arts and business
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 [...]
