A new gallery has swum ashore in Vancouver to land in the northwest corner of the Terminal 1 building across from the AC Hotel Vancouver Waterfront .

AQUA Gallery , named for both its proximity to water and its aquarium-like shape and feel, offers passers-by a surprising burst of color on an otherwise gray side street. Floor-to-ceiling glass encloses the west and north sides of the long, narrow gallery, giving onlookers the impression that they’re gazing into a giant tank or terrarium. The 80-by-8-foot space was set aside by Lincoln Property Co. specifically to showcase local art.

“The initial request was for installations, and we changed that model slightly,” said gallery curator Sharon Svec, who also curates downtown Vancouver’s Art at the Cave and The Corridor Gallery . “We’r

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