80 gallons of primer and paint from General Paint were used for the 7600 square foot wall, and two coats of sealer and 30 stencils were incorporated.
A video by Sid Tan can be viewed at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGjQMAZ4FBw

River of Crows

The recently completed, two block long mural 'River of Crows' is located in east Vancouver, on McLean Drive, and adjacent to Britannia High School. The mural was completed this summer with the work of numerous community members, artists and mentored youth. Please visit the mural, which will be included in the upcoming mural tour brochure and website for the City of Vancouver this fall.
The project was sponsored by Britannia Community Services, and generously supported by the City of Vancouver Celebration 125, Community and Neighbourhood Arts Development Grant, General Paint Inc, Vancouver Foundation through the Neighbourhood Small Grants, The Vancouver School Board, and Britannia High School.
Artists:
Jerry Whitehead, Jeremiah Kitch Keesic, Helen Spaxman, Miriam Gil, Malcolm McTaggart, Sean Newton, Jeff Gibson, with design by Richard Shorty, and mentored youth Brendan Rausenberg, Jeremi Whitehead and Claire Brown.
Photo Documentation by Esther Rausenberg, video by Sid Tan and original music by Sean Gunn.
Artistic coordination; Richard Tetrault

Recently installed panels that flank the Silk Purse Gallery, West Vancouver Arts Centre. This project was designed to link both the community arts and the City of West Vancouver Cultural Centre offices and studio space. The final work will be completed in September, 2011.

McLean Drive mural project began with planning/design sessions in spring 2011. The mural is situated along the McLean Drive bike route from Parker to William Streets, on a retaining wall bordering the oval track of Britannia High School, and will animate the length of the wall in a sequence that will make the wall into an active space. Walkers, cyclists and drivers will experience the flight of migrating crows, from night to day across the wall. Stencils and printed images designed through community workshops make up the majority of the imagery. The wall's lower section reflects plant, seed and insect life.



As coordinating artist, I am working with a team of muralists, resident volunteers and youth/students from Britannia High School and the surrounding community.

The sponsoring organization is Britannia Community Services. This project has been generously supported by the City of Vancouver, through the 125th Celebrations Mural program, General Paint, and Vancouver Foundation, through the Neighbourhood Small Grants.

Work continues throughout July, with an inaugural event planned for September.

Russian Hall mural in winter

Recent photos of Russian Hall murals showing each of three wall murals. February 2011.

Globe and Mail article

Attached is an article about recent projects, including the Santiago de Cuba mural.

It can also be seen online at:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/tom-hawthorn/muralist-turns-vancouver-into-open-air-gallery/article1934546/

Point of Contact exhibition Cuba 2011

This series of mixed media works on mylar called 'Point of Contact-Idea of North' was exhibited for the first time in Santiago Cuba at the Centro Provincial de Artes Plasticas y Diseno, January 2011.
Photographs by Esther Rausenberg, painting and print imagery by Richard Tetrault. Collaborative (large vertical) work with Gerald Pedros and Brian Saby.
Next exhibit of La Raza Artists will be in Thomas/Elgin Public Art Gallery in May 2011.