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Collected Item: “Vancouver is honouring its health-care heroes with these public works of art”

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Vancouver is honouring its health-care heroes with these public works of art

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news article / photograph gallery

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"And as B.C. settles into Phase 3 of its economic recovery plan, with businesses reopening and residents getting out in the summer weather to meet one another and enjoy the city, the boards — no longer needed to protect shuttered storefronts — live on as an open-air gallery in the same neighbourhood that inspired them."
A gallery of photos depicting an exhibit of works of art on wooden panels, some of which previously boarded up businesses during the total shut-down, dedicated to health care workers and hope during the pandemic. The exhibit was organized by the Vancouver Museum and is located in the popular Gastown neighbourhood.

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art, public art, murals, exhibit, community

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https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/07/06/photos-vancouver-is-honouring-its-health-care-heroes-with-these-public-works-of-art.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=photos-vancouver-is-honouring-its-health-care-heroes-with-these-public-works-of-art&utm_source=twitter&source=torontostar&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=&utm_campaign_id=&utm_content=

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Alex McKeen, Toronto Star

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2020-07-06
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