Archive for the category "vancouver"

Olympic Legacy Public Art

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Often you can’t go a full city block in Vancouver without encountering a piece of public art. Vancouver Biennale has quite a bit to do with that but now we have even more sculptures, installations, and statues that have been put in place as an Olympic legacy. About 20 permanent and temporary public artworks were […]

National Wear it Pink Day 2010

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

National Wear it Pink Day in Canada is May 27th, 2010. The Weekend to End Women’s Cancers (formerly known as the Weekend to End Breast Cancer) started the campaign in order to raise awareness for their upcoming event this summer, benefiting BC Cancer Foundation. Photo credit: Ron Sombilon Gallery One in seven women will be […]

Vancouver History: Then and Now, Intersections

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

After a bit of a break from the Then and Now series I’ve decided to get it up and running again. Usually I explore the Vancouver Archives online database however I’ll be pulling from the Vancouver Public Library‘s collection for today’s “then” images. The “now” images have been captured from Google Maps. 1908 – Hamilton […]

Theatre Profile: The Buddy Holly Story at The Arts Club

Comments 389 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Zachary Stevenson in the Arts Club’sBuddy: The Buddy Holly Story Photo by Tim Matheson The Arts Club presents Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at the Stanley Theatre on now until July 12, 2010. It’s the world’s most successful rock ‘n’ roll musical and has been viewed by more than 20 million people across the globe. […]

Vancouver Art Gallery Relocation

Comments 19 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Vancouver Art Gallery is icon in our city and was a central hub of activity during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and although the building won’t be going anywhere… it’s what’s inside that counts. Photo credit: rodefeld on Flickr A relocation, that would see it move out of the old courthouse building, has […]