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Monday, August 10, 2026
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Sunday, August 9, 2026
Densification, smartgrowth, condos, rural living, Port Moody BC and Tantramar New Brunswick - contrasting coasts
Since Tantramar is already perfect I guess that makes it a target for "development" and "densification" .. at this point in time its still incredibly rural and undeveloped.. which still amazes me after living here 16 years.. I find myself asking "where are all the people?".. its like an undiscovered gem in the quiet space that is South Eastern New Brunswick Canada...
meanwhile, in my old home town of Port Moody B.C. I see a lot on the go for "smartgrowth" and "densification projects".. its amazing.. more here:
Port Moody Presale Condos & Townhomes | 22 Active Developments
The best kept secret in Canada... "Beausejour" - its a Federal riding that has been held by "Harvard-educated" Dominic Leblanc, Liberal MP for over 25 years [amazingly]. At one time the Beausejour riding was held by Jean Chretien former Prime Minister who was elected here back in 1990.
Gregory Elgstrand - Bohart.ca - Blackwood Gallery - Struts Gallery [ Sackville New Brunswick ] - ArtsConnect B.C.
How did I discover Gregory Elgstrand? I was browsing through this card booklet I purchased from Struts Gallery last year.. his "Tantramar City, N.B." logo caught my eye.
The connection to his work and the local gallery and his work in Port Moody - my hometown - is a nifty coincidence.
I’m happy to share that in October 2023 I joined ArtsConnect as President of the Board of Directors. I look forward to working to help make the arts a part of people's everyday lives as the arts council serving artists and audiences in Port Moody Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Anmore and Belcarra."
Here: Gregory Elgstrand - ArtsConnect | LinkedIn
and here: "from 1995 to 1998 he was Coordinator of Struts Gallery in Sackville, New Brunswick" .. Home | Blackwood Gallery
More here: Why a Coquitlam man hopes to resurrect an old arts organization - Vancouver Is Awesome
More here:
Gregory Elgstrand
November 7, 2024Titles are generated by AI from Meta
Current Port Moody resident Gregory Elgstrand and PMSS grad Kris Elgstrand founded a theatre company in the basement of their Coquitlam family home in 1993. On Friday 6 December 2024 at 7:30 pm at the Evergreen Cultural Centre they will present a concert, their first in the Tri-Cities, with the Fred Stride Jazz Orchestra performing Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's "The Nutcracker Suite", along with other songs of the season.
Here Dance of the Reed-Pipes becomes Toot Toot Tootie Toot in the Ellington/Strayhorn arrangement of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker.
You can find tickets here: https://evergreenculturalcentre.ca/.../the-nutcracker-suite/ or by calling 604•927•6555.
More here:
"Gregory Elgstrand is a writer and curator from Port Moody, BC. He has curated and organized numerous exhibitions across Canada. His writing has been published by Canadian Art; C Magazine; the Palais de Tokyo, Paris; YYZ, Toronto; the Glenbow Museum, Calgary; and the University of Calgary. He is co-editor with Dave Dyment of One for Me and One to Share (YYZBOOKS, 2012), a survey of artist multiples. Elgstrand studied at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver; Simon Fraser University, Vancouver; and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax."
B.C.'s "ArtsConnect" post here from LinkedIn [Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Anmore, Belcarra]
On Tuesday 9 June 2026 at 5:30pm ArtsConnect presents “Both Hands Full: Resilience as an Artist's Practice in the Age of AI,” a free public talk by Jai Djwa at The Outlet, 2248 McAllister Avenue in Port Coquitlam. As Jai Djwa describes: “Resilience is a muscle artists already have. We remake our practice when conditions change, and we work in the cracks of systems that weren't built for us. AI is the latest condition to tackle, and it asks for both hands. One hand holds the harms: scraped work, lost commissions, power consolidated in a few platforms, and real environmental cost. The other holds what is opening up: new forms, freedom from admin, and faster ways to test an idea. Refusing both the booster and the doomer reflex is itself an act of resilience. Drawing on work with the BC Arts Council and Arts BC, and on a current dance residency that investigates AI into live performance, I offer a practical, values-forward way for artists and arts communities to stay flexible, stay specific, and stay in the conversation.” Jai Djwa is a Vancouver-based artist and educator whose practice spans electroacoustic composition, AI-augmented interaction design, and creative performance. With an MFA in Electronic Arts from RPI and 25+ years bridging art, technology, and social change, he currently runs the Interaction Design program at Capilano University while exploring how AI agents can be personalized to an artist's own voice. He served on the BC Arts Council for 6 years, and is currently on the board of Arts BC. Headshot Credit: Credit Kris Krug This talk is presented as part of ArtsConnect’s "Public Walks, Public Spaces, Public Arts, Public Cities" program. The 2026 program includes a series of related discussions on the place of the artist and the arts in creating socially, culturally and economically dynamic and resilient communities in the Tri-Cities led by a diverse collection of professionals working across all forms of art, culture, architecture, urban planning, technology, economics and more. Recent presentations have included Brian McBay's talk on 30 May 2026 in Port Moody and forthcoming presentations include a talk by Kamala Jasmine Todd in Coquitlam on 20 June 2026 in partnership with the Coquitlam Public Library. ArtsConnect gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Coquitlam's Spirit of Coquitlam Grant Program, the City of Port Coquitlam Community Cultural Development Investment Program, the City of Port Moody, The The Village of Anmore, the Port Coquitlam Community Foundation, and the Coquitlam Public Library. #artsconnect #tricitiesarts #artsconnect_urbanism #artcities #artsconnect_economies #artsconnect_cities #artsconnect_urbanism #artcities #artsconnect_economies #citiesofthearts #portcoquitlam #tricities #GreaterGood #GreaterFuture #aiart #artificialintelligence"
Artist link here: Jai Djwa - Agentic Digital Media | LinkedIn
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