Street art competition with poster and conact info july 17

CONTACT [email protected] 250-713-8756

Street Art Competition Nanaimo AnnualPROPOSAL

(PART OF CULTURE DAYS NANAIMO)


Objectives Enhance the image of Nanaimo as a fun, interesting place to live, work, play


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


Prior Examples We have examples nearby of towns acquiring an image to consider

Parksville with it’s sandcastle FestivalChemainus with Murals


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





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


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






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


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


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.


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


Potential Sponsors

49th Parallel Grocery

Fairway Grocers

Hydroponic Co.

Opus art supply

Shaw

BC Ferry

Long Lake Nurseries - Gord

VIU

To provide Prizes


Street Art CompetitionSept 27-29

Nanaimo


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


Promotion Ideas


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];

mailto:[email protected]

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Street art competition with poster and conact info july 17