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Jan. 25, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Friday File~A Bar that is a Total Flush

If you are in London you can take the tube station to Kentish Town and experience a unique bar that…
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Jan. 24, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Art Gallery’s Newest Design, Newest Donor

I have been writing about the new Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) sporadically as new information comes up about the project. Everyone…
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Jan. 21, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Should Views to the “Van East Cross” Public Art Installation be Protected?

Thirty years ago the Public Art Program began at the City of Vancouver. It has supported local talent with  88% of…
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Jan. 15, 2019 / Colin Stein

Urban Artist at Work: Solar System Labyrinth

From our local correspondents Michael and Dianna: Recently, in a break between rain squalls, Toronto transplant Himy Syed chalked an…
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Dec. 21, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Singapore Urchins, Arizona Ribbons~Sustainable Public Art

Singapore is hosting the annual i Light Marina Bay Festival which highlights sustainability in the country. This year the festival…
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Dec. 12, 2018 / Colin Stein

Price Talks – The Conversation of the Blog

This fall, we launched Price Talks, our new podcast series. Price Talks are conversations with past, current, and emerging leaders…
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Dec. 05, 2018 / Gordon Price

Why Tim Davis ❤ Amsterdam – 2

In this second part, Tim Davis takes a look at how Amsterdam priorizes pedestrians.  (I’ve left the emphases intact to…
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Dec. 05, 2018 / Gordon Price

TLC by TL: Small, Helpful Change

All the attention at the moment is on the TransLink wristbands, which for reasons beyond my comprehension seem to be…
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Dec. 04, 2018 / Gordon Price

A Camel for All Seasons

Across the street from the buildings described below, there’s a favourite piece of public art at the corner of Lonsdale…
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Nov. 26, 2018 / Gordon Price

Daily Durning: Photos of Greg Girard

Vancouver has a great artistic history of street photographers – and Greg Girard was one of them.  Durning picked up…
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Nov. 22, 2018 / Gordon Price

Signs of Portland

During my short trip to PDX  a few weeks ago, I had no problem finding cultural signifiers.  There are signs…
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Oct. 01, 2018 / Gordon Price

Panel: Chinatown and Beyond – Oct 4

On April 22, 2018, Vancouver City Council convened a Special Council meeting in Chinatown where Mayor Gregor Robertson delivered a formal…
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Sep. 29, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver Public Library’s New Public Treasure

It’s really a spectacular transformation — the downtown VPL’s two upper floors have become a rich and varied public space.…
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Sep. 26, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver Public Library Downtown Expansion – Opening Event

Saturday, September 29 is the date if you’d like to check out the new rooftop garden and top floors at…

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