See more of Montreal Walls... Montreal is truly multicultural, like most cosmopolitan cities, I suppose. Without looking very hard, you can see and experience a little over every part of the world here. The Plateau is a very European feeling district of the island, and it houses... well, a sample of almost everyone. I've seen … Continue reading Looming Multiculturalism – Montreal Walls – Twenty-four
Urban Stories – Montreal Walls – Twenty-Two
See more of Montreal Walls... Take a look through a few travel guides for what might be considered signature sights of Montreal and you will undoubtedly find reference to the spiralling, metal staircases on the outsides of many of our urban residences. Le Plateau de Montreal is an excellent place to find many, many examples … Continue reading Urban Stories – Montreal Walls – Twenty-Two
Neighbourhood Watcher – Montreal Walls – Twenty-one
See more of Montreal Walls... She lives on the only remaining clean wall in a small back alleyway behind commercial buildings on the bricked-up sides of Montreal's 1930s version of brownstone housing, on Le Plateau-Mont-Royale. She's looking West-ish towards the encroaching darkness as the sun sets on the streets and this back alley, as if … Continue reading Neighbourhood Watcher – Montreal Walls – Twenty-one
Pride in my Students’s work: Assembled Identities – Legacy Mural project – Part Two
Please check out Pride in my Students's work: Assembled Identities - Legacy Mural project - Part One for the students' reflections and processes... What follows are the students' artwork as they are displayed in the common spaces of the school.
Pride in my Students’s work: Assembled Identities – Legacy Mural project – Part One
The graduating class (Grade 11) of visual arts students at Pierrefonds Community High School were given a particular challenge this year… To leave a piece of themselves behind that will both express their growth while here and inspire future students coming to our school… It all started with the following statement & question…”In a few … Continue reading Pride in my Students’s work: Assembled Identities – Legacy Mural project – Part One
A Legacy Wall Project for Grade 6 Graduates
Last Winter, I was asked to come up with a mural idea for an Elementary school I was doing an internship with. I got very complicated with a university supervisor suggesting I get all the teachers involved, have all the students fill out reflection forms, coordinate a team of other interns, etc... then Covid hit … Continue reading A Legacy Wall Project for Grade 6 Graduates
Defining beneficial inconsistencies in pursuit of art for the masses
The history and legacy of the New Deal arts program is intertwined with the Mexican muralist movement. Its role in the evolution of public art helped define the Americana voice and opened the possibility for an ever-evolving American art scene. The practice of painting murals was present in the USA before FDRs New Deal. The … Continue reading Defining beneficial inconsistencies in pursuit of art for the masses
The New Renaissance Mindset 