On today’s Foto Friday, we’ve invited Benee Rubin to share some of her amazing photos of street art that she has taken on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. If you are unfamiliar with the name, Benee Rubin is a local jewellery designer and goldsmith. One of her projects that previously caught our eye was the East Van Cross Jewellery which she created to help raise funds for Crabtree Corner. Crabtree Corner helps marginalized women and families living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Benee has also takes amazing photographs of graffiti art which we would like to share with you today. If you would like to check out more of Benee’s work, whether her jewellery or her photos, we invite you to check out her website Benee.com. We hope you enjoy the amazing art she is able to capture in these photos.
Foto Friday – We Feature Photos of Graffiti Art In East Van By Benee Rubin
29 Apr
East Van Jewellery Collection Launch Party November 17th
9 Nov
We would like to introduce you to a great new jewellery collection that speaks East Van. Benée Rubin, local jewellery designer and goldsmith is excited to officially launch her new collection East Van Cross Jewellery on November 17th. Benée has lived in Vancouver’s eastside and wanted to use her talent as a master goldsmith and designer to help the women and children in her own neighbourhood. As a long-time supporter of the YWCA and a single mother herself, Benée is donating 10% of the proceeds from the sale of the East Van Jewellery Collection to Crabtree Corner. If you are unfamiliar with Crabtree Corner, it houses a range of programs and services under one roof to help marginalized women and families living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside feel safer, less isolated, healthier and more empowered to make positive choices.
Benée is proud to say all of the jewellery is locally made and materials are locally sourced. In addition to being available online at beneerubin.com and at her downtown studio, the collection will soon be in select stores and galleries. To see the full collection in person, we invite you to the Launch Party on Monday, November 17th which takes place at Catalog Gallery, #2061 – 88 West Pender (Tinseltown Mall) from 6:00 – 8:30 pm. RSVP requested to: flameeadie@shaw.ca or 604.764.6216.
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