A $10,000 public art project is set to get the real hands-on treatment from an entire community.
From visualizing to fabricating to installing, the West Richmond Community Centre project will be made by the people, for the people.
The project is proposed for the West Richmond Community Centre's main entrance stairwell with a theme of "Movement," and will be led by Vancouver artist Jeanette Lee, who will work with community members to make human profile shapes to be placed along the wall.
The human shapes will be life-sized and images of shoes are proposed for the landings. Using paint and/or digital printing methods, the profile shapes will be illustrated by community members of all ages.
Half of the project's $10,000 cost will be paid by the community centre and half from the city's public art fund.
Lee was chosen from a short-list of four artists by a three-strong community-led panel.
Installation of the project is scheduled to be completed by spring 2014.
