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vancouver | Downtown
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Galleries
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Name: Contemporary Art Gallery Address: 555 Nelson Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 6R5 Hours: Tues-Sun 12-6pm URL: http://www.contemporaryartgallery.ca The CAG is the longest standing independent public art gallery dedicated to presenting contemporary visual art in Vancouver. Their exhibitions are usually one-person shows by both emerging and renowned Canadian and international artists. Additionally, they program a few off-site art projects at the Yaletown Roundhouse Skytrain station and on their gallery facade. Sculpture / Photography / Performance / New Media / Installation / Film & Video / Drawing & Painting / Public Gallery |
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Name: Or Gallery Address: 555 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 2R1 Hours: Tues-Sat 12-5pm URL: http://www.orgallery.org/ One of the most established artist-run centres in Vancouver, Or Gallery showcases both local and international contemporary art. Sculpture / Photography / Performance / New Media / Installation / Film & Video / Drawing & Painting / Artist Run Centre & Collective |
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Name: The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art Address: 639 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2G3 Hours: See website. URL: http://www.billreidgallery.ca/ A gallery devoted to traditional Northwest Coast aboriginal art. It is home to SFU’s Bill Reid collection. Sculpture / Photography / Installation / Drawing & Painting / Design / Craft / Public Gallery |
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Name: Vancouver Art Gallery Address: 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H Hours: Daily 10-5pm; Tues to 9pm URL: http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/ The Vancouver Art Gallery, our civic gallery, for the most part, lives up to its name. A little secret about it: if you’ve decided to cut your walk short and you’re interested in spending an afternoon reading about art, the library, which is open to the public, is excellent. Sculpture / Printmaking/Bookarts / Photography / Performance / New Media / Installation / Film & Video / Drawing & Painting / Public Gallery |
Points of Interest
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Name: Pacific Cinematheque Address: 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2L7 Hours: Daily 9-5pm, 6:30-11:30pm URL: http://www.thecinematheque.ca/ For any cinema lover in Vancouver, this place is basically a second home. Their programming includes cinema classics from their collection, and is also right on the pulse of the festival circuit. Here is also where DIM CINEMA is hosted, a monthly screening series that presents the films of artists with moving image practices in dialogue with the cinema. Cinema/Theatre |
Shopping
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Name: Macleod´s Books Address: 455 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1V2 Hours: Daily 10-6pm URL: macleodsbooks.tumblr.com/ If you are excited by the notion of excavating through a badlands of paper to find your next haul of reading material, at Macleod´s you could start with a note that says, "Please find the Faulkner paperback collection on the floor." I´m not sure if I spend more time or money in here, but I definitely need to be in a certain kind of mood... Books |
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Name: Paper Hound Address: 344 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1T1 Hours: Sun-Thurs 10am-7pm, Fri-Sat 10am-8pm URL: http://paperhound.ca/ Just down the street from Macleod´s is its visually calmer and more orderly quirky counterpart. The shop is defined by a subtle zigzagging bookshelf that bisects the space, making it an interesting space to navigate. One of the best things about this place is its selection of enigmatic pamphlets and old poetry periodicals housed in the flat file just beyond the poetry section. Books |
Dining
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Name: Japadog Address: 530 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 2B7 Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-12am, Sun 10-9pm URL: http://www.japadog.com/robson_En.html It is what it sounds like, a Japanese inspired hot dog and far, far, better than a California roll. This is their first restaurant location, in addition to having a few stands around Downtown Vancouver. There are often lines out the door, but it goes relatively quickly, and the dine-in tables have a high turn over rate. Quick Bite / Meal |
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Name: Saj & Co. Address: 813 Davie Street , Vancouver, BC V6Z 1B7 Hours: Mon-Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri 11am-10pm, Sat 12:30pm-10pm, Closed Sunday URL: http://sajandco.ca/ Just around the corner from the Pacific Cinematheque, this small Lebanese bakery makes everything fresh to order, so if you´re coming here to grab a bite before a double feature, give yourself at least half an hour, it´s worth the wait! Even still, you may end up having to sneak it into the movie anyway. Cheap eats in this area pale in comparison with the $4.50 Zataar Herbal Mix. Quick Bite / Meal / Coffee |