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Art GAlleries Downtown ART BEATUS This offshoot of a Hong Kong-based gallery focuses on the increasingly significant area of contemporary Asian art. The Winter Show Exhibit features small, playful and colourful pieces (to Jan 20). 108808 Nelson St. 604-688-2633. www. artbeatus.com X Map 1: C5 LE SOLEIL FINE ART GALLERY This bright, colourful two-level space features the work of both contemporary artists and old masters, including pieces by Moshe Castel and Pablo Picasso. Also carries some sculpture and jewellery. 100-535 Howe St. 604565-2424. www.lesoleilfineart.com Partial X Map 1: B6 PENDULUM GALLERY Pop into this airy exhibition space in the atrium of HSBC Bank to watch the giant, futuristic pendulum created by Alan Storey. David Blackwood: Etchings The artist’s depictions of Newfoundland have earned him recognition as one of Canada’s master printmakers(Jan 23-Feb 10). The Garden Collaborative project between two Vancouver-based artists has the theme of the garden (Feb 13-Mar 10). HSBC Building, 885 W. Georgia St. 604-250-9682. www. pendulumgallery.bc.ca X Map 1: C5 Gastown COASTAL PEOPLES FINE ARTS GALLERY This venue showcases works by First Nations carvers and Inuit artists. Delicate jewellery, basketry, masks and totem poles, as well as Arctic inukshuks, narwhals and other sculptural pieces. View monumental totem poles both in the gallery and online. 312 Water St. 604-684-9222. www. coastalpeoples.com Map 1: C6 INUIT GALLERY OF VANCOUVER This collectors’ destination houses art by Northwest Coast First Nations and the Arctic Inuit. Currently showcasing a collection of fine stone sculpture and graphics by artists such as Kenojuak Ashevak; a collection of dramatic masks; and totem poles by Lyle Campbell. 206 Cambie St. 604-688-7323. www.inuit.com X Map 1: C6 LUMAS GALLERY This contemporary art gallery got its start in Germany and now has more than 30 locations world- wide. Fun and funky art at reasonable prices, with an excellent selection of photogra