itle of exhibit: “At the End of the Day” Artist: Audrey Wang “These mixed media prints involving intaglio, lithograph and drawing were made over the past three years as a reflection on Vancouver’s search for identity through it’s perpetually changing living spaces.” Join Us anytime From: Dates of show: April 4 - April 29, 2012 Opening: 6:00 [...]
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Vancouver International Childrens Festival
35 Years Young!
The Vancouver International Children’s Festival will celebrate its 35th anniversary…
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Exhibition: “At the End of the Day” At Dundarave Print Workshop & Gallery
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This site is part of an ongoing grassroots initiative called Granville Island Works initiated by the Granville Island Business and Community Association. Granville Island Works is the official Insider's Guide to Granville Island, bringing you the stories and news of the Island as the locals experience it! It is an ongoing community initiative that celebrates the diversity of shops, artists, industry, theatre companies, the Public Market and more that make Granville Island such a unique and widely celebrated destination.
Read the stories of the people that contribute to Granville Island every day; learn about the incredible history and how it transformed from an Industrial wasteland to one of the most widely renowned urban renewal centers in the world; AND keep up to date with the insider buzz on community events, happenings and news that keep the spirit of Granville Island alive and kicking all year long!
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January 28, 2010
On behalf of Granville Island, we would like to invite you to visit our unique Island community and help us celebrate the success of this acclaimed artistic, cultural and business center. Three Granville Island community projects have recently come about as a response to a desire to show who we are as a community. These projects couldn’t have come at a better time, particularly with the international visitors that we are welcoming into
our city this February. There has been a DVD produced for the Artisans Association, a Granville Island book featuring the unique stories of some of the merchants and the people who had the vision for Granville Island, and this newspaper, Granville Island Works.
In 2009, the Granville Island Business and Community Association (GIBCA) wanted to create a legacy piece that would go on after ...
- Beryl Wilson, former editor of the Creek newspaper.
