Clark-Knight Corridor Public Art Plan
The City of Vancouver Planning and Engineering Services and the Public Art Program have developed a Public Art Plan for the Clark-Knight Corridor. The Plan identifies relevant themes, articulates the character of local areas and defines opportunities for artists to work along the Corridor.
The Clark-Knight Corridor is a working corridor, carrying trucks and commuters back and forth between the port and the Fraser River and between Vancouver and other lower mainland municipalities. The north end from Broadway is industrial, but the rest of the corridor is largely residential. Public art is part of the city’s commitment to creating different kinds of experiences for those who reside near and transit this corridor.
Karen Henry and associates met with key area groups and individuals for information exchange and to gather input. An initial vision session was held with input from architects, artists and local representatives to consider the built form, traffic patterns and the social realm along the corridor and to identify art opportunities.
More information:
- The Clark-Knight Corridor Public Art Plan
(570kb) was completed in July 2011. - A Clark-Knight Corridor Public Art Plan blog
will be a primary source of communications. Periodic updates will be posted on this website. Your comments are welcome. - You may also email Karen.Henry@vancouver.ca to be added to the list for information.
- More information is also available by viewing the work plan for the Clark-Knight Public Art Plan (12.85mb).
The Consultant
Karen Henry is a Vancouver-based curator and writer. She has worked in public art since 1998, developing art plans and opportunities for artists, managing selection processes and assisting with the production of artworks for local governments and private corporations. Recent projects include artists’ banners at the Vancouver Public Library and eight artist-initiated projects for 2010. She is currently also working with artists on the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Hillcrest Park.
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The City of Vancouver Public Art Program supports excellence in public art of many kinds, by emerging and established artists, in new and traditional media, and through award-winning commissions and artist collaborations. The program produces contemporary art for public spaces through two streams: Civic projects funded through capital budgets and Private sector projects, funded through the rezoning process. 