A months-long project culminated in the unveiling of a new mural for Lake City Secondary School on June 13. Ms.
A mural unveiling was held at Lake City Secondary School on June 13 after a months-long project aimed at empowering and supporting young people.
Art students in Siobhan McCambridge’s drawing and painting class had been working on a mural project which began in April. Student artists were able to share their work with the school in a fun afternoon event to celebrate their work, which was meant to help them create a positive vision for their future.
The project began after spring break, with conversations around the documentary film An Engine Inside, which was used as a catalyst to talk about how individuals can create change in their communities.
Discussion also included the topics of advocacy and art and how art can be a catalyst for change.
Students were then tasked with coming up with something to draw, anything which they felt represented something they would like to see in the future or brought them hope. The students sketched out their ideas and then presented them to Cariboo Art Beat artist Sarah Sigurdson.
Sigurdson then took all of the student artists’ ideas and integrated them into a unified design.
She presented her design to the students, walking them through how each idea is represented.
The class then worked with Sigurdson on bringing their vision to life, painting it over several weeks, onto three plywood panels.
The students each spent time contributing to the mural, and once it was finished, Caitlin Sabatino’s leadership class helped to celebrate the mural and organized an event at the school.
Student artists unveiled the mural and the leadership class then had games for students, fun bike races thanks to Mary Forbes’ and the Bikes for All program, with a radar speed trap thanks to Citizens on Patrol volunteer Don Branch, a chalk art contest and some hot dogs and water.
The mural will be installed on the wall of the school facing the track sometime over the summer. The project was funded by the Canadian Red Cross, administered by Tamarak Institute, and spearheaded by Streets for All Williams Lake.
