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Street photography exhibit shows love for East Van

Photo MMATLP View a collaborative collection of street photography that celebrates the art and grit of East Vancouver at the Calabash Bistro on August 29.

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View a collaborative collection of street photography that celebrates the art and grit of East Vancouver at the Calabash Bistro on August 29.

The exhibition is put on by Meet Me at the Lamp(p)ost; founded by Irish artists Laura Noonan and Tara Mary Paget in 2016. Their first was at The Beaumont Studios and they recently participated in Art! Vancouver.

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Noonan says through Meet Me at the Lamp(p)ost they hope to spread community through art that promotes contentment in self and place. "Through our photos we try to show that everything we have and want is right here."

Both artists live and work in East Van but continue to find the neighbourhood inspiring.

"Maybe that has something to do with the fact that we're both immigrants but we've been here long enough to recognize the difference between novelty and something special. East Vancouver just opened our eyes and showed us another way of living,"  she says.

This exhibit includes photographs and is a collaboration with Vancouver-based U.K. artist Petra Giffard.

Meet Me at the Lamp(p)ost's latest collection will be on display at the Calabash Bistro located at 428 Carrall Street from August 29 to October 1.

The show opens at 6:30 p.m. with live reggae presented by House Records starting at 9 p.m.

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