Vancouver: Arts Summit takes on urban planning
Part two of the Alliance for Arts’ annual Arts Summit took place Friday (June 25) at Surrey’s swanky new Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre. Front and centre in the minds of Summit participants, who represented various disciplines of Metro Vancouver’s cultural community, was the lack of venues for arts activity.
A morning panel discussion, Cultural Assets and Infrastructure, looked at recent and future residential development projects that incorporate public arts facilities. Architect Richard Henriquez, whose firm oversaw the $330 million Woodward’s re-development, said he looks forward to beginning restoration of Commercial Drive’s historic York Theatre (which the Vancouver East Cultural Centre will manage.)
While Henriquez also sees promise in the Great Northern Way Campus and Coal Harbour Arts Complex developments, he is concerned that plans for the North East False Creek and Plaza of Nations sites do not currently include any cultural amenities.
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Hi Stephen,
The Alliance for Arts and Culture posted a summary on their website yesterday:http://www.allianceforarts.com/blog/reflections-arts-summit-2010
I’ve also posted a few articles from the Georgia Straight on BC Arts News.
Happy reading!
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Thanks for the post. Anything to report back from Day 1 for those of us who couldn’t make it?