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February Pop-Ups At Chinatown’s @thisopenspace To Focus On Art Exhibitions

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Vancouver, BC | February is all about Art-Sweet-Art at our Chinatown space, and we’re welcoming it with wide-open arms reaching for a best friend who’s been gone far too long. That’s what it feels like, as it’s been a few moons since we’ve had this many art exhibitions in the space. The month starts with #OnAbstraction, a painting exhibition curated in house. There’s a Valentine’s pop-up with a three-course dessert menu, and followed by two stellar photography exhibitions. To end the month, we open our doors again for free co-working. Grab a pen and start marking your calendars and check out our full list events here.

FEB 02-08 | #OnAbstraction Painting Exhibition
Amelia Garvin, Christina Song, Shahin Sharafaldin, Stephanie Doane and Melissa King, brought together in an exhibition that represents a cross section in painting now. Opening night celebrations happen Monday from 6PM to late.
Hours: 11AM-6PM daily, ‘till 5PM on Saturday/Sunday

FEB 11-14 | #PetitHearts Valentine’s Desserts
An evening baked goods market and three-course dessert menus with dessert wine pairings presented by Carol and Ada Chan of Petit Four Pastries. The dessert tasting menus are ticketed events and a perfectly unique Valentine’s surprise – snatch yours here.
Hours: 6PM – 10PM daily

FEB 17-19 | #RivertonInPrint Photography Exhibition
Fifteen disposable cameras were handed out to youth in Riverton, Jamaica with an aim to help them feel empowered to artistically and creatively showcase their community to the world. Framed photos by the youth and presenting charity Fundamentals For Change will be for sale with 100% of proceeds going to FFC projects in Jamaica. Thursday’s reception is ticketed to support the fundraising efforts and includes canapés and live music.
Hours: 11AM – 7PM, Thursday reception 6-11PM

FEB 20-22 | #PhotoShepherd’s 365: An Image A Day
Local photographer Steven Shepherd (see image above) has been shooting at least one self-portrait image over the last 365 days and is showing a curated selection of his best work during this period for the first time. This young talented photographer’s exhibition is not to be missed.
Hours: Friday Reception 5-11PM, Saturday/Sunday 11AM – 9PM

FEB 24 – FEB 27 | #GyShiDo (Free Coworking)
What are you working on these days? Bring it down to our house and let’s practice GyShiDo (look it up) together. We got a desk for you and roadrunner-quick WiFi. BYO clicky pens, laptops, sketch books. It’s our office for the week and it’s always better with friends.
Hours: 9AM – 5PM

Details

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Full-service pop-up production agency.
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The People

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Yashar Nijati, Creative Director

About thisopenspace

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thisopenspace is a full-service pop-up production agency. Their flagship storefront in Chinatown is an idea playground and a pop-up ready space. It’s where they have hosted over 70 pop-up concepts since 2012. But there is so much more…

POP-UP READY SPACES
Empty space sucks and space for short-term use is rare. We help clients find flexible space and open underutilized space for temporary use. We’ve done this around Vancouver neighbourhoods including Mount Pleasant, Gastown, South Granville, and Fraserhood. Do you have or need space for temporary use? Contact us.

PROMOTION AND PRESS RELATIONS
It ain’t a party if no one shows up. We provide promotion and press relations exclusively to short term pop-up shops, exhibitions, and events. Whether it’s happening at one of our spaces or not, we help clients connect with their audience. Here’s the proof.

AN ENGAGED AUDIENCE
A pop-up is a limited time offer and we make sure that clients get noticed by an engaged audience that we’ve built over the last two years. This includes over 1000+ subscribers to our monthlycoolkids newsletter, 3000+ Instagram, 1900+Facebook, and 1500+ Twitter followers. We leverage our audience and get clients noticed.

EVENT PRODUCTION
Over the past two years, we’ve seen the best and the less than stellar. We know the elements that make a pop-up event successful and those to avoid. Our team has a track record of producing successful retail, food, and entertainment events. We design unique and memorable experiences.

ACCOLADES
“The incredibly successful rotating pop-up shop that offers people the chance to try out a storefront” – Vancouver Sun, August 2014