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This year, Chris Bentzen is Vancouver's Most Awesome for Visual Arts. His gallery, Hot Art Wet City, works less like a conventional gallery space and more like a community gathering place: playing host to yoga classes, comedy shows, DIY workshops and seminars in tandem with a fun and accessible exhibition mandate. On top of it all, Bentzen turns out an interview a week with an unknown (or well known) Vancouver artist, always shot beautifully and presented with an earnest interest in documenting and promoting all the idiosyncratic ways art is made in our city. Bentzen's welcoming approach to art and art-making demystifies it for the public at large, making those essential but often overlooked connections between our world-class creative community and its curious observers. It's a lot to juggle, but Vancouver is better for it. |
Photo: Trevor Jansen
This is one of our Editor's Picks! Check out all of the winners of Most Awesome Awards from the Readers Choice below.
2014 Most Awesome Awards - Readers Choice
By Vancouver Is Awesome
Nominated by the readers of VancouverIsAwesome.com. Click the links in each slide to learn more about the winners!
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Most Awesome Building Manager
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John Davis!
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Most Awesome Teenager
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Tomas Lang!
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Most Awesome Amateur Sports League
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Terminal City Roller Girls!
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Most Awesome Sharing Advocate
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Joni McKervey!
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Most Awesome Good Will Ambassador
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Bif Naked!
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Most Awesome Graphic Design Advocates
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Ross Milne and Grace Partridge!
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Most Awesome Doctor
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Doctor Julio Montaner!
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Most Awesome Charitable Entrepreneur
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Ken Lyotier of United We Can!
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Most Awesome Sports Fans
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters!
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Most Awesome Librarian
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Sheila Mclean!
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Most Awesome Free Thing
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The Vancouver Public Library!
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Most Awesome Walking Bridge
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The one in East Van featured in The Raymur Mothers!
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Most Awesome Place to Regain Faith in Humanity
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Sol Convenience Store!
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Most Awesome Public Park
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Stanley Park!
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Most Awesome Knitters
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Knit Social!
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Most Awesome TV Show
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My Little Pony - Friendship is Magic!
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Most Awesome Soup
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Peaceful Noodle's Spicy Tangy Dumpling Soup!
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Most Awesome FREE Music Event Series
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Playground.is!
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Most Awesome Ocean Conservation Program
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The Vancouver Aquarium's Ocean Wise!
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Most Awesome Local Food Advocate
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Chad Brealey from Salt, Fresh & Field!
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Most Awesome Animal Rights Organization
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The BC SPCA's Vancouver branch!
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Most Awesome Kitchen Rescue Organization
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VOKRA!
We're excited that TELUS is helping us bring you the Most Awesome Awards. A longtime friend of V.I.A., TELUS is passionate about giving back to the community by recognizing, celebrating and supporting great community partners, friends and neighbours making a difference in the lives of others. Watch in the coming weeks as we roll out all of the Most Awesome Awards presented by TELUS.
