2019 | Rural Mural Tour
BRANDON, MANITOBA
Presented by Brandon Downtown Development Corporation.
Dates: July 12 – 20, 2019
Mural Title: The Star Blanket Project (6th Edition)
The star blanket-inspired design speaks to his Métis heritage and engages with Indigenous communities hyper-locally and across the country. In First Nations’ cultures, star blankets are bestowed as gifts of the highest honour. The star blanket’s geometric representation of our ever-reliable morning star is intended to protect, empower, and give comfort and hope to those wearing it over their shoulders. The design commemorates and counties to draw attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit Peoples in all communities.
Since 2016, lead artist Kenneth Lavallee has partnered with Synonym Art Consultation to present The Star Blanket Project as a major programming element of Wall-to-Wall Mural and Culture Festival in Winnipeg. To date, five large scale murals have been installed along Main Street in the Downtown, the West End, and North End of Winnipeg.
Artists: Kenneth Lavallee & Annie Beach, with help from community artists
Documentation Team: BNB Studios (Jen Doerksen and Buio Assis)
Documentation sponsored by Travel Manitoba.
BOISSEVAIN, MANITOBA
Presented by Boissevain-Morton Arts Council.
Dates: June 8 – 15, 2019
Mural Title: The Roots Run Deep
This mural visually represents different aspects of Boissevain, connecting local flora (prairie crocus, wild rose, echinacea, alfalfa, caragana), to landscapes of Turtle Mountain and water referencing the many lakes found in the area, and the history of heritage homes in Boissevain. The mural titled “These Roots Run Deep,” pulled from Manitoba folk-trio Red Moon Road’s hit song I’ll Bend But I Won’t Break, symbolize the town’s history while embracing the present and welcoming in the future.
Artists: Nasarimba (Mikhail Miller and Rachel Ziriada) & Travelling Sign Painters (Joseph Pilapil and Bridget Penny)
Performance & Lyrics: Red Moon Road
Documentation Team: BNB Studios (Jen Doerksen and Buio Assis)
Documentation sponsored by Travel Manitoba.
