How BC won the Olympic opportunity: artists

Many likely read this when it appeared as a Citizen letter to the editior September 1, 2003.

An excerpt:

Supporters of our winning bid have artists to thank, and should know the bid, from the logo to the bid book to the promotional video, was a result of hundreds of artists working in numerous disciplines. Graphic designers, musicians, writers, photographers, dancers, cinematographers, architects and other creative talents are primarily responsible for winning "the first gold medal of the games," as Gordon Campbell is fond of saying. Quite literally, our art beat their art, and we've won an economic opportunity we didn't have before.

Full letter here.