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Street Art Competition Nanaimo AnnualPROPOSAL
(PART OF CULTURE DAYS NANAIMO)
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Objectives Enhance the image of Nanaimo as a fun, interesting place to live, work, play
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BackgroundNanaimo has been a working city of Coal, distribution and forestryAs those traditional industries have died or slowed Nanaimo is transitioning to an attractive place to live
and work with a beautiful harbour and waterfront walkwayIt does not however have any specific image
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Prior Examples We have examples nearby of towns acquiring an image to consider
Parksville with it’s sandcastle FestivalChemainus with Murals
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Parksville has created a wonderful annual event
Click here to see photos of the 2013 event
http://www.parksvillebeachfest.ca/cms.asp?wpID=17
Attendance has grown from 100 in 1982 to 100,000 in recent years
Hotels, restaurants, and many other businesses have experienced a major upswing in business
Parksville
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Artus-Pocus We are organizing a “street art” or “chalk art” competition as part of the “Culture Days” event from Sept. 27 – 29, 2013
The concept is to solicite teams to create works of art in chalk on the road, sidewalk or buildings which are a “trompe l’oeil” ; That is an illusion – hence the proposed name
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Street Art Street Art or Chalk Art is a fun, creative, interactive process whereby “artists” plan and execute (large) scale murals or tableaus in public spaces; streets, sidewalks, building walls, etc
The idea is to create a “trompe l’oeil” i.e. to “trick the eye” into thinking there is some real (impossible) scene in front of the viewer
◦ A canyon in the middle of the street◦ A waterfall◦ A gnome sweeping leaves under the sidewalk
See examples following
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Proposal I propose to organize a regional contest similar to the Parksville sandcastle competition or the Dragon Boat Festival
Competitors would deposit $100 (or scaled) to reserve a plot to do art on the street
A parallel free street art section with chalk would provide a small (6ft-4ft) piece of sidewalk for Nanaimo youth to draw on – fun, judged? Prizes?
One or more large regional sponsor would be secured to provide prizes and chalk
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Fun DrawingIn addition to the competition people of all ages will be able have their own 4 ft. x 6 ft. space to do a drawing
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DNBIA Link I am asking the DNBIA for support in the form of agreement to close off Commercial or the waterfront walkway?? To provide space to create the art
Whatever street(s) are chosen, we would approach the city for permits
This would be part of the “Culture Days” event on Sept 27-29 and would be promoted along with all Culture Days events but would use Social Media to reach the broader regional audience.
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Wall ExamplesImagine you could get an arresting image like the one to the right on the old Sam the Record Man building on the main road- that would get visiting drivers attention
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Potential Sponsors
49th Parallel Grocery
Fairway Grocers
Hydroponic Co.
Opus art supply
Shaw
BC Ferry
Long Lake Nurseries - Gord
VIU
To provide Prizes
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Partner Groups
YPN DNBIA City of Nanaimo Nanaimo Development Corp VIU Twitter – Don Destination BC Chamber of Commerce Rotary Newspapers, TV Things to do Magazines
Broadcast
Develop speech and twitter & Facebook & Pinterest package to send out for each organizationDon help?
Trapline/ Social Disseminator
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Promotion Ideas
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How to get InvolvedCall or email
If you want to help or participate contactJim at [email protected] or 250-713-8756
Or Carole Wright [email protected];