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Vaniria Setser
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Papergirl Vancouver is an inclusive and non-commercial community arts project that redefines street and participatory art by combining art, philanthropy, and bicycles. Papergirl Vancouver is part of a larger global arts movement. It was founded by Aisha Ronniger, an art student in Berlin, in 2006, in response to a media debate that was trying to equate the prosecution of public postering with graffiti. Ronniger and her friends wanted to explore other means to make and share art in public spaces. Papergirl has since spread worldwide, including projects in Mexico, San Francisco, Toronto, Manchester, and Vancouver!
Papergirl arrived in Vancouver in 2011 and now takes place on an annual basis. Run out of the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, Papergirl is driven by a group of passionate arts-loving volunteers of all ages and backgrounds who share a love for colourful bicycles, surprising strangers, and giving the gift of art.
The project begins with an open call for art that welcomes artists of all ages and abilities to participate by donating their work. Artwork received becomes part of a non-juried, uncurated, and public weeklong exhibition at the Roundhouse Community Centre. On the final day of the exhibition, each piece of art is taken down and rolled up. Teams of volunteer cyclists, in the style of American "paperboys", distribute the art to completely unsuspecting strangers on the streets of Vancouver.
Papergirl Vancouver is motivated by the gift of giving art and the spirit of altruism. We believe that the act of giving can make a significant contribution to our community by helping to connect individuals and create a genuine sense of belonging. From spectators, to practicing artists, to hobbyists, to cyclists, to surprised art recipients, to local businesses, we actively try to engage everyone in our community. We strive to inspire the artist and creative in all of us... while having a lot of fun along the way!
Want to get involved? Submit your artwork! Artists of all ages and abilities are welcome. You can also sign-up for our 2014 workshop series (Photography without a Camera), attend our exhibition opening on July 8th, or try to find us on the streets of Vancouver during our ride out on July 19th. For more information please visit our website: www.papergirlvancouver.com or check us out on one of our social media channels: Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. We'd love to have you be a part of this global art movement!
The onetime papergirl who took over a flourishing Jersey Shore bakery and turned it into an icon has announced the upcoming closure of the brick-and-mortar establishment as a result of a lease disagreement.
Nine in 10 Americans told Gallup in 1942 that they would permit a son of theirs who wanted to deliver newspapers to take the job. The same percentage approved when the question hypothesized that their son was a "14-year-old boy." And support remained high, at 79%, under the scenario that the job required getting up at 6 a.m.
George Gallup explained in his Dec. 24, 1942, news release that he tackled this subject because of the "many years of discussion between newspaper publishers and social workers over carrier boy problems." The problems that were faced decades earlier by newsboys -- children who sold newspapers on city streets, rather than delivering them directly to homes -- were much more severe. But apparently, the paper delivery job wasn't exempt from some public scrutiny.
Nevertheless, based on respondents' open-ended remarks in that poll, Gallup noted that in most cases, "Interviewers found people approving the carrier boy system because they think it makes the boy 'self-reliant and dependable.'" According to Gallup, "The minority who believe newspaper delivery work is harmful to a boy say that the work is not always done in the best environment, that the boys lose too much sleep if they are on a morning paper route, that it is a physical strain to carry bundles and that the work keeps them from their studies."
One promoter of the job -- an older man living in New York -- recalled, "I was a carrier-boy myself once. It did me a lot of good. I had to face then in a small way nearly all the big problems I met later on."
The iconic "paperboy" -- as well as the less common papergirl -- has gradually declined in the U.S. This is not because of labor laws -- it remains legal -- but reportedly because of the demise of papers published in the afternoon, when delivery boys and girls were most available to work, as well as increased youth involvement in sports, changing demography, technology and perhaps parental attitudes.
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