December 31, 2010 after serving 15 years as the organization's founding Executive Director. |
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Gallery Tours!Students from Hammond Elementary in Maple Ridge recently visited the ArtStarts Gallery for a tour of our current exhibition, Welcome to Our World. |
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Welcoming Jessica!ArtStarts in Schools is thrilled to welcome Jessica Wilkin as its newest member to the team. Jessica will be filling in temporarily as the Communications Assistant for the Communications Coordinator while she is away on parental leave. |
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My volunteering experience at ArtStartsFor a while now, I've been saying to whomever wants to hear it, that the highlight of my week is coming to ArtStarts to volunteer a few hours. It's not because of the work I do here, since being a volunteer implies that I don't have a position with responsibilities that demands much creativity, I do basic office work and help a bit with gallery strikes and set-ups. Nonetheless, everything I do here I like very much. |
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ArtStarts welcomes newest member of its extended family!Congratulations to ArtStarts Communications Coordinator, Harriet Fancott and husband Mark Mogatas, proud new parents of Theodore Anthony, born July 27th,2009, 9:17am. We are so proud and wish you good luck and good health in this wonderful new chapter of your life. |
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Welcoming Rex!ArtStarts welcomes a new member to the team: Rekha Pavanantharajah, our exuberant summer intern will be staying on throughout the year to help at the front desk and at ArtStarts on Saturdays. Rekha AKA "Rex" enjoys the warm, supportive environment at ArtStarts, and all of the awesome people she gets to interact with. Outside of work hours, she spends her time studying at SFU, practicing yoga, reading books, watching movies and painting. |
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Opening soon! {Creative Connections}Creative Connections. Program Coordinator Katie Varney worked hard with the help of staff and volunteers, including the above handyman extraordinaire, to install this exhibition. The exhibition runs until December 18 2009 and features insightful work from some of BC's youngest artists as they reveal their world through art. |
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A woman of distinctionOver 1000 women and men packed the glittering hall of the Westin Bayshore on June 3rd for a gala-gala-do that feted some of the city’s most outstanding women. ArtStarts Executive Director, Wendy Newman was one of the nominees in the Arts, Culture & Design category for her lifelong dedication to the arts including the establishment of the ArtStarts gallery for young people’s art. |
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Congratulations Chels!This week, our super Program Assistant, Chelsea Werrun, graduates from Simon Fraser University with a BA in Sociology and Anthropology. We're so proud of this accomplishment and know that it will help you in all of your future endeavors. Congratulations! |
