Year Long Exhibition of Digital Public Art
The City of Vancouver Public Art Program is pleased to announce the screening of twelve videos as part of our Platforms series in 2011, 2014 and 2016.
Coastal City: The Public Art Program premiers the final four artworks in the series this week
VANCOUVER, BC – A new film by Emilie Crewe contrasts natural and manmade elements of Vancouver and the team of Castle Grünenfelder Ingram present images of local indigenous fruit trees in transit shelters. Ben Bogart’s computerized abstraction surrounds the light structure at Queen Elizabeth Plaza, and an image from Laiwan’s film Barnacle City will show…
Platforms Coastal Cities- Artist Spotlight: Jayce Salloum
Artist Jayce Salloum has created a collection of images as part of their contribution to the Platforms: Coastal City series. Between July 11 and August 7, 2016, the 20 works on this page can be seen in transit shelters though out the city of Vancouver, BC. We encourage you to scour the city, grab a…
Coastal City: New video by Jason Nielsen on city screens and photos by Jayce Salloum in transit shelters in July
VANCOUVER, BC – The City of Vancouver Public Art Program is pleased to present two new artist commissions for the Coastal City series of temporary video and print works. The artworks launch the week of July 11 and run through August 7. The Coastal City series began on May and includes 15 new art commissions…
Coastal City: A new video by Laiwan on city screens and images by Ryan Peter in transit shelters
For June, the “Coastal City”series features barnacles across the cityscape and allusions to biomorphic lifeforms.
City of Vancouver introduces 15 temporary artworks into the urban landscape
The City of Vancouver’s Public Art program launches of a new series of temporary print and video works to animate the public realm.
Public Art on Foot in English – A Recap of the 2015 Culture Days Walking Tours
Each year during Culture Days free guided tours are offered of Vancouver’s sculptural works, public art landmarks, architectural collaborations, text-based interventions, mixed media, conceptual art and even a few hidden gems!
Celebrate Culture Days 2015 with a FREE Public Art Walking Tour!
Two tours! Three languages to choose from! Register by September 21st for your FREE guided tour of Vancouver’s public art.
Vancouver’s Year of Reconciliation Public Art Series Receives International Recognition
The City of Vancouver revealed that its public art project for the Year of Reconciliation was honoured on June 11, 2015 by Americans for the Arts as one of the outstanding projects created in 2014. The prestigious award, granted by the Americans for the Arts’ Public Art Network, celebrates the most compelling public artworks produced in…
A Recap of the City of Vancouver Public Art Tours for Culture Days 2014
The 2014 Culture Days walking tours were meant to highlight a variety of artworks in the downtown core as well as the False Creek/Yaletown area. As I walked with groups ranging between 6- 20 people, I would sometimes stop in an area and ask tour-goers if they could point out the public artwork in the…
