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MURAL IS CREATED SCRAPBOOK IMAGES
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Thanks to over 250 artists across Alberta and Saskatchewan for making it possible
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Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert paints panel #79 |
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Alberta Premier Ralph Klein paints panel #130 |
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April 1-2 West Edmonton Mall Photos
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Mural is assembled for the first time at West Edmonton Mall's Ice Palace in a 24 hr event
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1st panel goes down... April 1st at 6pm. it begins, Lewis and Phil bring out the first panel, |
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Incredible Art... Phil is amazed at some of the artwork, such as panel #35 "Big Sky Smile" by Anne Brown. |
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Phil keeps busy... over a hundred panels are laid out during the evening of April 1 and still no recognizable image, designer Lewis Lavoie spends a sleepless night unsure if the mural is going to work or did he just create a mess? |
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| Looking good... Early morning April 2 Lewis breathes a sigh of relief as Phil lays out over 200 panels, - Not only is the mural going to work - its looking great! |
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Artists help out... with close to 20 panels incomplete, artists come out to help push the mural past the finish line.
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Stephen Turner, Kim Fjorabotten and Maria Buehl produce some of the best art in the mural . |
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Artist Stefania Piecowye from Saskatoon gives a interview to the local press. |
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Artist Susanne Loutas adds some final touches to her panel |
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Edmonton's Mayor Stephen Mandel places his contribution in place |
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Victoria artist Maria Lawrence places her art on the edge |
Edmonton Eskimo / Artist Rob Grant III personally delivers his panel. |
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Artist Mary Lee Small checks the posistion of her panel |
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AB-SK "Buffalo Twins" fully assembled for the first time April 2nd, 5:00 PM at West Edmonton Mall
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Approximately 50 artists made it out to West Edmonton Mall to witness the assembly!
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Artist Jan Howden-Paul shows her painting honouring the four slain RCMP officers
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Edmonton’s Mayor, Stephen Mandel gets a painting lesson from Lewis Lavoie
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Rob Grant III, Edmonton Eskimo Football Player / Artist holds up his painting
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The youngest contributor, Ryan Jacques, age 4, painted "the Railrays" on panel #160
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Prince Albert, SK - Some great art comes out of Prince Albert, SK
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Saskatoon, SK - Saskatoon Artists proudly hold up their completed panels.
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Lewis and Phil are honored to have international renowned sculpturer Joe Fafard participate
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Michelle Valberg- Ottawa Photographer and winner of Ottawa's Businesswoman of the Year sits with Ben Babelowsky internationally renowned Ottawa artist and their two mural creations representing Ottawa in the Centennial mural.
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Regina, SK. Hon. Premier Calvert and international renowned artist Joe Fafard are captured by the press.
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“Deputy Prime Minister” Anne McLellan paints a prairie oilwell field.
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“Juno award winning” blues musician Colin James adds to his painting
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Phil Alain with “Juno award winning” blues musician Sue Foley
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Singer, songwriter, Ian Tyson shows off his portrait panel
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Art history graduate, Catherine Clark, checks out her father’s portrait.
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Colin Maclean poses with “The Great One”- the guy on the right is Phil,
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