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tourismvancouver.com 17 Walking Figures Magdalena Abakanowicz (Poland) Broadway/City Hall Canada Line Station (Cambie St. and West Broadway) TVAN/COASTAL JAZZ & BLUES SOCIETY/CHRIS CAMERON (JAZZ FESTIVAL), GOTOVAN/FLICKR (WALKING FIGURES, TVAN/CLAYTON PERRY (A-MAZE-ING LAUGHTER), TVAN/NELSON MOUELLIC (217.5 ARC X 13), SCOTT DOUGLAS (ENGAGEMENT), EDNA WINTI/FLICKR (GOLDEN TREE), TVAN/CLAYTON PERRY (ART GALLERY) V ancouver's seaside location and rapid growth have informed the work of internationally acclaimed artists like Douglas Coupland and Jeff Wall, provided a vantage point for writers including William Gibson and Malcolm Lowry, inspired designers such as Omer Arbel and John Fluevog and fired the imagination of tech entrepreneurs like Slack's Stewart Butterfield and Hootsuite's Ryan Holmes. They also enticed the organizers of the TED Talks to invite thought leaders to meet here annually through 2020. Cultural liaisons The city proves life can be artful Drew Young LOCAL INTEL The artistic director for the Vancouver Mural Festival and lead art curator for SKOOKUM, a music, food and arts festival taking place in Stanley Park Sept. 7-9, shares some touchstones of the local art scene. • MURAL MAGIC: – Marat Morik, 2425 Quebec St. Marat is in my mind truly pushing how murals can become very painterly with the right process. – Scott Sueme, 5 East 8th Ave. It's his largest work to date and I believe it's Vancouver's second largest mural next to the Os Gemeos silos on Granville Island. – Kashink, 205 East 10th Ave. This artist flew through her work so fast that we absolutely had to find her another wall before she returned home to France. Kashink and a small support crew were able to knock out this keystone 2016 piece in under 72 hours! • CABARET: I will always have a soft spot for The Cobalt bar on Main St. It's undergone many, many facelifts over the years. The owners have opened up countless careers for musicians and visual artists. The bar has also become a mecca for the queer community in East Van. CURATED COLLECTIONS Delve deeper into the city's history at the Museum of Vancouver. Its collection of artifacts and curiosities chronicle Vancouver's evolution. At the Vancouver Art Gallery downtown, touring exhibitions complement more than 10,000 permanent pieces, including those of celebrated turn-of-the-last-century post-impressionist Emily Carr. Nearby is the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coastal Art, which has permanent and rotating collections. Or cross the harbour on the SeaBus to the newly opened Polygon Gallery, a photographic and multimedia exhibition space in North Vancouver. Vancouver's great outdoors play a role (literally!) as the backdrop for the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival. Granville Island welcomes global indie theatre performers at the Vancouver Fringe Festival, music fills the air at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and the Vancouver Folk Music Festival recaptures a groovy vibe every summer on Jericho Beach. ENTERTAINMENT OUTDOORS PUBLIC ART Discover outdoor sculptures made by international luminaries. Here are five to see. Golden Tree Douglas Coupland (Canada) MC2 (400 Southwest Marine Dr. at Cambie St.) Engagement Dennis Oppenheim (U.S.) Sunset Beach Park (Beach Ave. at Nicola St.) 217.5 Arc x 13 Bernar Venet (France) Sunset Beach Park (Beach Ave. at Jervis St.) A-maze-ing Laughter Yue Minjun (China) Morton Park (Davie St. and Denman St.)