Don Richardson
Articles by Don Richardson

Shore to Shore
May 11 2015 ColumnsShore to Shore is an amazing sculpture with an equally amazing history. The official unveiling was in Brockton Point, Stanley Park on April 25, 2015. The artist is Ts’uts’umutl Luke Marston, an …

Fisherman's Wharf, Victoria
April 27 2015 Street Photography by Denis BouvierVibrant, colourful, filled with restaurants, fishing boats, pleasure boats and floating homes. Rent kayaks, go whale watching, feed harbour seals. All this and more is Victoria’s Fisherman’s …

High Five !
April 13 2015 Street Photography by Denis BouvierTrans Am Totem is the latest installation of the Vancouver Biennale, part of the 2014–2016 Vancouver Biennale Open Air Museum supporting public art. It consists of five partially restored car …

let’s heal the divide
March 23 2015 selected“We are here to awaken from the illusion of separateness.”
Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk
Gently lit with neon, let’s heal the divide is a recent installation on the wall of the Vancouver …

Festival du Bois
March 9 2015 selectedThe Festival du Bois has now finished but this wood sculpture by Michel Campeau will remain as a tribute to the festival and to francophone culture in Mackin Park, Maillardville, Coquitlam, BC. …

Meet Jeri
February 23 2015 selectedThis extraordinary bronze sculpture sits outside the landscape architectural firm of Paul Sangha at 1622 West 7th Ave., Vancouver, about a block west of Le Centre, the Francophone cultural centre. …

Nike – Goddess of Victory
February 9 2015 Street Photography by Denis BouvierFeb. 12 will mark the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The four metres bronze sculpture pictured here at the corner of Thurlow and Cordova, not far from the Olympic …

Triumph of the Technocrat
January 26 2015 selectedTriumph of the Technocrat by Vancouver artist Reece Terris is the featured artwork at the outside ground level of The Lauren at 1051 Broughton St. The interior design of the building is by Westbank…

The Last Whaling Wall
January 12 2015 Street Photography by Denis BouvierIf you’re coming over the Granville Bridge into downtown, you’ll be struck with the view of life-sized orcas on the side of the Continental Hotel. This is one of 100 famous murals or “Whaling …

Komagata Maru
December 8 2014 selectedThis year marks the 100th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident. The Komagata Maru was a Japanese owned freighter chartered out of Hong Kong in April of 1914 by 376 Punjabis, mostly Sikhs, bound …