CES NE CR AcE cama soem x Planet of the Arts ACE (Artists for Creative Environments) has now been in existence for well over a year and the organization has been taking an active role in the Vancouver art community. ACE is becoming a resource on the subject of artists’ living and working conditions and believes in assisting individual artists to help themselves become more self-sufficient and more aware that they can make changes to conditions directly affecting their livelihood. The catalyst for ACE was the unprecedented raid and forcible eviction of artists at 339 Railway Street in September, 1986.(A detailed account of this raid appeared in Planet of the Arts, Vol.2, number 6, 1987).A group of artists petitioned City Council in October to reinstate building permits which would allow artists to return to their studios at 339 Railway. While this petition was unsuccessful, this is where College Open House In early March, Granville Island celebrates its decade of transformation from a purely industrial site to the complex which houses the College as well as the Public Market, the Arts Club Theatre, Arts Umbrella, and all the shops, galleries and tow trucks which are part of everyday life on G.I. Emily Carr College was an initial, and large, component of that transformation, converting three former warehouses to a 114,000 square foot art and design college. The College plans to have several events to coincide with the dates of what Granville Island is calling the Carnival of Colour, from March 5 to March 13, The Concourse Gallery and Charles H. Scott Gallery will mount special activities through the week and on the final weekend a few studios will be open to the public. "It is much more modest in scope than a full open house," commented Alan Barkley. "We wanted to keep our event in scale with the many other participants throughout the Island. We also didn't want to shut down the whole college to make such an event possible. It should be business as usual for most students. A committee has looked at ways that we might give the general public a sample of some of the things we do, and, while not providing examples of every kind of work undertaken by students, it should provide a good cross- section." Pam Tagle, a recent graduate in graphic design, will be helping to coordinate the event for the College. "Let's hope the weather is nice", says ECCAD President Alan Barkley. Alan Barkley aed oat A. C. E. Artists Live / Work debate ACE began: on the steps of City Hall. Artists decided that the time had come to put a concerted effort into amending existing bylaws to allow cost-effective live/ work studio spaces and into creating models (financial and organizational)for buildings and projects for visual and performing artists. ACE is a support/service group with an emphasis on political action, education, consultation, and building development. It is a non-profit society with a five-member board, and advisory group and several Standing Committees. ACE represents several thousand visual and performing artists in Vancouver and has also captured the interest of architects, planners, lawyers, financial advisors, gallery owners and many others. The problem that has happened in other cities, such as New York, is that artists don’t receive a fair | THE: = Social Spectacle of the Entire Decade. NY, Vol. 3 Number 4 shake - their presence in an area of the city usually signals gentrification and artists themselves, as well as long-time residents, become the first victims of escalating prices. A city then ends up losing a vital, growing neighbourhood sensibility and replaces it with whoever can pay top dollar. This does not make sense in the long run. Vancouver has a chance to be the exception to this rule and one reason for this is that ACE formed and artists now have an effective, organized pres- ence in political arenas. A vehicle has been created to express artists’ visions for urban development and planning in this city. A public information meeting to discuss the developing situation in Vancouver will be held February 4 at 7:00 P.M. at the Heritage Hall (15th and Main). The City Planning Department, the Fire Department, and A.C.E representatives will all be there - will you? Polymorphous Perverse Procession Those of you who've been here long enough may sometimes wistfully pause to wonder: what ever happened to the Port Townsend Kinetic Sculpture Race? the Beaux Arts Ball? mud wrestling in the Concourse Gallery? In short, what happened to creative fun? Well, as the genie on Bugs Bunny used to say: Let the bell's ring out! let the banners fly! it's here! it's herelit's here!The time has come. The occasion has arisen. Our big chance. The hugest event in years. In short, the Polymorphous Perverse Procession. Lesser beings will call this “a parade"; but-no, it's much: much more than that. Primarily this event is intended to be a lot of fun, a chance for us to pool our creative resources (and use the financial resources generously donated for this cause by the G.I. Trust and the Student Society). A joyous celebration of being those strange societal anomalies (Art Students) we always claim to be, and a chance to display this je-ne-sais- quoi joie-de-vivre to the rest of the world — since the occasion coincides with the Granville Island Tenth Anniversary there will be a good deal of media attention focussed on the island. So, a chance to build, to create, to rejoice, and to be seen. The procession will proceed from the college and continue around the island as amazed shoppers gape. Crowds gather and cheer wildly. The cameras zoom in and beam your mechanomorphic form all the way to Montreal for the evening news. And after all of that we return to the college for a celebration dance in the concourse gallery, with free beer for all the participants, assistants, and volunteers. If you have something you want to parade around (and if you don't you shouldn't be here), if you have some big ideas, if you want to have fun, please come to the vitally crucial unbelievably important meeting on Monday February 4th (location to be announced). All ideas will be considered, but a written proposal (even a rough one) with a budget (even a rudimentary one) must be presented by February 8th in order to receive any funding. — This event is going to be totally awesome! Do not be left out! Do not make the mistake of believing you have anything more important to do! The event will take place Sunday March 13th at one p.m. - we must begin to organize NOW! Ideas, props, proposals, bribes etc. can be left at the Planet Office for Naomi (polymorphous perverse co- ordinator). Naomi Singer Tracy Lewis. Planet of the Arts ACE (Artists for Creative Environments) has now ‘been in existence for well over a year and the ‘organization has been taking an active role in the ‘Vancouver art community. ACE is becoming resource on the subject of artists ving and working Conditions and believes in assisting individual artists to help themselves become more sell-sufficient and ‘more aware that they can make changes to conditions directly affecting their livelihood. ‘The catalyst for ACE was the unprecedented raid and forcible eviction of artists at 339 Railway Street in ‘Soptember, 1986.(A detailed account of tis raid ‘appeared in Planet of the Arts, vol.2, number 6, 1987). group of arists petitioned City Council in (October to reinstate building permits which would allow artists to return to thelr studios at 339 Railway. While this petition was unsuccessful, this is where College Open House In early March, Granvilo Island colebrates its decade of transformation from a purely industrial site to the complex which houses the College as well as the Public Market, the Arts Club Theatre, Arts Umbrella, and all the shops, galleries and tow trucks which are part of ‘everyday Ife on G.l. Emily Carr College was an intial, ‘and large, component ofthat transformation, converting three former warehouses to a 114,000 square foot art ‘and design college. The College pans to have soveral ‘events to coincide with the dates of what Granville Island is calling the Camival of Colour, from March 5 to ‘March 13, ‘The Concourse Gallary and Charles H. Scott Gallery will mount special activities through the week and on the final weekend a few studios wile open to the public. "itis much more modest in scope than a fll ‘open house,” commented Alan Barkley. ‘We wanted to keop our event in scale with the many other participants throughout the Island. We also didnt want to shut down, the whole college to make such an event possible. It ‘should be business as usual for most students. A ‘committee has looked at ways that we might give the ‘general publica sample of some of the things we do, ‘and, while not providing examples of every kind of work undertaken by students, it should provide a good cross- ;ecent graduate in graphie design, will inate the event for the Colloge. “Let rs nice", says ECCAD President Alan be helping to hope the weat Barkley. Alan Barkley A. C. E. Artists Live / Work debate ‘ACE began: on the stops of City Hall. Artists decided that the time had come to put a concerted effort into amending existing bylaws to allow cost-effective live/ ‘work studio spaces and into creating models (financial ‘and organizationaljor buildings and projects for visual ‘and performing artists. ‘ACE is a supportservice group with an emphasis ‘on political action, education, consultation, and building development. Itis @ non-profit sociaty with a {five-member board, and advisory group and several Standing Committees. ACE represents several thousand visual and performing artists in Vancouver and has also captured the interest of architects, planners, lawyers, financial advisors, gallery owners ‘and many others. Tho problem that has happened in other cities, such as Now York, is that artists don't receive a fair THE Social Spectacle of the Entire Decade Vol. 3 Number 4 ‘shake - their presence in an area of the city usually signals gentrification and artists themselves, as wall ‘as long-time residents, become the fist victims of ‘escalating prices. A city then ends up losing a vital, ‘growing neighbourhood sensibility and replaces it with whoover can pay top dollar. This does not make 'sonse in the long run. ‘Vancouver has a chance to be the exception to ‘his rule and one reason for ths is that ACE formed and artists now have an effective, organized pres- ‘ence in political arenas. A vehicle has been created to ions for urban development and ‘A public Information meeting to discuss the developing situation in Vancouver will be held Fobruary 4 at 7:00 P.M. at the Herltage Hall (15th ‘and Main). The City Planning Department, tho Fire Department, and A.C.E representatives will alle there - will you? Polymorphous Perverse Procession ‘Those of you who've been here long enough may sometimes wisttully pause to wonder: what ever happened to the Port Townsend Kinetic Sculpture lace? the Beaux Arts Ball? mud wrestling inthe Concourse Gallery? In short, what happened to ‘creative fun? ‘Well, as the genie on Bugs Bunny used to say: Lot the boll's ring out! it the banners fly! i's here! its herolits here!The time has come. The occasion has arisen. Our big chance. The hugest event in years. In shor, the Polymorphous Perverse Procession. Lesser beings wil call this “a parade’, but no, its much- ‘much more than that. Primarily this vent is intended to 'be alot of fun, a chance for us to pool our creative resources (and use the financial resources generously donated for this cause by the G.. Trust and the ‘Student Society). A joyous colebration of being those strange societal anomalies (Art Students) we always ‘quo! joie-de-vivre to the rest ofthe world — ‘occasion coincides with the Granville Island Tenth ‘Anniversary there will be a good deal of media attention focussed on the island. So, a chance to build, to 10 rejoice, and to be seen, ‘procession will proceed from the college and: ‘continue around the island as amazed shoppers gape. ‘Crowds gather and cheer wildly. The cameras zoom in ‘and beam your mechanomorphic form all the way to Montreal for the evening news. And after return to the college for a celebration ‘concourse gallry, with free beer for pantcipants, assistants, and volunteers. Ifyou have something you want to parade around (and it you dont you shoukin’ ‘be here), # you have some ‘bg ideas, i you want to have fun, please come to vitally crucial unbelievably important meeting on Monday February 4th (location to be announced). {Al ideas will be considered, but a written proposal (even a rough one) with a budget (even a rudimentary must be presented by February 8th in receive any funding, This event is going to be totaly awesome! Do not be Do not make the mistake of believing you havo anything more important to dol The event will ake place Sunday March 13th at ‘one p.m. - we must begin to organize NOW! Ideas, props, proposals, bribes etc. can be left at the Planet Otfice for Naomi (polymorphous perverse co- ordinator), Naomi Singer