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David Paris Hosting Skateboard Art Show At Chinatown’s “Playground”, July 8-12

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The GOODS from THISOPENSPACE

Vancouver, BC | Boys are in the house! After abandoning his career as a poker star, California native David Paris turns to weaving his passion for skateboarding into a daily practice. He’s a printmaker with a BA in Political Science and is bringing a collaboration between Pragmatic Prints and Nonexistent Skateboards to 434 Columbia – doors open on Wednesday July 8th.

Who: Palo Alto, CA native David Paris hosts skate exhibition
What: Pragmatic Prints / Non Existent Skateboards Show
Where: @thisopenspace, 434 Columbia St., Vancouver
Open Hours: Wed Jul 8 – Sun Jul 12, Daily 11AM – 7PM
Opening Night Party: Thu Jul 9, 7PM – Late, Open to the Public

The week long shop will be stacked with original art prints, skateboards and crisp shirts for those who find value in the one-off. Important side note: Pragmatic Prints only offers water-based and discharge printing; much higher quality than the standard and more common plastisol printing. Skate legends around town are pumping out pieces you can’t find elsewhere. Come down and meet Paris running the shop with his band of skaters (who also know how to make damn fine prints). It’s all affordable and very casual.

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Details

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The People

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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

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