Paige Bowman

The Vancouver Mural Festival continues to paint over its gentrification

By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer If you’ve taken a stroll in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant area, you may have noticed a concentration of colourful shapes, people, animals, and words covering some of the walls. That’s because it’s the city’s hub for murals and mural makers, and also where the Vancouver Mural Festival (VMF) has been held every year since 2016.  The Vancouver Mural Festival is organized by the non-profit Create Vancouver Society which, according to their website, aims to “provide a platform for Vancouver’s diverse art scene to contribute to the city’s cultural legacy.” The actual festival would have been held…

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