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ArtSmart: Celebrated Endings & Artful Libations
Endings, our topic in question for this month's ArtSmart. As we enter December we at ArtSmart begin to celebrate the end of 2015. At the same rate, I celebrate the end of NaNoWriMo, the reason why ...
ArtSmart: Vancouver’s New Art Gallery
My family history and connection to the Vancouver Art Gallery can be traced back to the 1930s when my great uncle Jack Borradaile delivered two J.M.W. Turner paintings by bus and foot. He delivered ...
ArtSmart: The Fabulous Fashions of Milena Canonero
This month we have one of the best compilations of posts featuring the topic of fashion. If you're unfamiliar, ArtSmart is a group of bloggers who are passionate about culture and art. We post on ...
ArtSmart: Art As Seen From the Water
ArtSmart has returned this month with the theme of Water. If you're unfamiliar, ArtSmart is a roundtable of 8 bloggers from around the world writing about our two converging passions, art and travel. ...
#ArtSmart – Art & Wine Festivals Around the World
This month the ArtSmart roundtable is taking a look at festivals. If you're unfamiliar with #ArtSmart, I am a member of the ArtSmart Roundtable where a group of travel and art focused bloggers write ...
ArtSmart: A Look at the Art Scene in Vancouver
When you think of great art cities of the world you probably don't think of Vancouver. I don't really blame you either. There are plenty of cities that outrank Vancouver when it comes to art ...
Art Smart: Marrying the Sea, Venice’s Love of the Adriatic
Just in time for the month of love and floating mischievous cupids the ArtSmart Roundtable is taking aim at the depiction of love in art. If you're new to ArtSmart Roundtable you can follow us, a ...
ArtSmart: Reading Totem Poles & Their History in British Columbia
Thanks to a recent visit to the Vancouver Art Gallery, and a case of mistaken identity when it came time for my tour, I found myself learning about the history of the Totem Pole in British ...
ArtSmart: The Life of St. Nicholas in Medieval Stained Glass at The Cluny
For those of you new to the ArtSmart Roundtable, we are a group of travel bloggers with a passion for art. We write monthly about a designated topic publishing it on the first Monday of each month ...
#ArtSmart – Art That Inspires: Artists That Have Inspired My Destinations
It's that time again when the ArtSmart Roundtable writes about a designated topic each month. This month is Art That Inspires... A rather open ended topic that I've struggled with this past month. ...
ArtSmart: An Art Day in Paris – My Accidental Walking Tour
This month the ArtSmart Roundtable theme is "An Art Day in..." and having just returned from my first time in Paris I have plenty to write about. Almost every day was an art day in Paris and much of ...
ArtSmart: Learning to See The Light in Vicenza, Italy
ArtSmart is a group of bloggers who write about a specified topic to be published on the first Monday of each month. You can see my colleagues' posts at the bottom of this page. This June the ...
History & Highlights of Peggy Guggenheim’s Sculpture Garden
Visiting the Peggy Guggenheim in Venice for the first time is an experience to remember. But visiting it for the first time as the sunsets at a private party with booming music and an Aperol sprits in ...
Top 5 Art Exhibits to See in 2014: From Vancouver to Venice
It's that time again when we ArtSmart bloggers write about a designated topic each interpreting the month's theme in our own way. This month it is, as the title suggests, Art to See in 2014. You can ...
7 Winter Scenes Across Canada by The Group of Seven
It's that time again where we ArtSmart bloggers from around the world write about a specific art topic each interpreting it in our way through our own travels. This month we each get to select an ...
A Personal Account: Six Degrees of Separation & J.M.W Turner’s Use of Colour
This month the ArtSmart Roundtable has chosen to focus on colour. A painter that first comes to mind is J.M.W. Turner and it being Guy Fawkes Day I have one doozy of a Six Degrees of Separation for ...
ArtSmart: The Evolution of the Hotel
We don't often think about it but hotels are a reflection of our socio-economic standings, our personalities, desires, political relations and histories both personal and cultural. But we often choose ...
Venice Decoded: Top 3 Lion Statues
June marked my 3 year anniversary since I first met and became infatuated with Venice and its history. I traveled there in 2010 to study art history and in particular the Reniassance of Venice and the ...
Niagara Falling Down
Driving into Niagara Falls from Toronto I couldn't help but roll my eyes. The amount of cheap motels either abandoned or barely operating gave a sense of eeriness as we neared the city limits. Every ...
ArtSmart: Chagall Tapestries, Mission Hill Winery
This month at ArtSmart we've loosened the topic to be somewhat of a personal choice. In case this is your first time hearing of the ArtSmart Roundtable, it is a group of bloggers with a love of travel ...
30 Rockefeller Center Murals: Josep Maria Sert
One of the reasons I love to travel is because it provides inspiration and moments of awe like the moment I entered the lobby of 30 Rockefeller Center, GE Building. I wanted to visit this ...
Back to Nature: The Johns Family Nature Conservancy in Kelowna, BC
After the stress of last weekend it has been nice to get back to normal in the Okanagan. Normalcy includes relaxing on our deck with some local wine, an activity I indulged in yesterday, and enjoying ...
Wandering the Vatican & Spotting Celebs
The Vatican Museum was a highlight of my trip to Rome. However, the weather was not cooperating at all so my boyfriend and I stood in the rain (with sandals) for 45 minutes waiting ...
What it is like to attend the Grey Cup?
Here in Canada, the Grey Cup is kind of the equivalent to the Superbowl but without the je ne sais quois that the Superbowl or Stanley Cup possess. However, it was a lot of fun to go to and this ...
Is Venice’s Palazzo Ducale Worth It?
Hands down, Venice was my favourite city of Italy. This goes against popular opinion where some seem to think it is not worthy for a lengthy visit. This couldn't be more wrong. I wrote a guide for ...
Mantua (Mantova) Market
While on the topic of markets this week I must share a most unusual and exciting market in the small town of Mantua (AKA Mantova). You know...that place where Romeo was exiled from fair Verona? Well ...
Walk to Villas in the Italian Countryside: La Rotonda, Vicenza, Italy
One of the best "strolls" I have ever had the privilege to take was in Vicenza, Italy. Actually, to be more specific, it was from the centre of town up into the hills over looking Vicenza. Hiking up ...
Music Travels
The opera Aida, at the Verona Amphitheatre. One thing that I love about travel is the unexpected moments or sights that you encounter. Getting to Capri, as I previously ...
