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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
"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!*
Currently in planning stage:
1. Fall 2010: Free standing Long House Mural by Carey Newman will be unveiled, this will be Emily Carr series # 2 mural.
2. Look for our new * Souvenir Mural Guide - July 1 2010
3. CHEMAINUS FESTIVAL OF MURALS SOCIETY
VOLUNTEER LIVING MURAL PROGRAM
ANNOUNCEMENT - May 24, 2010
Have you been searching for a volunteer activity to give back to your community? Have you simply not been able to find an opportunity that you actually found interesting enough with which to become involved? You are not alone, it’s a common problem. However, do not despair; there is now an ideal solution at hand!
How would you like to be out in the fresh air and sunshine this summer, cooled by sea breezes, meeting new people, learning how to speak to small international groups with ease and charisma? Improvisation workshops will assist you in letting go of your inhibitions and apprehensions (if you have any) and experiencing composure and gratification in communicating with others.
The Chemainus Festival of Murals is putting out a call for amicable volunteers with a flair for theatrics, who would like to help support our Living Mural Program this summer. We will provide you with the opportunity of becoming costumed spirits of historic local figures, heartily chatting with tourists from all over the world. We invite volunteers who enjoy, or would like to learn to enjoy, putting on a totally different persona and having some fun playing with it. Why not come and join some wacky Chemainiacs in "spiritedly" welcoming tourists to our fair island this summer? You might just find the experience invigorating!
Another very important aspect of the Living Mural Program is costuming. If you have access to period costumes, shoes, hats, accessories etc. we would love to speak to you. If you are handy with a sewing machine, we would worship the very ground you walk on.
For more information, or to become involved with the Living Mural Program, please contact:
Ian de Voy
Volunteer Coordinator
Living Mural Program
Chemainus Festival of Murals Society
P.O. Box 131, Chemainus, BC, V0R 1K0
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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A Sneak Peak at our newest Trompe L'oeil Mural
Media release - Invitation.
To celebrate the 150 birthday of BC, the Chemainus Festival of Murals Society is as 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 will have 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 series’ will be unveiled, this will also mark the first ever Trompe L’oeil mural to be introduced by international famous master artist Steffen Jünemann. Those stakeholders who have seen the rendering, 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: Jon Lefebure: lefebure@northcowichan.bc.ca
Founder & project coordinator: Dr. Karl Schutz: drkarl@kschutz.com 250.246.4911
