New mural in City Park to be created by local youth this month
July 3, 2012 – Kelowna, BC: The Kelowna Art Gallery has enlisted the
talent of twelve gifted local youth to create a new mural for City Park this
weekend. Working under the supervision of two dynamic mural artists from
Vancouver, David and Jorden Doody, the group will paint the new mural on
the west-facing (lake side) wall of an existing building on Hot Sands Beach in
City Park. Drawing inspiration from the Kelowna Art Gallery’s new exhibition
Bearing Witness, the work will have a multicultural theme, featuring dynamic
imagery that is representative of the participants’ cultures. The mural will
replace the existing artwork that currently adorns the building, created by
children in 2007.
This art project is a partnership between the Kelowna Art Gallery and the
City of Kelowna’s Park Services Department, and is made possible through
funding provided by Kelowna Community Resources, and with the generous
donation of all paint provided by Golden Paints.
The exhibition Bearing Witness is on view at the Kelowna Art Gallery now
through August 19, 2012, and is organized and circulated by the Vancouver
Art Gallery, with the generous support of The Killy Foundation and Odlum
Brown Limited.
For more information about current exhibitions, public programming or
special events, please visit the Kelowna Art Gallery online at
www.kelownaartgallery.com.
For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Kris Johnson, Marketing and Events Coordinator
Kelowna Art Gallery
W 250.762.2226 ext. 305
kris@kelownaartgallery.com
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