Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Combining nuisance and pleasure

We needed to get our car serviced and a recall done so headed over to the North Van Hyundai dealership and took advantage of being on that side to go to the Cheshire Cheese for lunch at Lonsdale Quay and go to the Polygon Gallery.

It was a day for bangers and mash.  We've have had it before and were very impressed with the sausages which are sourced locally....yum!


The last time we were in the area they hadn't finished the building yet.  It is quite wonderful.



It looks like it's going to be a pretty interesting water feature.


The rocks are in place...now they just need the water.


They did some testing recently.  From the North Shore News:

"Fans of splashing got a taste of the new water feature in the City of North Vancouver’s Foot of Lonsdale Plaza last weekend and are eagerly looking for more.
Visitors flocked to the new fountain beside Polygon Gallery on the North Vancouver Waterfront during recent test runs in the hot early summer. The new water feature includes a few large boulders spaced out on a spongy surface over which a thin stream of recycled water flows."
Looks like it's going to be fun for kids and there will be lounge chairs as well.

Some interesting things in the gift shop but rather pricey.


I loved my Polaroid camera...instant photos...wow!  But the photos did fade quickly.  I think it was a pretty amazing technology at the time.



These exercises are from The Photographer's Playbook.



Jim looking at the exhibition.



This was one of the exhibitions.  I found the photos and the commentary quite interesting.




CHESTER FIELDS 2018: BRING TO LIGHT

Chester Fields is The Polygon Gallery's youth photography program, engaging high school students from around the Lower Mainland. Inspired by The Polygon Gallery's inaugural exhibition N. Vancouver, this year's theme challenged emerging artists to uncover a fascinating transformation that had taken place in their communities, and to visually represent their discovery in a creative way.
A jury consisting of Associate Director of Artspeak Gallery Erik Hood, Fotofilmic co-founder and director Virginie Lamarche, and VIVA Award-winning artist Kelly Lycan met to review over 100 submissions. The 28 finalists of the 2018 Chester Fields Program are featured in an exhibition at The Polygon Gallery from May 8 until June 10.









View from inside the gallery.  You can see the outdoor terasse of the Cheshire Cheese on the right.  We've had some wonderful meals in the sunshine there but not today.