The Daily Hive notes that the City of Vancouver is looking for artists and designers to create “sidewalk stencils” for the sidewalks in front of commercial businesses along Mount Pleasant’s Main Street. There have been sidewalk stamps before, most notably along Heather Street between 49th and 54th Avenues. Those sidewalks stamps were chosen from images created by the Churchill Secondary School’s fine art class, and were cut into metal stencils using a plasma cutter at the City works yard. Some of the images have been so successful that they have been used in other parts of the city as well.
Sidewalks were installed on Heather Street from 49th Avenue to Marine Drive and there was the opportunity to imprint the metal stencil directly into fresh cement. In the Mount Pleasant case, a metal stencil will be prepared to sand blast an image on existing sidewalks in front of the businesses.
Designs need to be clear and crisp to contrast on the sidewalk. The City stipulates that the “designs should be 20″ x 20″ (50 cm x 50 cm) in size and based on themes relevant to the local community, such as historic creeks, art, music, pop culture, and breweries.”
Submission deadline is Friday August 18 with designs being submitted in PDF format to the City of Vancouver. Artists will be paid a small stipend and also receive recognition from the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association. Further information can be found here.
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