#yegcanvas showings launched

#yegcanvas launched mid-December as an opportunity for 32 Edmonton-based artists to have their work displayed around the city. Already, work by Indigenous artists MJ Belcourt Moses and Brandon Atkinson can be viewed. Moses’ work is located in two LRT stations while Atkinson’s work can be found along the west end of 111 avenue. Lana Whiskeyjack and Dale Badger will also be featured in this program. The 45 pieces of work will be displayed from December to May 2016 on 10 billboards, located throughout the city, and on 15 LRT station posters along the Capital Line. The pieces span a diversity of genres and disciplines including digital media, photography, watercolour, acrylic, drawing, and fine craft. Artworks were chosen from more than 80 submissions. The project was developed by the Edmonton Arts Council in partnership with Pattison Outdoor Advertising. The art will be rotated every two months. 

Photo caption: Brandon Atkinson’s untitled work is located on a billboard along 111 avenue and west of 142 street.