This is an archived event from Culture Days 2020.
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Public Art Self-Guided Walking Tour: Burrard Corridor - Downtown
Self-guided
Nature & outdoors Physical activity & movement Sculpture & installation Tour Visual artsDate and time
This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
Vancouver Convention Centre, west side, Jack Poole Plaza (Start/Finish Point)
Vancouver, BC
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
About
Take a self-guided walking tour and discover the artworks that grace our downtown public spaces. This public art walk follows Hornby and Burrard streets to the Vancouver Art Gallery and returns via Georgia and Bute streets. Featured artworks include sculptures, public art landmarks, architectural collaborations, and text-based interventions. Download our brochure and head out for an hour or two.
Links
- Link to Self-Guided Walking Tour Brochure (PDF 1MB) vancouver.ca
- Learn more about the Public Art Program vancouver.ca
Organizer
City of Vancouver Public Art Program
The City of Vancouver Public Art Program commissions artists and supports artistic practices that open spaces for encounters with art and the city. The program provides art opportunities of many kinds from single commissions to artist collaborations with design professionals and diverse communities.
Managing civic funding to plan, program, commission and maintain public art, the program contributes to the city’s rich, diverse public realm. Along with significant works in a variety of scales, forms, and media, the program also develops policy, and oversees and administers the public art process for major rezoning development projects.
The Public Art Program has been commissioning public art for more than 25 years and now manages a collection of over 300 permanent pieces of public art throughout the City.