Spotlight

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Artist Name
Ben Evely + Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary School Students
Project Status
Completed
Art Project Type
Mural
A colourful mural with blues, greens, and pale reds and pinks depicts the Golden Ears mountains, salmon, pine trees, and a street light.
Location
Alongside 223 Street
Address
22303 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 2T3

The first mural is located on the Harris & Leib Insurance and Sure Print Copy building. Artist Ben Evely worked with students to create an abstract patchwork-inspired design using photographs they took throughout Maple Ridge. This interactive artwork invites visitors to step into the abstract scene, take a photo in the ‘spotlight’ and look for a hidden detail incorporated into the design.

The crowd in attendance stands up against the mural for a picture.
A mural with deep blues, greens and red accents covers the side of a building, depicting the Golden Ears mountains, a pine tree, and street lamp.
A close-up of the painted pine trees on the mural.
A view of the mural, looking towards Lougheed Highway. Salmon and red wave motifs swim throughout the design.
A close-up of the Mural Collective information plate affixed to to the mural.
May Dan Ruimy and his council cut a blue ribbon with help from the artists to unveil the mural.
A straight-on view of the mural, showing trees, fish, the Golden Ears mountains and a street light as well as abstractions in blue, green and red.

This work was created as part of the Mural Collective, a project funded by the City of Maple Ridge and delivered by the Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association with support from participating artists, youth, property owners and community partners.

A collage depicting two murals from the Mural Collective collaboration from the City of Maple Ridge and the Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association.

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