Streetscape
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Video Vancouver: Sign Painters Trailer
This the official trailer for SIGN PAINTERS a documentary by Faythe Levine & Sam Macon. There was a time, as recently as the 1980s, when storefronts...
By Yuri Artibise -
Facadism as a Heritage Strategy
Vancouver Heritage Foundation would like to thank our guest writer for this weeks article, Marta Farevaag, urban planner and Principal of PFS Studio...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation -
The Lulu Series: Vancouver Public Space Network, March 28, 2013
Good cities are defined by the quality of their public spaces. Whether these are lively public squares or plazas, parks, beaches, civic architecture or...
By Yuri Artibise -
Invitation to Places That Matter at the Russian Community Centre
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The WALL – A Public Art Initiative
In 2010 CBC Radio-Canada, JJ Bean Coffee Roasters, and Vancouver Heritage Foundation entered into a partnership to bring public art to the CBC Plaza...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation -
CoV – Ironclad Art Manhole Cover Design Challenge
The City of Vancouver invites everyone who lives, works or goes to school in Vancouver to submit designs for new manhole covers. Contest Dates Opens...
By Spacing -
Granville Island: 40 Years Later – Authenticity that Ages Gracefully
VHF would like to thank our guest writer for this weeks article Paul Nursey, Vice-President, Strategy and Corporate Communications at the Canadian...
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Video Vancouver: One City – Eight Artists – Seven Days: Baltimore
This short film documents the work of eight street artist over the course of a week.
By Caroline Toth -
Video Vancouver: 1.8 gigapixel ARGUS-IS
The ARGUS array is made up of several cameras and other types of imaging systems. The output of the imaging system is used to create extremely large...
By Caroline Toth -
Vancouver’s Gritty History: Social Views and the Urban Landscape
In an urban setting it is easy to get lost in the everyday of concrete, cement and asphalt. Colour becomes a beacon that cuts through the grey and entices...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation -
The West End On-street Mural Project
The West End On-Street Mural Project is a collaborative public art pilot project created with the aim of strengthening community bonds. This summer, it...
By Spacing -
Video Vancouver Original: Winter Solstice Beat
The HD version is highly recommended and available at its Vimeo page. *** Winter in Vancouver is not quite like winter in other Canadian cities. There is...
By Kathleen Corey