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New Staff for Kickstart!

The Kickstart Board of Directors is very pleased to introduce our new employees: Emma Kivisild, Artistic Director Emma Kivisild, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis, has been active in the Vancouver arts community for many years. Under the pseudonym Lizard Jones, Kivisild previously collaborated with artists Persimmon Blackbridge and Susan Stewart as the award-winning collective known…

Kickstart Seeking Artistic Director

Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture is embarking on the process of hiring a new Artistic Director. After orientation from the outgoing AD, the successful applicant will work with an Operations Director and report to Kickstart’s Board of Directors. This is a part-time, permanent position to begin early in 2013, and the submission deadline for applications…

Leonard Cohen Print Auction Last Hour!

Bidding is now closed. The highest bid as of 9 pm Thursday Dec. 20th: $1,475.00 A huge THANK YOU to the people who bid on this print! …and to Leonard Cohen and his management for their generous support of Kickstart! Everyone, go out and buy a Leonard Cohen CD today!! Kickstart is very excited to…

On Friday, June 1st, Join Us for “Tea & Oranges”

…with the Conspiracy of Beards! Conspiracy of Beards is a 30-man choir that exclusively performs gritty, original arrangements of the songs of Leonard Cohen. The strictly a capella group has become known for their live performances at Bay Area venues such as the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Cafe du Nord, The Great American Music Hall,…

WAM Festival a Success!

        With a varied international list of films and five brand new, commissioned films by Canadian filmmakers with a disability, the Wide Angle Media Festival was by all accounts a great success! The Gala Opening and Premiere of the commissioned films was sold out and was covered by AMI-tv; here is the…

Unique festival promotes work by filmmakers who have a disability

Wide Angle Media (WAM) Festival supporter Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) interviews our own S. Siobhan McCarthy regarding this cutting edge event. Visit BACI’s blog to read the interview.

Switch United comes on board to support WAM

We are very excited to announce that Switch United has now joined us and will be a part of the Wide Angle Media Festival!!! We are so excited have Switch present a workshop for our film makers as a part of the Master Class Series during our festival. Switch United The Story Through Design™ Switch…

BC Film + Media is our newest sponsor/ supporter of WAM

Kickstart is very excited to announce that BC Film + Media is our newest sponsor of WAM. We are so very thrilled to have their support and look forward to presenting a fantastic festival. Please stay tuned for more details regarding our program, master classes, industry networking sessions, gala and ticket info

Announcing the Five Selected Commissions for WAM!

The very first Wide Angle Media (WAM) Festival is scheduled for March 22-25, 2012 and will feature short and feature-length films by filmmakers who are Deaf or disabled, as well as workshops for filmmakers and the general public. Click here for background info. Co-producers Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture and…

Music Saves 3

The Vancouver Adapted Music Society and Shore 104.3 FM have released the third Music Saves video, a rework of Canadian rock band Crowbar’s , Oh What A Feeling. The video features many Vancouver musicians, including artists with disabilities Jim Byrnes, sylvi macCormac, Dave Symington, Rolf Kempf and Chin Injeti. This latest video highlights music’s power…

Author Archives: admin

New Staff for Kickstart!

The Kickstart Board of Directors is very pleased to introduce our new employees: Emma Kivisild, Artistic Director Emma Kivisild, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis, has been active in the Vancouver arts community for many years. Under the pseudonym Lizard Jones, Kivisild previously collaborated with artists Persimmon Blackbridge and Susan Stewart as the award-winning collective known…

Kickstart Seeking Artistic Director

Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture is embarking on the process of hiring a new Artistic Director. After orientation from the outgoing AD, the successful applicant will work with an Operations Director and report to Kickstart’s Board of Directors. This is a part-time, permanent position to begin early in 2013, and the submission deadline for applications…

Leonard Cohen Print Auction Last Hour!

Bidding is now closed. The highest bid as of 9 pm Thursday Dec. 20th: $1,475.00 A huge THANK YOU to the people who bid on this print! …and to Leonard Cohen and his management for their generous support of Kickstart! Everyone, go out and buy a Leonard Cohen CD today!! Kickstart is very excited to…

On Friday, June 1st, Join Us for “Tea & Oranges”

…with the Conspiracy of Beards! Conspiracy of Beards is a 30-man choir that exclusively performs gritty, original arrangements of the songs of Leonard Cohen. The strictly a capella group has become known for their live performances at Bay Area venues such as the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Cafe du Nord, The Great American Music Hall,…

WAM Festival a Success!

        With a varied international list of films and five brand new, commissioned films by Canadian filmmakers with a disability, the Wide Angle Media Festival was by all accounts a great success! The Gala Opening and Premiere of the commissioned films was sold out and was covered by AMI-tv; here is the…

Unique festival promotes work by filmmakers who have a disability

Wide Angle Media (WAM) Festival supporter Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) interviews our own S. Siobhan McCarthy regarding this cutting edge event. Visit BACI’s blog to read the interview.

Switch United comes on board to support WAM

We are very excited to announce that Switch United has now joined us and will be a part of the Wide Angle Media Festival!!! We are so excited have Switch present a workshop for our film makers as a part of the Master Class Series during our festival. Switch United The Story Through Design™ Switch…

BC Film + Media is our newest sponsor/ supporter of WAM

Kickstart is very excited to announce that BC Film + Media is our newest sponsor of WAM. We are so very thrilled to have their support and look forward to presenting a fantastic festival. Please stay tuned for more details regarding our program, master classes, industry networking sessions, gala and ticket info

Announcing the Five Selected Commissions for WAM!

The very first Wide Angle Media (WAM) Festival is scheduled for March 22-25, 2012 and will feature short and feature-length films by filmmakers who are Deaf or disabled, as well as workshops for filmmakers and the general public. Click here for background info. Co-producers Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture and…

Music Saves 3

The Vancouver Adapted Music Society and Shore 104.3 FM have released the third Music Saves video, a rework of Canadian rock band Crowbar’s , Oh What A Feeling. The video features many Vancouver musicians, including artists with disabilities Jim Byrnes, sylvi macCormac, Dave Symington, Rolf Kempf and Chin Injeti. This latest video highlights music’s power…

Author Archives: admin

New Staff for Kickstart!

The Kickstart Board of Directors is very pleased to introduce our new employees: Emma Kivisild, Artistic Director Emma Kivisild, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis, has been active in the Vancouver arts community for many years. Under the pseudonym Lizard Jones, Kivisild previously collaborated with artists Persimmon Blackbridge and Susan Stewart as the award-winning collective known…

Kickstart Seeking Artistic Director

Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture is embarking on the process of hiring a new Artistic Director. After orientation from the outgoing AD, the successful applicant will work with an Operations Director and report to Kickstart’s Board of Directors. This is a part-time, permanent position to begin early in 2013, and the submission deadline for applications…

Leonard Cohen Print Auction Last Hour!

Bidding is now closed. The highest bid as of 9 pm Thursday Dec. 20th: $1,475.00 A huge THANK YOU to the people who bid on this print! …and to Leonard Cohen and his management for their generous support of Kickstart! Everyone, go out and buy a Leonard Cohen CD today!! Kickstart is very excited to…

On Friday, June 1st, Join Us for “Tea & Oranges”

…with the Conspiracy of Beards! Conspiracy of Beards is a 30-man choir that exclusively performs gritty, original arrangements of the songs of Leonard Cohen. The strictly a capella group has become known for their live performances at Bay Area venues such as the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Cafe du Nord, The Great American Music Hall,…

WAM Festival a Success!

        With a varied international list of films and five brand new, commissioned films by Canadian filmmakers with a disability, the Wide Angle Media Festival was by all accounts a great success! The Gala Opening and Premiere of the commissioned films was sold out and was covered by AMI-tv; here is the…

Unique festival promotes work by filmmakers who have a disability

Wide Angle Media (WAM) Festival supporter Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) interviews our own S. Siobhan McCarthy regarding this cutting edge event. Visit BACI’s blog to read the interview.

Switch United comes on board to support WAM

We are very excited to announce that Switch United has now joined us and will be a part of the Wide Angle Media Festival!!! We are so excited have Switch present a workshop for our film makers as a part of the Master Class Series during our festival. Switch United The Story Through Design™ Switch…

BC Film + Media is our newest sponsor/ supporter of WAM

Kickstart is very excited to announce that BC Film + Media is our newest sponsor of WAM. We are so very thrilled to have their support and look forward to presenting a fantastic festival. Please stay tuned for more details regarding our program, master classes, industry networking sessions, gala and ticket info

Announcing the Five Selected Commissions for WAM!

The very first Wide Angle Media (WAM) Festival is scheduled for March 22-25, 2012 and will feature short and feature-length films by filmmakers who are Deaf or disabled, as well as workshops for filmmakers and the general public. Click here for background info. Co-producers Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture and…

Music Saves 3

The Vancouver Adapted Music Society and Shore 104.3 FM have released the third Music Saves video, a rework of Canadian rock band Crowbar’s , Oh What A Feeling. The video features many Vancouver musicians, including artists with disabilities Jim Byrnes, sylvi macCormac, Dave Symington, Rolf Kempf and Chin Injeti. This latest video highlights music’s power…

Author Archives: admin

New Staff for Kickstart!

The Kickstart Board of Directors is very pleased to introduce our new employees: Emma Kivisild, Artistic Director Emma Kivisild, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis, has been active in the Vancouver arts community for many years. Under the pseudonym Lizard Jones, Kivisild previously collaborated with artists Persimmon Blackbridge and Susan Stewart as the award-winning collective known…

Kickstart Seeking Artistic Director

Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture is embarking on the process of hiring a new Artistic Director. After orientation from the outgoing AD, the successful applicant will work with an Operations Director and report to Kickstart’s Board of Directors. This is a part-time, permanent position to begin early in 2013, and the submission deadline for applications…

Leonard Cohen Print Auction Last Hour!

Bidding is now closed. The highest bid as of 9 pm Thursday Dec. 20th: $1,475.00 A huge THANK YOU to the people who bid on this print! …and to Leonard Cohen and his management for their generous support of Kickstart! Everyone, go out and buy a Leonard Cohen CD today!! Kickstart is very excited to…

On Friday, June 1st, Join Us for “Tea & Oranges”

…with the Conspiracy of Beards! Conspiracy of Beards is a 30-man choir that exclusively performs gritty, original arrangements of the songs of Leonard Cohen. The strictly a capella group has become known for their live performances at Bay Area venues such as the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Cafe du Nord, The Great American Music Hall,…

WAM Festival a Success!

        With a varied international list of films and five brand new, commissioned films by Canadian filmmakers with a disability, the Wide Angle Media Festival was by all accounts a great success! The Gala Opening and Premiere of the commissioned films was sold out and was covered by AMI-tv; here is the…

Unique festival promotes work by filmmakers who have a disability

Wide Angle Media (WAM) Festival supporter Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) interviews our own S. Siobhan McCarthy regarding this cutting edge event. Visit BACI’s blog to read the interview.

Switch United comes on board to support WAM

We are very excited to announce that Switch United has now joined us and will be a part of the Wide Angle Media Festival!!! We are so excited have Switch present a workshop for our film makers as a part of the Master Class Series during our festival. Switch United The Story Through Design™ Switch…

BC Film + Media is our newest sponsor/ supporter of WAM

Kickstart is very excited to announce that BC Film + Media is our newest sponsor of WAM. We are so very thrilled to have their support and look forward to presenting a fantastic festival. Please stay tuned for more details regarding our program, master classes, industry networking sessions, gala and ticket info

Announcing the Five Selected Commissions for WAM!

The very first Wide Angle Media (WAM) Festival is scheduled for March 22-25, 2012 and will feature short and feature-length films by filmmakers who are Deaf or disabled, as well as workshops for filmmakers and the general public. Click here for background info. Co-producers Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture and…

Music Saves 3

The Vancouver Adapted Music Society and Shore 104.3 FM have released the third Music Saves video, a rework of Canadian rock band Crowbar’s , Oh What A Feeling. The video features many Vancouver musicians, including artists with disabilities Jim Byrnes, sylvi macCormac, Dave Symington, Rolf Kempf and Chin Injeti. This latest video highlights music’s power…