Our 2019 Recap: Bob Bahan and the Alex CFC Mural Summer Camps

Antyx had the great pleasure of working with the Community Hubs Initiative during the summer of 2019 to complete murals at both Bob Bahan Aquatic Centre and The Alex Community Food Centre! Our youth worked tirelessly all summer to brighten up Greater Forest Lawn by creating murals for the area. They were mentored by artists at Antyx as well as Street Artist Kerz XXV, Indigenous mural artist Ryan Willert and Elder Dakota Eagle Woman. Together with our Antyx staff, guest artists, and elder, youth went deeper into conversations about “home, connection, community, connection to Forest Lawn, Canada and Canadian History.” We also conducted engagement sessions with people from the community. The youth went through all of our findings and paired it with their learnings, to design and paint murals at both locations.  

The Alex Community Food Centre mural ended up being a dual-sided 64’ x 4’ mural that runs along their fence when you enter the parking lot. Youth worked mostly in the medium of graffiti with Kerz XXV. At Bob Bahan, we created murals in multiple spots, including the shed, activity centre door, and picnic table. They stencilled the garden boxes and they hand-painted a wall in the front foyer of the Bob Bahan Pool building as well. 

To celebrate this accomplishment, we hosted an opening showcase and celebration Sept. 18, 2019, complete with artist talks, music, food, and a mural walk between both locations.