Town of Collingwood begins uplifting mural project along Huron Street

The Town of Collingwood’s Parks, Recreation, & Culture Department is embarking upon a project to establish a temporary mural alongside Huron Street, near the corner of Heritage Drive. The goal of the artwork is to uplift the community and help inspire happiness and hope in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The scale and timing of the project is ambitious, with the goal of utilizing approximately 100 feet of the hoarding along Huron Street. A call to artists was issued looking for applications and ideas from artists with experience in using spray paint as a medium. As a result, four local artists were selected to participate, each with experience in creating large scale works using spray techniques or airbrush. The artists are Lily Findlay, Ruth Hurdle, Sam Nellicks, Rob Saley, and Blaze Wiradharma. In order to work safely under the current restrictions and need to physically distance, each artist will work consecutively to complete their artwork over the next couple of weeks, weather permitting. 

“We are really grateful to Streetcar Developments who own the property that the hoarding sits on. They responded very quickly and positively to this request and have helped enable the project by moving signage and making repairs. We’re also grateful for Council’s support of this effort to make a small but significant impact on both the local arts community, and the larger community as a whole,” says Dean Collver, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Culture.

Learn more about Arts in the Town of Collingwood at www.collingwood.ca/artsprograms