If you didn’t already spot Art Beatus located at 808 Nelson Street, do yourself a favour and pay a visit now.
Art Beatus (Vancouver) Consultancy Ltd. 108-808 Nelson Street, Downtown, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2H2; 604.688.2633 www.artbeatus.com; Monday–Friday 10am–6pm, appointment is recommended Founded in Hong Kong in 1992 and with the addition of a Vancouver location in 1996, Art Beatus showcases modern and contemporary art from around the world with a special focus on the increasingly important area of Chinese art.
Li Zhong Xiang
Head west on Nelson, then north on Howe to visit the Rendezvous Gallery (323) with its large collection of Canadian artists. Nearby you’ll find a wonderful public art installation by Daniel Lakskarin titled Working Landscape.
Continue north towards the water and then west until you are at Burrard. Marvel at the award-winning Vancouver Convention Centre, renowned as a green-designed, stateof-the-art facility. Continue west and at the foot of Thurlow Street stop at the 2010 Olympic Cauldron and imagine the five cauldrons alight. Now that you are on the waterfront head west down along the sea wall and enjoy the public artworks you will find along the way as you stroll towards Stanley Park. ancouver Convention Centre V 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3 604.689.8232; See public tour information on website: www.vancouverconventioncentre.com/artproject The Art Project at the Vancouver Convention Centre showcases the richness and diversity of the history, contributions and innovations made by all workers to the building of our province. The thematic art program is anchored by major works commissioned from five BC and two International artists that were selected by jury. It also includes interpretive story panels throughout the West building and surrounding seawall, a Coast Salish Gallery in the Harbour Concourse connector between the West and East buildings, and a BC Artists’ Gallery featuring major historic and contemporary BC artists who have addressed the province’s landscape in their work.