arts and business
Vancouver’s Electric Company Theatre co-founder wins Canada’s largest theatre award
The largest theatre award in Canada has been handed to one of Vancouver’s most innovative directors. The BMO Financial Group announced Monday that Kim Collier, co-founder of the Electric Company Theatre, has won the 10th-anniversary edition of the Elinore and Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre. The award is worth $100,000 but a unique provision calls [...]
SkyTrain rolls out anti-gang art, Posters by young artists get the message out on special transit car and in schools
TransLink unveiled a special SkyTrain car on Thursday covered in anti-gang posters made by Metro Vancouver students. The three graphic artists won The Vancouver Sun-Gang Task Force Teens Against Gangs poster contest earlier this year. And TransLink joined in to help get the message out about the dangers of gang life. “Gang life impacts teens, [...]
Vancouver: Waldorf Hotel reopens with a megaparty
There will be a ton of parties happening this Halloween weekend, but perhaps none promises to be as exciting as the Waldorf Hotel’s grand opening on Saturday (October 30). For starters, it’s free. The all-night event also rebrands the building as a creative hub for Vancouver’s arts community, with a live-music venue, multiple club rooms, two [...]
Legendary Victoria Hotel Welcomes Artist in Residence — David Goatley, SFCA, CIPA
The Fairmont Empress is delighted to welcome international artist, David Goatley, to the legendary Victoria hotel’s inaugural Artist in Residence series, which begins November 5, 2010. Goatley, who is widely regarded as one of North America’s leading portrait painters, was born in London, England, and trained at London’s Camberwell School of Art before settling with his [...]
Vancouver: Art is a ‘populist experience’ at gallery’s new nightclub site, Blanket Gallery moves into its new home at the 560 nightclub complex on Seymour Street
The next phase in the creation of a unique marriage of visual arts and entertainment takes place this evening at 560 Club on Seymour. Blanket Contemporary Art is opening its new space on the second floor of the multi-level nightclub, which takes its name from its address: 560 Seymour Street. Next month, the visual arts [...]
Question wins Whistler Business and Arts Award
The Whistler Question has contributed significantly to Whistler’s arts community over the past 34 years they have been publishing, regularly supporting a range of local arts events and festivals. In fact, the Question’s contributions have been so great that the Whistler Arts Council and Whistler Chamber of Commerce have decided to recognize the company’s efforts [...]
Langley: Artists collaborate on new visitor centre map
Langley artists Deborah Strong of Cat and Mouse Designs and Vivian Harder of Thunderfoot Studios were commissioned by Tourism Langley to create an artistic introduction to Langley in the new visitor centre, located at Langley Events Centre. The map was a joint effort by the two artists, and the project was the first time they [...]
Nanaimo: Arts sector leads business growth
The number of business licences for arts, entertainment and recreation in Nanaimo has increased 200% in the past 10 years, putting this sector’s growth ahead of every other in the city. The cultural-type businesses grew from 58 in 2000 to 174 this year, according to data from the city’s economic development office. Within this sector, [...]
Once merely condo royalty, Bob Rennie emerges as Vancouver’s cool king of modern art
Known as the condo king to some and chairman of the Tate Modern acquisitions committee to others, Bob Rennie, CEO of Rennie Marketing Systems, takes immense risks as a businessman and art collector. Here Rennie talks about the Olympic Village, the 2010 Olympic Games, the Vancouver Art Gallery, Mayor Gregor Robertson, and the Wing Sang [...]
Burnaby: New Heights mural gets finishing touches
The latest mural to grace the Heights business area is all about whimsy. The work by Capilano University fine arts student Emily Zimmerman is being readied for its official unveiling on Wednesday, Aug. 11 at 10:30 a.m. Located on the back laneway side of the building on the southeast corner of Willingdon Avenue and Hastings [...]
Burnaby: Hotels pitch in for Burnaby Blues Festival
Two Burnaby hotels are giving back to the community by providing complimentary rooms to recording artists and those involved in the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival. The hotels have also booked local blues acts to play in their entertainment venues during Burnaby Blues Week leading up to the festival, which is on Saturday, Aug. 14. [...]
Sculpture in Parksville
Parksville city council will install Nuu-chah-nulth artist Connie Watts’ 4.4 metre Circus sculpture at the corner of McMillian Street and Highway 19A. It will be erected as part of the Downtown Business Association’s (PDBA) public art program. Council approved the location and committed $15,000 for the installation of the metal sculpture. That was always the [...]
Vancouver: Eat, drink and paint in … Yaletown?, Raw Canvas provides space to relax, wield a paintbrush and discover yourself
Raw Canvas is an oddity in the midst of the glam Yaletown gestalt. This funky oasis reads artsy as well as Birkenstock Nation-y, with its squeaky wooden floors and comfy mismatched furniture. Did it lose its way en route to Main Street or Commercial Drive, maybe? Proprietor Steve Merkley says being out of place is [...]
New Westminster: Arts Council brings art and business together
The Arts Council of New Westminster hosted an event called CHANGE IT UP! on June 2 the arts council gallery at Centennial Lodge in Queen’s Park. The event was designed to introduce both artists and businesses in New Westminster to each other. The objective of the arts council is to have these businesses think of [...]
Vancouver buskers want to be louder, later
The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association is backing demands by buskers to let them stay out later and play louder in the downtown core. Under current bylaws, buskers have to stop playing at 10 p.m. PT, and they can’t use equipment to amplify their sound. Charles Gauthier, executive director of the association, says street performers [...]
