arts and business
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 [...]
Pacific Rim: West Coast painter’s art featured on cover of wine magazine
Marla Thirsk, painter, sculptor, robot-maker extraordinaire, whose last poster was made for the Tofino Food and Wine Festival is also gracing the B.C. Wine Trails magazine cover. While Thirsk is familiar with festival poster designs since the first Pacific Rim Whale Festival ones were designed by her, this is her first magazine cover. “That was [...]
Richmond: 2010 Arts Awards Finalists
The City of Richmond is delighted to congratulate the 18 finalists in the second annual Richmond Arts Awards program. The six winners will be announced by Mayor Malcolm Brodie at a ceremony in Council Chambers on April 29, 2010. This year’s selection panel is comprised of 2009 winner for Artistic Innovation, artist Margaret Dragu; Richmond [...]
Vancouver Artist Scott Plear Completes Major Commission for Corporate Client Bentall LP
Vancouver artist Scott Plear has just completed a major commission for Bentall LP, one of North America’s leading real estate advisory and service organizations. The abstract painting was installed earlier this month in the lobby of 1075 West Georgia Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, where it can be viewed by the public. The painting, titled Thermal [...]
Vancouver’s old A&B Sound store is reborn as the city’s most exotic late-night spot
Vancouver nightclubs tend to be one-trick ponies. One space, one DJ, one theme running throughout. Vincent Alvaro thinks this is a bit boring. So he wants to shake things up with his new club, Five Sixty. Located in the old A&B Sound store at 560 Seymour, it’s much larger than most local nightclubs – 28,000 [...]
Richmond: Reminder of Arts Award Deadline: March 19
A friendly reminder that the deadline to submit nominations to the 2010 Richmond Arts Awards is now about two weeks away: Friday, March 19. Awards will be presented in six categories: Business and the Arts Arts Volunteerism Cultural Leadership Artistic Innovation Arts Education Youth Arts Three finalists in each category will be announced on April 9, [...]
Chambar Highlighting work of Vancouver Artists During Games
Chambar restaurant will feature the work of two Vancouver artists during the Olympics, with the intention of sharing with the world some of the fantastic young artistic talent that the city has to offer. With Chambar’s close proximity to BC Place and Canada Hockey Place, thousands of Olympic visitors will have the opportunity to view [...]
