murals
The closure of Vancouver Mural Festival leaves a gaping hole in Vancouver’s art landscape
March 6, 2025By: Osna Hadef, SFU Student On January 24, 2025, the Vancouver Mural Festival (VMF) team announced their closure after nine years of contributing enormously to the public art scene in Vancouver. In their announcement, the team explained how they “have faced growing financial challenges in the past years.” VMF, a non-profit arts organization, was founded in 2016 with a mission of connecting art and people. Initially starting as a summer festival, the organization transformed into an agency that organized several events yearly. Aside from murals, their portfolio includes many community events, commissions, and projects. One of Vancouver’s visible characteristics is…
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Paige Jung’s murals are community portraits
March 6, 2024By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer Walking past Larry’s Market in Chinatown, your eyes will be drawn to the green-painted brick wall spotted with bright fruits and vegetables designed by illustrator and muralist Paige Jung. The Chinese Canadian artist’s murals can…
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Vancouver’s underrated, hidden art gems are well worth visiting
June 8, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer The Granville Loop Tunnel Street Art Gallery [caption id="attachment_114587" align="alignnone" width="634"] PHOTO: Courtesy of Stephanie Brook.[/caption] Location: Granville Loop Park Artists: Alternating local artists The Granville Tunnel Street Art Gallery is a hidden exhibit…
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Bringing colour and community to SFU Burnaby
June 12, 2018By: Amal Abdullah SFU Colour is a club dedicated to enhancing physical spaces with art and colour on Burnaby campus. Currently consisting of three club executives, it was launched as a club in January 2018, but has been running as…
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