Button Bonanza

Button Trading at Dunbar Community Centre during the Olympic Games. We have been having a ton of fun

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Over 170 designs were collected

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The community has made over 170 designs which have been punched into over 5000 1" button pins that are collectable wearable art! Come see all of the original art works posted in the lobby during our community living room (Feb 12-Feb 28; Mar 12-Mar 21).

Living Room and Button Trading Starts Tonight

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Come by tonight and collect some buttons starting at 5pm! If you can't make it, check out the schedule and come another time!

Community Living Room and Trading Schedule

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A few snapshots from the button designing workshops

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Do It At Home!

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We have reached our maximum number and are no longer accepting submissions. Join us at the living room for the next phase of the project: Collecting and Trading!

Can't make it to a workshop? Click on this picture and print it out to do your drawing at home. When you are finished, bring it to the centre or scan and email it to sophie.noel@vancouver.ca and we will include it in the project.

For best results - use bright colours!

Design Savy?
Do you use graphic design software? You can also submit your electronic designs. Set up your file so that the diameter of the dotted circle measures 0.875 inches and the diameter of the outer circle measures 1.313 inches. Export it as an EPS file and send it to sophie.noel@vancouver.ca

Schedule

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Click on the schedule to see it bigger.

Nicky's Button Design

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Join Us at Dunbar Community Centre

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Button Bonanza is a free Community Art project focused on building excitement and community for the 2010 Winter Games.

1. Register for a free workshop - at 604-222-6060 or online at dunbarcentre.ca or in person : )

2. Create your button design inspired by the 2010 Games at the workshop.

3. Come to the Community Living Room starting Feb 12 in the Dunbar Lobby to Collect, Trade, Wear and Display unique 2010 buttons made by the community.