Just in case you didn’t know, I live in Vancouver, BC. We are hosting the Olympics here in February 2010. The air is full of scandal and excitement. We all anticipate huge economic loss and increased taxes. We are hosting the games during a recession. The arts organizations here are reeling from cutbacks, but so are schools, sports groups and all kinds of social profit agencies, AND our province has been ravaged by forest fires this year; the salmon in our rivers have disappeared; pine beetles are killing our forest industry. What is there to do? One thing to do, is to enjoy some of the infrastructure improvements we now enjoy: a great new road to Whistler/Blackcomb mountains where some of the events will be held, new sports facilities that will revert to public use and a fabulous new subway to the airport. I live in a beautiful city.
One aspect of the Cultural Olympiad is a celebration of visual art by Canadian, and particularly BC artists. To that end the Vancouver2010.com website has launched CODE Screen to showcase local visual artists
As a countdown to the 2010 Winter Games, CODE Screen 2010 will animate your screen and captivate your imagination. By the end of the Games, CODE Screen 2010 will have showcased the work of more than 100 of Canada’s finest creators, including recipients of the Governor General’s Award for Visual and Media Arts.
Enjoy the works of artists including Alex Janvier, Michael Snow, Aganetha Dyck and Kenneth Lochhead in 14 exhibitions curated by Kate Armstrong, Dave Dyment, Donna Wawzonek, Nathalie deBlois, Milena Placentile and Daina Warren.
The best way to experience CODE Screen 2010 is to install the application putting you one click away from all the content. You’ll receive an automatic prompt whenever a new exhibit is launched. Or come back to vancouver2010.com/code whenever you need an art break.
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