They were making things that came into this world for a reason, for utilitarian purposes and I feel sometimes that the word ‘artist’ takes away from the intelligence of what our people did, what they do. “Before contact, nobody was making art to hang on a wall. “This is a connection to our history through these beautiful patterns whose identities were not passed on to us for almost 90 years,” said Sparrow. Vancouver Mural Festival Blanketing the City project with Musqueam weaver, artist and knowledge-keeper Debra Sparrow, pictured wearing a blanket on the right. This adds yet another neighbourhood to the VMF list. This year Sparrow, Chief Janice George, Buddy Joseph and Angela George will host a mural on Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh lands on the North Shore later in August. Article contentīlanketing the City began in 2018 and artworks such as the entry to Granville Island and Cathedral Place park downtown are part of the series. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While a blank space on a high traffic area is like a magnet, there are also a lot of other ‘canvases’ out there.” “Trying to deepen our relationships with communities and neighbourhoods plays a key roll in creating new opportunities as well. “We are working more and more with architects and developers to allow artist involvement in the early stages to not lose the space, even if the previous work is lost when a building comes down,” she said. The group is working on ways to retain access to any new walls that rise. Curtis admits that means a lot of projects vanish when the wrecking ball swings into action to clear the way for another luxury condo tower. Many of these artworks are only as permanent as the buildings they’re on.
It’s not hard to happen upon a VMF mural driving anywhere around town. Mounting both summer and winter festivals, the organization also runs the separate VMF Agency, which pursues projects such as painting the plywood window covers that appeared around the downtown core during the first two years of COVID-19. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receiptįrom its Main Street/East Van beginnings, the VMF has branched out into 11 neighbourhoods.Vancouver Sun Run: Sign up & event info.
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