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MEDIA RELEASE
MUNICIPALITY OF CHESTER – The Municipality has been known to be a muse for many: artists,
filmmakers, musicians, artisans of all trades. Residents will show the rest of Canada why by
participating in two workshops designed to capture their personal interpretation of what
represents the Municipality of Chester.
Mosaic Canada Murals personally requested residents to take part in a nationwide, collaborative
art project by extending an invitation to Municipal Council. They felt that the Municipality would
be a perfect match for this illustration in diversity. Council couldn't have agreed more given the
diversity within municipal boundaries.
The Warden for the Municipality, Allen Webber, is especially passionate about the art piece as
he views it as “having the potential to unify our communities in one, common project that can
be enjoyed by everyone for decades to come”.
Mosaic Canada Murals started in 2015 to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday. The purpose then,
as is the purpose now, was to represent all provinces and territories in one, unique masterpiece.
The goal was to connect all of the individual murals as one to reflect Canada's celebrated cultural
differences.
Each coast-to-coast mural is designed by Key Artist Lewis Lavoie, one of the founding artists who
has been creating "collective murals" since 2003. Murals created by Lewis and his team were
featured at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and
the Alberta-Saskatchewan Centennial of 2005 among other high-profile events, including a Royal
unveiling for Queen Elizabeth II.
This project will see residents of the Municipality of Chester come together over three days to
paint four hundred tiles in their own styles depicting what they feel is representative of the
Municipality's lifestyle, landscape, and people. This is completely open to individual
interpretation.
Those four hundred tiles will be combined with roughly two hundred "foundation tiles" painted
by two artists who will travel to the Municipality to d o the work and facilitate workshops for
residents. The "foundation tiles" will structure the mural's theme.
DATE: April 20, 2018
SUBJECT: Community Project to Unite Residents
and Canada
STATUS: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Mosaic Canada Murals will come up with the overall design of the theme taking concept
suggestions from Forest Heights Community School students. Our individual tiles, along with the
artists' tiles, will be united in a larger legacy piece (8'x8').
The only other community that is representing Nova Scotia with a mural is Sackville. The
Municipality of Chester’s mural, coupled with Sackville's, will join all others from one coast to the
other to form Canada's massive overall mural. The national theme is a railroad, with each
community mural representing a railroad car.
The project costs $12,500, which covers the price of supplies and travel for the artists. Supplies
include almost six hundred 4"x 4" aluminum tiles, paints, and brushes. After the mural is
complete, Canada Mosaic will mount, clearcoat, and photograph it as well as provide twenty-five
poster prints and space on their website.
The Parks & Recreation Department is accepting registration for hour-long workshops on May 9
at St. Stephen's Community Hall. Times available are 10:00 am, 11:15 am, 2:00 pm, 3:15 pm, 6:00
pm, and 7:15 pm. Two workshops are also available on May 10 at Forest Heights Community
School at 6:00 pm or 7:15 pm. Students at Forest Heights will have additional sessions during
their school day and students at Chester Area Middle School and New Ross Consolidated will
paint tiles as part of their art classes. Call 902-275-3490 or register online at
ca.apm.activecommunities.com/doc
CONTACT INFORMATION
Allen Webber, Warden
Municipality of the District of Chester
902-275-3554 office
902-275-8373 cell
awebber@chester.ca
www.chester.ca
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THE MUNICIPALITY OF CHESTER IS CALLING ON RESIDENTS TO SHOW THE REST OF THE NATION
WHO THEY ARE BY COLLECTIVELY CREATING A LARGE LEGACY ART PIECE REPRESENTING THE
DISTRICT.
THE MURAL WILL BE COMPOSED OF SMALLER, INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSIONS OF ART CREATED BY
RESIDENTS, AND THE FINISHED DESIGN WILL JOIN OTHERS FROM COAST TO COAST TO
ILLUSTRATE CANADA’S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT OR FOR WORKSHOP DATES, CONTACT THE
MUNICIPALITY AT 902-275-3490.