Julia Wake's unsigned painting of the old Main/Higgins underpass; with sponsorship by
Mosaic Market BIZ, Neighbourhoods Alive! (Manitoba)and Graffiti Art Programming.. This
piece was part of a larger collection of artwork for the Main/Higgins underpass (which we
originally showed here in 11 sections) rendered and installed in 2009. They were removed in
2014 to facilitate overhaul and reconstruction of the concrete underpass but were never
reinstalled due to a different vision expressed for the underpass. We moved these Murals to
our RIP section. In late August of 2017 a new home was found for 3 of the original pieces,
including this one, so they have been resurrected at Jarvis & Main.
TJ Blair (Project Manager): "We worked closely with the Mosaic Market Business
Improvement Zone to
create these Murals for the Higgins Underpass. The
majority of the artistic concept revolved around blending historic
sights in and around Main street with the diverse commerce activity in
the neighborhood. This was one of my favorite projects to work on as
these Murals were being installed in the underpass so close to our home
@ 109 Higgins Ave. Its always great when you're get an opportunity to
contribute to a neighborhood beautification project in your own
neighborhood! Due to the scale of the project, we were able to employ
about 9 individual artists in total to work on the Murals. The
diversity of painting styles are vast, which I think is a great metaphor
for the people and businesses that are involved with the Mosaic Market BIZ."
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