Stay tuned to our website as we showcase the incredible work being done on the side of our building. The mural’s creator, Jae Sterling, has been painting this artwork for the last week. Named the “The Guide and Protector,” the piece is a homage to John Ware, a legendary Black Read more…
Positivity, harmony vs the forces that push us apart. Contrast this news coverage (below) with what happened recently in Calgary’s Chinatown. THINK: community representations, prejudice, art vandalism, western cowboys legacy, immigrants ranchers and farmer settlers. Street Art: engagement, excitement, invigoration vs status quo. How we perceive things is a product Read more…
After a long afternoon working with Chinatown community leaders, Fred Lau, (L) Director and Jack Yee, (R) CEO of the Calgary Chinatown Development Foundation pause to be photographed. They are standing in front of the nearly completed Jae Sterling mural done as an art commission for a backdrop to a Read more…
The City of Calgary has been asking the residents & the Chinatown community members in general to define … what is Chinatown to you? They engaged Calgarians asking people to start by sharing everyone’s first memory of Chinatown – a first memory: whether a child, an adult, a long time Read more…
Mural project – Community up-date: discussions are on ongoing. Work on the mural underway with the bold blue & cloud design already visible at this point. The key design elements will emerge shortly as the painters rush to avoid an adverse change in the weather. Organized by the Chinatown District Read more…
Here`s a web link to the Sien Lok society web page. Sien Lok park is a direct result of work the Society coordinated with the City of Calgary to create a Chinatown park on both sides of Riverfront Avenue. The park adjoins the site of the Pink Flamingo Chinatown mural. Read more…
Between this August 13th newspaper comment by Mayor Nenshi and September 1st, the Board members at Calgary Chinatown Development Foundation (CCDF) heeded a call for help from City Hall and the greater arts community. The object was to show Calgary as an open and inclusive City. Chinatown is a welcoming Read more…
UPDATE: This afternoon a discussion took place in the Chinese Cultural Centre with a number of community stakeholders to review the Pink Flamingo mural and related site developments. An opportunity was facilitated by the Chinatown District Business Improvement Area, Executive Director Terry Wong. What occurred was a dialogue with key Read more…
The mural will face an open piece of land. The terraced land, a fenced demolition site from a previous building is under discussion for rehabilitation and recreational use in Chinatown for residents and visitors. In the meantime the land will be used for the artist to access while painting the Read more…
We will hopefully see the launching of exciting additional murals in Chinatown in 2021! Perhaps a City initiative like the CADA (Calgary Arts Development Authority) program is the answer. It’s time for something much like the Black Lives Matter or Beltline murals initiative to be created for next year. Our Read more…