Published: June 1, 2012
There are multiple projects on the go starting this month. Bench’d: A Seated Place Where Worlds Collide will take place on June 16th, 2012 between 11 AM – 3 PM, on the benches in the Marpole commercial district. Marpolians from many walks of life – residents, historians, First Nations and business people, will sit down for a drop-in experience and chat to reconnect in person about issues f past, present & future.
Show Me How, an interactive illustrative guide to sharing local wisdom & knowledge, will be located at Characters Books & Coffee, from June 10th to the 24th. Everyone is invited to “Show How” to make something, whether it’s how to tie a sari, make dumplings or draw a stick figure. The Show Me How illustrations will be displayed at Characters, and compiled into a book at the end of the project.
The City-sponsored VIVA Vancouver on-street Chalk Art Mural will be sketched out by members of the community and Emily Carr University illustration students along 66th Avenue on Marpole Summerfest, Saturday, July 14th. The sketches will be recorded, refined and final submissions juried through the fall. The final, permanent on-street mural will be painted onto 66th Avenue in spring 2013.
There are also plans for a children’s art casting project (in partnership with Marpole Family Place), a ‘Marpole Imagined’ photo project for youth, and a reimagined 98 BLine bus shelter at 71st Avenue.
The five year Marpole Public Art project is a collaborative partnership between the Marpole BIA and Emily Carr University.