Vancouver Stores Begin to Re-Open

Vancouver stores begin to re-open after being closed due to the pandemic.

Vancouver stores are preparing to open again after the BC Government announced it plans on May 6, 2020 to restart the economy after the pandemic shutdown many businesses.  Stores that were boarded up and painted by artists had removed the plywood.  You can see some of the boarded up photos and photos taken on May 13th, 2020 below.

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Vancouver Artists Transforming Robson Street

Vancouver artists are transforming Robson Street in Vancouver by painting on boarded up storefronts.  The Downtown Vancouver BIA and Vancouver Mural Festival have enlisted the artists to create a more positive environment.  The storefronts have been boarded up due to an increase in commercial break-ins due to the pandemic.

Artist Taka Sudo with his  mural on the Muji Store on Robson Street.  Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Artist Taka Sudo with his mural on the Muji Store on Robson Street. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Artist Animalitoland (Graciela Gonçalves Da Silva) paints her mural on Robson Street.  Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Artist Animalitoland (Graciela Gonçalves Da Silva) paints her mural on Robson Street. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Mural on Robson Street by Chairman Ting.  Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Mural on Robson Street by Chairman Ting. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Mural on Robson Street by Artist Sandeep Johal.  Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Mural on Robson Street by Artist Sandeep Johal. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Happy Lunar New Year!

Lunar New Year Festival at the Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza in Downtown Vancouver on January 25 and 26, 2020 in Vancouver, BC Canada.

Wishes on wishing tree at Lunar Fest 2020.  Vancouver, BC Canada.

Wishes on wishing tree at Lunar Fest 2020. Vancouver, BC Canada.

Bubble tea bubbles at Lunar Fest 2020.  Vancouver, BC Canada.

Bubble tea bubbles at Lunar Fest 2020. Vancouver, BC Canada.

Racing rat robots at Lunar Fest 2020.  Vancouver, BC Canada.

Racing rat robots at Lunar Fest 2020. Vancouver, BC Canada.

Fortune Telling booth at Lunar Fest 2020.  Vancouver, BC Canada.

Fortune Telling booth at Lunar Fest 2020. Vancouver, BC Canada.

Coastal Lunar Lanterns at Jack Poole Plaza.  Vancouver, BC Canada.

Coastal Lunar Lanterns at Jack Poole Plaza. Vancouver, BC Canada.

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