Partners
Partnerships
with artists, art galleries, universities, local businesses,
corporations, community groups and other resources are valued and
greatly appreciated.
Special Thanks
Eastside Culture Crawl for sponsoring EWMA;
KPMG for purchasing 150 fine jewelry pieces for their event launching KPMG's Women's Interchange Network (WIN);
BOB Building Opportunities with Business, for including EWMA in the Social Purchasing Portal (SPP) and for purchasing 100 ceramic mugs;
BCIT SIFE students;
Emily Carr University of Art + Design students and Co-op Department;
Carnegie Center & Vancouver Foundation (Small Arts Grant) for sponsoring our products catalogue;
Dalai Lama Center for tickets for the conference “Women and Peace-building”
Laura Mack for assistance and support;
Lovetta Conto, a 16 year old designer from Liberia and finalist for the International Children's Peace Prize 2008. Lovetta participated in our open house;
Leah Vlemmiks our talented graphic/website designer
Anna Keefer
Anna teaches workshops on hand sewing and quilting. Anna is an active volunteer in the community.
Bouffons
Bouffons for special events where some outrageous humour is welcomed.
Canadian Women’s Economic Council
The Council, in Ontario, sponsored a feasibility study for EWMA in 2008. www.cwcedc-cpdecf.org
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Brenda Crabtree, Aboriginal Coordinator
Sheila Hall, Faculty
Leah Vlemmiks, Intern
Aparna Kapur, Intern
A co-op program was initiated in January 2009. Leah was the first intern, she created EWMA's website and artisan headshots & product photography. Leah works with EWMA participants to create product packaging/display suitable for increasing the marketability of artisan products. www.ecuad.ca
Hair Stylists volunteers at Atira’s self care events
Patrick McCoy, Courtney Pick and Jayna Marie www.jaynamarie.com
Instituto Kairos
An artisan community in Brazil. The Kairos Institute fosters socio-economic development in the Macacos Community by promoting and improving local craft work. Kairos supports groups that sustain themselves through the reuse and recycling of local raw materials and responsible use of natural resources. www.institutokairos.org.br
Katherine Soucie
Katherine Soucie is an accomplished fashion designer. She runs workshops for the women. Katherine is on the board of directors at Circle Craft Co-Operative located on Granville Island in Vancouver. www.sanssoucie.ca
Kemp Edmonds
Kemp Edmonds helps EWMA with Marketing/ Business Strategies. He is VP of Business Development/ SIFE BCIT; Vancouver Board of Trade: LOT 2008-09.
Lois Klassen
The artist invited EWMA to participate in The Living Blanket exhibition, which is an ever growing quilt made by women and women’s groups around the world, under the patronage of Mother of the Plaza de Mayo (Argentina).
Make up For Ever/ The Bay
Jason McRae and Christopher Auger are make up stylists that volunteers at Atira’s Self Care Events.
Monkey100
A business, situated in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, that believes design can be a tool for social change. Owner, Shannon Harvey runs workshops for EWMA’s participants. She is also in the board of directors of the Eastside Culture Crawl. www.mky100.com www.eastsideculturecrawl.com
Olie Designs
Olie Designs by Amy Stewart, specializes in luxurious wool scarves. Amy donates silk, cotton, baby alpaca yarn and designer buttons to the EWMA program. www.olie.ca
Opus Framing and Art Supplies
Opus has supplied EWMA with store credit for supplies. www.opusframing.com
Paola Bergamini
Paola is an artist and a volunteer at EWMA. Paola’s brother Kako Bergamini, that contributes with illustrations to the program, has been nominated for three consecutive years as the Best Illustrator of the year in Brazil. In Austria Kako was nominated as one of 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2007-2008. www.kakofonia.com
Pixie Paperie
Pixie Paperie by Andria Alvarado, specializes in designer paper cards. Andria runs card making workshops for EWMA’s participants. www.pixiepaperie.blogspot.com
Shirley Wiebe
Artist Shirley Wiebe invited EWMA to help create a collaborative artwork that will be installed in Stanley Park as part of the Environmental Art Project.
www.vancouver.ca/parks/awww.vancouver.ca/parks/arts/spea/e_wiebe.htm
Svjetlana Pantovic, YWCA Career Zone/ Apatin Women's Centre/Novosadski Humanitarni Centar
Artisans’ communities in Serbia
UBC University of British Columbia
JuHee Han, from Korea, joined EWMA for an internship through UBC Global Academics Internship Program.
Hana Ann Benveniste
Hana is a photographer and volunteer at EWMA’s Store.
website design by leah vlemmiks
copyright leah vlemmiks 2009