Festival Inspire is once again bringing colour and artistic flair to downtown Moncton.
Five new murals are being added this week.
#1 IQ COMMERCIAL (back wall)
814 Main St Suite 200, Moncton, NB E1C 1E6
Artist: SLIM SAFONT (SPAIN)
#2 COMIC HUNTER
321 St. George St, Moncton, NB E1C 1W8
Artist: JEEP JONES (MONCTON)
#3 CREATIVE WORKS
80 Assomption Blvd, Moncton, E1C 1A1
Artist: SBUONE (MTL)
#4 CANVAS HOTEL
55 Queen St, Moncton, NB E1C 1K2
Artist : EELCO (NETHERLANDS)
#5 ADELINE VET
293 HIGH ST.
Artist : SABINA SORENSIC (MEXICO)
Executive Director Lisa Griffin said this includes one along the Petitcodiac riverfront that replaces the well-known turtle mural.
“Right now Sbuone is doing a mural there. It is going to be a nice space there. Creative Works is using the space as a patio and he does the art market, so we are really happy to be able to give him some colour,” added Griffin.
Griffin noted that a special activity is planned for Saturday, for those who want to learn more about the murals, “I’ll take you on a free walking tour of some of the new ones and old ones and actually give a good idea of the stories behind them, how they got there and the anecdotal information that is really interesting that you don’t know just by looking at a mural.”
Tomorrow is Big Saturday, with workshops and other arts and cultural activities.
Festival Inspire was founded in 2014 to activate imagination in the celebration of all things ART in Atlantic Canada.
This year, the Festival also launched in other communities including Saint John, Woodstock, Caraquet, and Edmundston. Charlottetown and Shediac are still to come.
