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1007 McPhillips Street
Location Map
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Location: SE corner McPhillips & Mountain; North Face
Occupant: Seven-Eleven
District: North End
Neighbourhood: Burrows Central
Artist(s): Rachel O'Connor, Wayfinders Youth
Year: 2013
Sponsors: Take Pride Winnipeg!
Painters: Randy, Aqman, Tyler, Ravi, Maye, Debbie, Franet, Andrea, Christian, Nitika, Alex, Bea, Awit, Kiou, Janina, Merence, Carlyn, Jamie, Anjali, Chariria, Blaine, Choinpreet, Mary, Martin, Ronnie, Mitchelo, Macy, Geraldine, Jamie M., Jasmine, Meghan, Alson, Arunesh
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Artist Rachel O'Connor has provided the following commentary on this Mural
Project:
Winnipeg's North End contains a huge variety of different ethnicities, therefore, the
Mural aims at celebrating the community's multiculturalism. Various international
artworks, people and landscapes we used to represent different countries and continents
from around the world. The Northern Lights, the Taj Mahal, a western Canadian totem
pole, a monk, a cherry blossom tree (found throughout the world), African children, a
Cambodian fishing landscape and a Mayan mask. All of these are put together in a
bright, colorful composition and the result is a beautiful new Mural for the city of
Winnipeg.
The Mural was designed and painted by Rachel O'Connor and over 30 staff and students
from the Wayfinders program. Take Pride Winnipeg funded the project. One of the main
goals of the Mural was to contain technical elements (to challenge students who already
had artistic experience) as well as more simplistic elements (for students who wanted to
try painting for the first time). Stencils were used for the totem pole, Taj Mahal, African
kids and Mayan mask while the rest of the Mural was freehanded. Bright colors were
used so that the Mural could stand out in the hectic Mountain Ave. and McPhillips
intersection.
The youth from Wayfinders (a community based mentorship program that supports youth
in their journey to high school graduation) painted the Mural over a 14 day period. In the
end, the Mural is more than just a piece of art- it was an opportunity for youth to make
their mark on the city; it creates a sense of pride and ownership over their community.
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