Securing land / building assets
Securing Land / Building Assets Artist Run Centres Challenging Vancouver’s Real Estate Paradigm
“42 years ago the Western Front was innovative in its artistic approach to real estate. Our current situation is far more complicated, but the goal is to turn our involvement in this massive real estate game into a productive and critical conversation about development in Vancouver and art’s role in it.” Caitlin Jones, Executive Director, Western Front
“How can we ensure that real estate development actually benefits artist communities rather than the imagined neighbourhoods of planners and developers, and still allows for a critical voice against the destruction of existing spaces?” Emma Hendrix, General Manager, VIVO Media Arts Centre
“"Artist-run spaces are inherently experiments between art, space and the public. How might these organizations challenge the real estate paradigm by highlighting the importance of architectural diversity as forms of social transformation?” Brian McBay, Director, 221A Artist Run Centre
“42 years ago the Western Front was innovative in its artistic approach to real estate. Our current situation is far more complicated, but the goal is to turn our involvement in this massive real estate game into a productive and critical conversation about development in Vancouver and art’s role in it.” Caitlin Jones, Executive Director, Western Front
“How can we ensure that real estate development actually benefits artist communities rather than the imagined neighbourhoods of planners and developers, and still allows for a critical voice against the destruction of existing spaces?” Emma Hendrix, General Manager, VIVO Media Arts Centre
“"Artist-run spaces are inherently experiments between art, space and the public. How might these organizations challenge the real estate paradigm by highlighting the importance of architectural diversity as forms of social transformation?” Brian McBay, Director, 221A Artist Run Centre
