{"id":19988,"date":"2016-07-29T06:13:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T10:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artbridgesblog.ca\/en\/?p=19988"},"modified":"2016-07-29T06:13:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T10:13:49","slug":"community-mural-painting-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/community-mural-painting-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Mural Painting Party (Native Education College & grunt gallery, Vancouver)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00ab\u00a0grunt gallery\u00a0and the Native Education College (NEC) have partnered together to create two new large-scale, full colour murals in celebration of the NEC\u2019s 30th anniversary at their location in Mount Pleasant.<\/p>\n

Mural #1 –\u00a0Where the People Are Welcome<\/i><\/b>, led by artist\u00a0Marissa Nahanee<\/b>\u00a0(Squamish & Nisga\u2019a) with\u00a0Jerry Whitehead\u00a0<\/b>(Cree), will be painted on the west wall of the NEC\u2019s Longhouse.<\/p>\n

Mural #2 –\u00a0Past and Presence<\/i><\/b>, led by artists\u00a0Corey Bulpitt<\/b>\u00a0(Haida),\u00a0Sharifah Marsden<\/b>\u00a0(Anishinaabe) and\u00a0Jerry Whitehead<\/b>\u00a0(Cree), will be painted on the east wall of the Tsimilano Building, an administrative building located next door to the NEC\u2019s Longhouse.<\/p>\n

Both murals recognize the history of the Native Education College and its location on unceded Coast Salish territories. The educational institution has become a meeting place where many First Nations, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis as well as settler and immigrant students come together for sharing and learning that is grounded in Indigenous cultural knowledges. We honour the land that we call home, the people who have lived here for generations and this rich diversity of contemporary Indigenous existence in Vancouver and the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d like to invite YOU THE COMMUNITY to put on your painting clothes and come join us on\u00a0Saturday, August 6 from\u00a02:00 – 5:00 pm<\/b>\u00a0to GET PAINTING! No experience necessary.\u00a0\u00a0Families and kids of all ages are welcome.<\/p>\n

EVENT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Mural Painting Party #1
\nDATE<\/b>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Saturday, August 6
\nTIME<\/b>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02:00 pm \u2013 5:00 pm
\nLOCATION<\/b>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Native Education College,\u00a0285 East 5th Ave, Vancouver, V5T 1H2<\/p>\n

FREE EVENT. Open to the public. Drinking water will be provided.<\/p>\n

Drop by the NEC weekdays between\u00a08:00 am \u2013 5:00 pm\u00a0to watch the artists at work as they prepare the walls for the big community painting party.<\/p>\n

And stay tuned for information about\u00a0Community Mural Painting Party #2<\/b>\u00a0which will be held on\u00a0August 20<\/b>\u00a0in conjunction with the upcoming\u00a0Vancouver Mural Festival<\/b>.<\/p>\n

ARTIST BIOS:<\/strong>
\nCorey Bulpitt<\/b>: aakeit Aaya or \u201cGifted Carver\u201d Haida of the Naikun Raven clan was born in Prince Rupert BC in 1978. He is a great-great grandson of the famed Charles Edenshaw and Louis Collison. He is an avid painter, jeweler, wood and argillite carver who enjoys exploring different mediums such as spray paint, which he has used to create large-scale paintings involving urban youth in Vancouver. Through his study Corey creates functional pieces that can be used in the traditional context of song and dance.<\/p>\n

Sharifah Marsden<\/b>\u00a0is an Anishnaabe artist from Mississauga\u2019s of Scugog Island First Nation. Sharifah draws from her Anishnaabe roots and her knowledge of Woodlands art to create works that include everything from acrylic paintings, murals to beadwork and engraving. She graduated from the Native Education College, Northwest Coast Jeweller Arts program under established Haida\/Kwakwaka\u2019wakw artist, Dan Wallace. She has been focusing on her own career as an artist, creating jewellery and designing murals for a number of Vancouver\u2019s non-profit organizations.<\/p>\n

Marissa Nahanee\u00a0<\/b>is a Squamish and Nisga\u2019a seminal visual artist and public speaker. Since childhood she has seen her father Latash paint and create space where people feel welcomed. Her first public mural is located at the Firehall Arts Centre called \u201cRadius\u201d and another with Greenpeace called \u201cPerseverance.\u201d A graduate of NEC\u2019s Northwest Coast Art Jewellery Program, Nahanee is working with the United States Consulate on another mural project in Vancouver.<\/p>\n

Jerry Whitehead<\/b>\u00a0is of Cree heritage from the James Smith First Nation in Saskatchewan. Art has been his lifelong passion. Today Jerry resides in Vancouver and he continues to paint within his community and abroad. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree \u2013 Indian Art (S.I.F.C) from the University of Regina in 1983. He then went on to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1987. You may view Jerry\u2019s artistic projects at\u00a0jerrywhitehead.com<\/a>\u00a0and see the various projects he has been involved with.<\/p>\n

More info here:\u00a0http:\/\/grunt.ca\/mural-project\/<\/a>
\nLink to Vancouver Mural Festival:\u00a0http:\/\/www.burrardarts.org\/project\/vancouver-mural-festival-year-one\/<\/a>
\nLink to Facebook event:\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/571521106352958\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

-from grunt gallery press release
\nRead\u00a0grunt gallery\u2019s profile<\/a>\u00a0on ArtBridges\u2019 Community-Engaged Arts\u00a0Directory and Map<\/a>
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\u00ab\u00a0grunt gallery\u00a0and the Native Education College (NEC) have partnered together to create two new large-scale, full colour murals in celebration of the NEC\u2019s 30th anniversary at their location in Mount Pleasant. Mural #1 –\u00a0Where the People Are Welcome, led by artist\u00a0Marissa Nahanee\u00a0(Squamish & Nisga\u2019a) with\u00a0Jerry Whitehead\u00a0(Cree), will be painted on<\/p>\n

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