*LocoMotoArt at Queen Elizabeth Park

Light up your summer with digital eco-art! Come join the LocoMotoArt Collective from 9 – 11 p.m. on Sunday, July 28, 2013 where we will light up your stroll through one of Vancouver’s crown jewels, Queen Elizabeth Park! Celebrating Youth, Technology and Nature, this family-friendly, FREE exhibition will include 12 visual projections, audio, sound art and interactive new media works in the large quarry, highlighting sustainable practices with technology.

Show attendees are asked to please meet at the observation point in front of the Bloedel Conservatory between 9:00 – 9:15 p.m. sharp! Russell Wallace, First Nation storyteller and performer will open the exhibition at 9:25 p.m., leading visitors down to the lower area of the large quarry. Visitors are advised to wear comfortable walking shoes to navigate stairs and paths, as they experience visual projections and audio/sound art pieces and interact with new media works.

LocoMotoArt Collective Artists include:
Jamie Griffiths, Merlyn Chipman, Wynne Palmer, Sebnem Ozpeta, Laura Lee Coles, Dave Leith, Rob Scharein, Sarah Shamash, Miles Thorogood, Bobbi Kozinuk.
Guest Artists: Mark Nazemi & Maryam Mobini
In Memorial: Excerpts Coyote X, by the late First Nation media artist Terry Haines.

Producers: Laura Lee Coles, Wynne Palmer and the LocoMotoArt Collective,
in partnership with the Vancouver Park Board – Arts, Culture and Environmental Department.
Sponsors: Alliance for the Arts; BC Hydro; Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House; Charqui Grill; CiTR 101.9 FM; Community Neighbourhood Arts Development grant, issued by City of Vancouver Cultural Affairs Department; Kitsilano Neighbourhood House; Village Vancouver, VIVO Media Art Centre; William F. White International