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202 Henderson Highway
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A Mural honouring the athletic accomplishments of Clara Hughes and Cindy Klassen, both of whom grew up in Winnipeg. The location of the Mural is quite appropriate for its subject matter as Clara lived in Elmwood, and Cindy attended Mennonite Brethren Collegiate just a few blocks away.
Klassen is the very first Canadian athlete to win 5 medals in a single Olympics- she did it in Turin, Italy with a gold, two silver and two bronze. She's also the first Canadian to win 6 Olympic Medals total.
Hughes became the first Canadian athlete to win medals in both Summer and Winter Olympics. She won 2 bronze in cycling at the Atlanta Summer Olympics (1996); bronze in speed skating in Salt Lake City Winter Games (2002) and silver in Turin in 2006.
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Location: W side, bet. Noble & Hart; North Face
Occupant: Forget Me Not Thrift Shop
District: East Kildonan
Neighbourhood: Glenelm
Artist(s): Graffiti Art Programming/Graffiti Gallery, Roger Dorian, Mike Valcourt
Year: 2007
Sponsors: Beautify Elmwood Committee, Graffiti Art Programming, Winnipeg Foundation, Lillian Thomas (City Councillor)
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Roger Dorian: "The Graffiti Gallery contacted me about doing this Mural. I had a few
meetings with Jan Stuyck, the owner of the building and the chair of the Beautify
Elmwood Committee. I did of couple of sketches which they approved. I painted the
mural offsite at the Graffiti Gallery."
The biggest challenge for Dorian with this project is that he is primarily a black and white
pencil still life artist. This was a full colour rendering to be done with paint on a much
bigger scale. Towards the end of the project, he received assistance from Mike Valcourt.
Mike Valcourt: "I remember when Clara Hughes won the medal for cycling. That was
pretty important to me- I remember growing up here and I used to cycle a lot. We went
on the internet and found a nice picture of her, one one where the guy was running behind
her with the Canadian flag. Then we have Cindy Klassen."
"The idea behind this is that they (Hughes and Klassen) are both in that mode as atheletes
where you dig down really deep and you find that spot inside you that compels you to do
your best ands to accomplish somthing beyond anyone's expectations, even your own.
We were taking those accomplichments of all those medals and the time frame and trying
to convey that. They are both looking real 'mean' and competitive; and you also have the
aftermath they're feeling elation and hugging one another on the podium."
"Everyone has that athlete on competitor inside them. Being an artist or being successful
at anything else is digging down and finding that within yourself and being able to
perform and go above and beyond. Year after year Hughes and Klassen have performed
at such a high level. It is a great honour that they are from Winnipeg, and that the city
recognizes them- that we have world class athletes!"
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