Vancouver Art

• Two Vancouver art organizations struggling with studio spaces amid financial woes

  EatART said, along with the Beaumont Studios announcement, it is clear that it is difficult for artists in Vancouver to find affordable spaces in the city.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2023
  
• Artist behind guerilla Vancouver art piece launches campaign to ‘save spidey’

  The anonymous artist who installed an unsanctioned sculpture of a spider under a Vancouver underpass is calling on supporters to ask the city to save it.

  Politics

  Mar 24, 2023
  
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• City of Vancouver to remove guerilla spider sculpture, cost unclear

  The piece, by Montreal artist Junko is located under a City of Vancouver overpass near Broadway and Victoria, and can be seen from the SkyTrain Millennium Line. 

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
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• ‘Recognition they deserve’: Exhibit showcases Downtown Eastside artists

  "We want to give them a platform to showcase the work that they deserve and the recognition that they deserve," said Lorraine Lowe of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.

  Features

  Jun 19, 2022
• Metro Vancouver artist turns trash into treasure by using plastic to create stunning art

  Roger Brenninkmeyer is the founder of the Plastic Essence Collaborative, which turns plastic bags and overwrap into stunning pieces of three-dimensional artwork.

  Environment

  Jan 2, 2022
• Proposed Vancouver sculpture latest piece of public art to spark controversy

  Nearly 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for the 'Boy Holding Shark' statue not to be installed in south False Creek as a part of the Vancouver Bienalle.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2021
• East Van Cross faces blockage as 10-storey building granted development permit

  The city maintains that the cross would still be visible to passengers on the eastbound SkyTrain.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2019
• Artist behind East Van Cross says new development will block views of iconic landmark

  Ken Lum is calling on the City of Vancouver to find a solution as it reviews a proposed eight-storey office tower set to be erected next to the cross.

  Oct 5, 2018
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• Would you email a tree? In Vancouver you can, and the trees will write back

  The new art project invites people to write to select trees, and believe it or not, they'll get a response.

  Entertainment

  Aug 26, 2018
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• Vancouver’s Trans Am Totem art installation may soon need a new parking spot

  "I asked also if there was any chance it could be considered for future developments in the park... they said they wouldn't consider past pieces for new proposals."

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2018