Monday March 21st, 2016 Bus shelter art shares ‘rules’ of Vancouver A U.K. contemporary artist who came up with 17 different “rules” for Vancouver from his city artist’s residency will have his work displayed at 10 different bus stop shelters in Vancouver until May. Peter Liversidge likes to work with words. His art is deceivingly simple and takes the form of a sheet of paper with 17 typewriter-inked rules that are up for interpretation. Learn more Wednesday March 2nd, 2016 Best of the City 2016: The results are in! It’s no secret that Vancouver is the best place to live in the world. Heck, we know it, that’s why we live here! Vancouver has a lot going for it: there’s the majestic mountains, the ocean, the beaches, the parks, and the untamed wilderness at our doorstep. Learn more Friday February 5th, 2016 THINGS TO DO IN VANCOUVER THIS WEEKEND Things to do in Vancouver Learn more Friday January 29th, 2016 Group to present findings on Pier 86 public art The Friends of Art on Pier 86 group (FAP86) will present its feasibility study about public art on the Pier 86 structures on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Learn more Friday January 29th, 2016 Top arts stories of the year Tourism Vancouver’s “insider” blog, InsideVancouver.ca, has compiled the top 10 most Instagram-friendly locations in the city. Learn more Thursday January 21st, 2016 Vancouver bus stop turned into ART Find some of Seung Woo Backs's artworks at 15 different transit shelters around the city. Seung Woo Back/Vancouver Biennale. A South Korean artist has created a local transit shelter art exhibition based on his experiences of following people from transit stops around the city-and snapping photos of their destinations. Learn more Sunday January 17th, 2016 ENGAGED Vancouverites more involved than ever in civic affairs     Learn more Thursday November 26th, 2015 ‘W’ shipping container public art installation to open in New Westminster A giant art installation made of four shipping containers shaped into the letter W is set to officially open on Saturday on the banks of the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C. Learn more Tuesday November 24th, 2015 Vancouver Biennale: New West gets the WOW factor The Vancouver Biennale has WOW-ed New Westminster with a new public artwork. Learn more Tuesday November 24th, 2015 Vancouver Biennale’s largest installation nearly complete in New Westminster The series of Vancouver Biennale Open Air Museum installations has grown once again, with the latest addition, WOW Westminster, making its home along the Fraser River on the northeast side of Westminster Pier Park. On Tuesday morning, crews were making the finishing touches on the 42.6-metre (140 feet) piece. Learn more Monday November 23rd, 2015 PIER PARK // Vancouver Beinnale Sets up New Art Pieces Crews prepare shipping containers for a piece of public art called Wow Westminster. Learn more Friday November 20th, 2015 Massive art installation coming to New Westminster waterfront The biggest art piece of the 2014 to 2016 Vancouver Biennale will be installed in New Westminster. Organizers say it might be the largest public art in Canada. Learn more Thursday November 19th, 2015 New West ready to be wowed by public art Community invited to WOW's arrival and official unveiling. Learn more Thursday November 19th, 2015 Massive 140-foot “W” art installation at New Westminster Pier The largest public art installation from the 2014-2016 Vancouver Biennale is being constructed on the New Westminster waterfront – a massive “W” made out of four 40-foot shipping containers. Learn more Thursday October 29th, 2015 Letter: Blue trees stir passion, dialogue While I have great respect for Chief editor Christine Endicott, I take issue with her editorial “Outcry about blue trees ignored” (Oct. 22). There is not doubt the Blue Trees installation has caused a kerfuffle in town. But before The Squamish Chief and some area residents condemn the project, our community might want to keep an open mind about it and other public art.   Learn more Monday October 26th, 2015 Art in Vancouver Biennale 温哥华双年展 露天的艺术博物馆 也许你 没听说过Vancouver Biennale这个拗口的名字，但你肯定见过温哥华英吉利湾旁那组大笑的铜人雕塑，格兰维尔岛上从6个丑陋的水泥大罐子变身而来的生动有趣的巨人玩偶，还有科学馆附近那叠摞在木桩上的废旧汽车，这些给城市带来无限趣味及美感的艺术品背后的始作俑者，就是Vancouver Biennale. Learn more Friday October 23rd, 2015 Trees turn blue, as project begins The Blue Trees installation got underway the morning of Oct. 22, though it was a little less ambitious than original plans suggested. Learn more Thursday October 22nd, 2015 Blue Trees have sprouted up in New West In an effort to raise awareness of worldwide deforestation and the resulting climate change, Blue Trees have started to spring up around New Westminster. Learn more Thursday October 22nd, 2015 Biennale artist is feeling Blue about the environment Konstantin Dimopoulos paints a stand of Squamish trees to highlight climate change Konstantin Dimopoulos wants your attention. The Egypt-born, Melbourne-based conceptual artist has come to Squamish as part of the Vancouver Biennale and is taking something we all take for granted — our lush vegetation — and changing it into something unforgettable. Learn more Monday October 19th, 2015 New West welcomes Blue Trees Konstantin Dimopoulos is trying to change the world – one tree at a time. The Australian artist visited New Westminster last week to help set up the new Blue Trees installation that’s part of the Vancouver Biennale. “Blue doesn’t exist in nature,” Dimopoulos told the Record. “There are red trees, there are yellow trees – but blue doesn’t. It’s a surreal environment, where people aren’t expecting to see blue. That’s why we are creating it.” If you’re looking for the Blue Trees around town, you’ll find one on Columbia Street (across from Anvil Centre), 12 in Westminster Pier Park (near the concession and the urban beach) and 20 on the front lawn of city hall. Learn more