Papergirl: A Redefinition of Street Art Combining Art, Philanthropy & Bikes

The Art of Giving Project Returns to Vancouver! Whether you remember it from your childhood or have simply seen it in the movies, there is a certain charm about the American paperboy delivering the daily news by bicycle. Vancouver is about to experience that nostalgic charm once again:Papergirls is back! The idea behind the Papergirl project is to bring art and the public together in an exciting and innovative way by taking it out of the galleries and into the streets. In the style of the American paperboy, artwork that has been donated by local and global artist will be distributed by volunteers on bicycles into the hands of random everyday people. Papergirl is an inclusive, non-commercial art project that welcomes artists of all ages and abilities to participate by donating their work to the project. Artwork received by July 18th, 2012 will become part of a week-long exhibition to be held at the Roundhouse Community Arts Centre July 22nd-27th, 2012. Onthe final day of the exhibition, the artwork will be taken down and bundle into rolls, to be distributed by a team of volunteer cyclists, to completely unsuspecting strangers! The generosity of our donor artists and the hard work and dedication of our volunteers makes the Art of Giving Art possible. This amazing global art movement began five years ago in Berlin and has since grown worldwide to locations that include Glasgow, Istanbul, Moldova, Romania, New York, San Francisco, Portland and Kelowna. Papergirls made its Vancouver debut in 2011 and we are excited to be bringing it to our beautiful city for a second year! To learn how to submit artwork or see how you can get involved, please visit our website: http://papergirl-vancouver.blogspot.com Important Dates:Deadline for artwork entries: July 18th, 2012Opening party: July 24th, 2012 at 7 p.m.Papergirl Exhibition at the Roundhouse: July 22nd-27th, 2012Distribution of art to the public: July 28th, 2012