Published: May 1, 2014
A lot has been happening on the chART public art marpole front over the past few months.
Street Banners
Last Fall, the undergraduate Illustration program at Emily Carr University (ECUAD) worked on producing street banner designs that would be judged by a panel including Marpole BIA members.
The most popular banner design would become the next spring banner sponsored by the MBA and hanging along the Marpole commercial district.
The winning banner was created by Set Narathipphatthara, an international Illustration student from Thailand, studying at ECUAD.
“We are very happy to showcase the talented work from the student design competition through our partners at Emily Carr University,” says Marpole BIA President Michael Tee.
“This modern and striking street banner design highlights many of the important physical elements that are part of our community – the Arthur Laing Bridge, north arm of the Fraser River, and airport traffic from YVR.”
The street banner will be on display until June, and will reappear next spring as part of a regular banner rotation.
The Marpole BIA thanks the artist Set Narathipphatthara, Dr. Cameron Cartiere, Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor Derwin Talon, Illustration Program, and Ashley Guindon, chART public art marpole Coordinator, for their support and assistance.
Street Murals
The month of May will see the touch up of the existing on-street mural on West 66th Avenue, and the painting of a completely new mural on West 67th Avenue.
The new 67th Avenue mural will showcase the natural interplay of Fraser River salmon and autumn leaves in a colourful, circular pattern.
Weather permitting, the murals will be completed by the end of the May long weekend.
Bus Shelter Wraps
Following the highly successful and well-received Cloud Coordinate shelter wrap at 71st Avenue, there are plans in the works to wrap the other Marpole shelters in public art.
The design and theme is still a closely-guarded secret, but we look forward to highlighting that project in our Summer newsletter, once it has become a reality!