containR: The Countdown Begins!

February 12 -28, 2010 FREE!

Begining Febraury 5, 2010 help us celebrate the unveiling of containR by visiting our website for exciting daily updates! We will include links to filmmakers' sites, sneak-a -peeks, program details, and photos and videos of containR activties during its two week run.

containR opens at the SHAW Tower Court Yard (Thurlow/Cordova) in downtown Vancouver, February 12 through 28, 2010. containR is free and open to the general public from Noon - 7PM daily, with looped programming during open hours and live performances on the 27-28th. containR is an independent project presented by Springboard in partnership with Arts Partners in Creative Development, Bravo!FACT/CTV, Cineworks, SHAW, Host a City Happening Project, BCAC Unique Opportunities Grant, and EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society.

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 The Build of the containR in 2009.  

containR is a street installation at the nexus of video, public art and urban design, sitting at the cross roads of mountain and urban culture, art and sports cinema, embracing public art and sustainable design. By using reconditioned shipping containers integrating alternative energy sources, the installation references Vancouver’s rich history as a major port as well as a centre for green design.