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take a look at West Wind, which was the painting that the G8
Leaders participated in at the G8 Summit in June 2010.
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Noteworthy:
Our "MEMBERSHIP IS NOW EXTENDED World Wide"
"The Chemainus Festival of Murals invites the world" in addition to people living in Chemainus to
participate in making the Chemainus Mural program even more successful.
Chemainus needs You, become a member.
NEW
The new Souvenir Mural Guide includes a "Peoples choice award",
a great opportunity for visitors & Chemainiacs
to let us know which is their most favourite mural. Vote for a buck or two and win!*
Currently in planning stage and we are looking for volunteers to assist:
1. The April 23 2011 unveiling of the Skiddegate Eagle.
2. Various Fundraising Concepts.
3. March 2011 AGM
4. Social Enterprise Store
5. The September 2012 Global Mural Conference.
6. Considered if volunteers step up:
CHEMAINUS FESTIVAL OF MURALS SOCIETY
VOLUNTEER LIVING MURAL PROGRAM.
E-mail: LivingMurals@gmail.com
Tel: 250-246-3348 (9am – 4pm, Mon - Fri)
Worldwide Mural Links
A small sampling:
Alabama, Dothan
http://www.dothanalcvb.com/murals.htm
Arkansas, Pine Bluff
http://www.muralcity.org/
California, Barstow
http://www.mainstreetmurals.com/
California, Bishop
http://www.thesierraweb.com/bishopmural/bishopmural.html
California, Cayucos
http://www.cayucos.org/muralsociety/virtualtour.html
California, Eureka
http://www.hardiehouse.org/art/murals/coopeka.html
California, Exeter
http://www.globalartsandtourism.net/global/html/
search/show_mural.asp?muralid=47
California, Fairfax
http://www.grconnect.com/murals/html/r15img0912.html
California, Humboldt Co.
http://www.hardiehouse.org/art/index.html
California, Lindsay
http://www.lindsay.ca.us/theater/mural.cfm
California, Lompoc
http://www.rivenrock.com/lompoc.html
California, Los Angeles
http://www.sparcmurals.org
California, Manteca
http://www.mantecamurals.org/
California, Marysville
http://home.yuba.net/yubaoaks/Walking_Tour.htm
California, Santa Cruz
http://members.cruzio.com/~djj/ssc/murals/murals.html
California, Santa Paula
http://www.mantecamurals.org/
California, Tulare
http://www.tulareculturalarts.org/
California, Twentynine Palms
http://www.oasisofmurals.com/index.htm
California (Chicano/Latino Murals)
http://www.brownpride.com/murals/
Canada, Athens
http://www.ucdsb.on.ca/athens/murals/INTRO.HTM
Canada, Boissevain
http://www.boissevain.ca/murals
Canada, Chemainus
http://www.muraltown.com/more.htm
Canada, Cobalt
http://www.cobalt.ca/murals1.htm
Canada, Cowichan
http://cowichanlake.ca/index.php?page=tourism_lcmurals.htm
Canada, Moose Jaw
http://moosejawmurals.tripod.com/index.html
Canada, Stoney Plain
http://www.stonyplain.com/photoalbum/default.cfm
Canada (Mural Map)
http://www.muralroutes.com/mmapcan.htm
Sussex NB. Canada
http://www.sussexmurals.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=3
Colorado, Delta
http://www.deltaco.org/murals.htm
Florida, Lake Placid
http://www.htn.net/lplacid/murals/mural_citrus.htm
Georgia, Colquitt
http://www.colquitt-georgia.com/site/page5868.html
Louisiana, Rayne
http://www.rayne.org/murals.html
Maryland, College Park
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/flatpickin/murals.html
Mississippi, Leland
http://www.highway61blues.nstemp.com/bluesmurals.html
Missouri, Cape Girardeau
http://www.capegirardeaucvb.org/murals.html
Nevada, Ely
http://www.elynevadamurals.com/murals.shtml
New York, New York City
http://www.kingsofnewyork.net
New York, New York City
http://www.tatscru.com
Ohio, Portsmouth
http://www.portsmouthmuralproducts.com/wall_activities.html
Ohio, Steubenville
http://www.steubenvilleoh.com/attractions.htm
Ohio (Rural Action's Mural Corridor)
http://www.ruralaction.org/arts_muralmap.html
Ohio (Murals of Southeast Ohio)
http://www.tcom.ohiou.edu/community/murals/
Oregon, Silverton
http://www.silvertonchamber.org/attr-murals.html
Oregon, Vale
http://www.valeoregonmurals.com/index.html#index1T4
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
http://www.muralarts.org/
Scotland, Gothenburg
http://www.prestoungrange.org/arts-festival/html/murals/murals.html
Texas, Austin
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol18/issue01/arts.murals.html
Various locations (Railroad Murals)
http://cencalrails.railfan.net/rrmurals.html
Various Locations (Global Mural Arts & Cultural Tourism Assn.)
http://www.globalartsandtourism.net/
Washington, Toppenish
http://www.aviewofamerica.com/Washington/Attraction/
ToppenishMurals/toppenishmurals.htm
Direct link exchanged:
Global Arts and Tourism
Global Mural Fest 2008
Economic Development through Murals
Emily Carr steps forward at Chemainus
Intriguing to see where Chemainus is going after 25 years ...
Chemainus was not only the exemplar Heritage Murals Town for the globe but also reached critical mass saturation with murals first. Each new work creates a diminishing marginal impact so to speak once the quantum reaches say 10 or 12, unless ... well, unless there's a WOW factor.
Murals towns around the world have addressed this challenge to sustaining their artistic/ tourist momentum in various ways providing good models for the laggards. The latest notion Chemainus are presenting is the representation of the artworks of the famous Victorian [i.e. as from
Chemainus plans to create a portfolio of her works across its walls and Steffan Juenemann has been commissioned. His first work is nearing completion at year end 2008 as pictured below. It will be in the trompe l'oeil genre as the maquette depicted shows.
Global Arts and Tourism link with this write up.
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Media release.
To celebrate the 150 birthday of BC, the Chemainus Festival of Murals Society
previously announced creating a new visionary “Emily Carr” mural program by unveiling a Million dollar outdoor art Gallery of Emily Carr and her art.
After 15 years, the Chemainus Festival of Murals Society, as well as the
The theatre building had the honor of being the very first structure to receive a prestigious mural belonging to the new Emily Carr series. This historic occasion will also mark the arrival of the first trompe l'oeil mural in Chemainus, another milestone in this, our 25th year of coordinated mural management.
On October 15th, 2008 at 4.30 PM on the west side of the ‘Chemainus Theatre Festival, Building’ the first mural in the ‘Emily Carr ser eies
was unveiled, this also mark the first ever Trompe L’oeil mural to be introduced by international famous master artist
Steffen Jünemann ann. The mural board and others, call it stunning, most incredible, fascinating, and an amazing WOW.
Emily Carr 1871 – 1945 who spent most of here life in
The Festival of Murals society is looking forward to a rewarding, international publicity campaign in conjunction with the Emily Carr outdoor art gallery in Chemainus.
For more Information please contact.
FOM Chair:Lou Roelofsen info@muraltown.com 2502464181 or
Founder & project coordinator: Dr. Karl Schutz: drkarl@kschutz.com 250.246.4911
