nonBC Upcoming Events
Sometimes, in a big city, an individual can feel that they’re walking alone in a sea of strangers. Social Inclusion Week aims to address the issue of social fragmentation through fun shared experiences.
Sydney’s knitters preparing a soft takeover of the streets of Kings Cross: home to some, a party playground to others, host to thousands of tourists every day. I Heart Kings Cross knits all these diverse uses and stories together to soften the Cross.
Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi has been building domestic spaces around public monuments, artworks and streetlights for over a decade. Rather than taking art home, Nishi brings homes to art, and has a special intervention planned for the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
The style-conscious set can rejoice: shopping can indeed be sustainable, thanks to Rethreads. This market, taking place at Sydney’s Carriageworks, turns clothing into currency, with the hope that one shopper’s trash will become another’s treasure.
Shanghai is the next stop for A Nice Set, a traveling exhibition of customized slipmats designed by leading artists from around the world, plus the freshest local talent.
“Better City – Better Life” is the theme for the Shanghai World Expo 2010, a major international event which will attract 70 million visitors.
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