Michael Vandermeer

A City Without Artists? talks art space amid the condo race

by Ben McGuinness, Peak Associate On January 16, SFU Public Square held a meeting in its City Conversations series called “A City Without Artists?” to discuss the challenge of maintaining space for artists in Vancouver. The room was packed with a diverse audience of all ages and backgrounds. Three stakeholders in the topic led the discussion, but it was emphasized that everyone in the room was welcome to participate. The first guest, sculptor Michael Vandermeer, expressed frustrations over watching artist space sit empty during his 20 years working at on Granville Island at studio ie: Creative. He explained that Granville Island…

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