Abbotsford residents will get a chance to help shape a new mural this Friday (June 17) at The Reach.
The City of Abbotsford is one of eight communities in the province participating in the Canada 150 Mural Mosaic project, which aims to create the ultimate time capsule to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada by uniting the 13 provinces and territories together through one unified collaborative mural mosaic.
Each participating city or town creates a section of the mural that symbolizes their community, made up of 400 to 750 individual tiles painted by members of that community. Each mural connects virtually to others, resulting in a massive coast to coast unified piece.
The local mural will then be permanently assembled and displayed at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium to stand as a cultural legacy piece for future generations of Abbotsford.
The first group to paint tiles for the Canada 150 Mural Mosaic project in Abbotsford is underway at W.J. Mouat Secondary School with Maisie Lam and Jordan Turner’s art classes.
Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts (ASIA) also began painting tiles this week. Public workshops will be held at The Reach Gallery Museum and at Exhibition Park on Canada Day.
The final workshops and mosaic assembly led by the Mural Mosaic team will be held from July 21 to 23 at The Reach.
For more information, visit canada150mosaic.com or call 604-864-5613.
Anyone can take part at the following dates and locations:
The Reach Gallery Museum
June 17/24 – 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Canada Day – Exhibition Park
July 1 – 1 to 5 p.m.
Grand Mural Mosaic Workshop at the Reach Gallery Museum
July 21 – 3:30 to 9 p.m.
July 22 – noon to 5 p.m.