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How do you make public art fun and interactive for everyone?

We're making Art for Everyone at the North Vancouver Shipyards! Studio Meanwhile is bringing interactive fun to the shipyards with the help of Vancouver-based artist Pablo Zamudio in our latest City Pong table tennis table. Created in collaboration with the Lower Lonsdale Business Improvement District, this interactive piece of public furniture is meant to spark play, connection, and creativity in the heart of the Shipyards—adding a splash of colour and a fun new way for people to enjoy the space together.

Not your papa's ping pong table.
It's actually Pablo's.

Client
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Year
2026
Contributors

Studio Meanwhile, City Blocks Urban Furniture

Location
Granville Island, Vancouver

The OPPORTUNITY

Granville Island is already one of Vancouver’s most dynamic public spaces, in collaboration with Alimentaria Mexicana, our Artist series is bringing a new layer of vibrancy through a placemaking initiative that merges urban furniture seating with bold, local urban artists.

The APPROACH

Meanwhile was proud to partner with CMHC to bring new life to Chain & Forge with a suite of urban interventions designed to spark play and participation. With City Pong and an Urban Heart, the plaza stop passers by and pulls them in for a moment of play. Chain & Forge is designed for cultural programming, including concerts, markets, art installations, and community events. It’s meant to act as a bridge between the artistic legacy of Granville Island and its future as a more publicly engaging, inclusive place.

The Outcomes

This is Art for Everyone.

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