Welcome back! That’s a wrap on week one of the 2021 BUMP Festival, and what a way to start 🥳 We had a great time at our first Artist Talk with BUMP Road Works artists Mike Hooves, Sydonne Warren, J. Broz and Billie Rae Busby ...
In light of the most recent and tragic discovery of over 700 unmarked Indigenous graves this morning, and the 1,323 family members that went missing, we’d like to pause for a moment and hold space for everyone affected by these deeply troubling and ongoing discoveries.
We've launched our new BUMP Road Works Series in partnership with the City of Calgary Parks and City of Calgary Roads Departments to bring the works of local artists to Calgary streets. A total of nine artists have painted thirty concrete jersey barriers that will be used to provide additional public space on streets, enhance safety for on-street patios in support of local businesses and help transform main streets in Calgary into an open-air art gallery.
We've launched the first phase of our new BUMP Road Works Series in partnership with the City of Calgary Parks Department to bring the works of local artists to Calgary streets. Three local artists have painted two new container parklets that will be used to provide new public gathering spaces and help activate main streets in Calgary in support of local businesses and communities.
“The BUMP Road Works series brings local artists to new surfaces on Calgary streets in support of local businesses and community. We’re so happy to be creating more opportunities for local artists to share their talents” said Julia Schreiber, Murals Director for BUMP.
The Beltline Urban Murals Project is pleased to announce the opening of submissions for all artists interested in painting in the 2021 BUMP Festival this August in Calgary, Canada! This is an excellent opportunity to paint for one of Canada's most exciting mural projects, and is...
The 2020 BUMP Festival was a huge success! Despite a global health pandemic we were able to make 2020 our best year yet: Completed 20 new murals from artists across Canada (up from 16 murals in 2019) taking the project total to over 50 murals...
We can't believe we are three weeks in and only one week remains for the Festival! August has been a busy but blissful blur of BUMPing! We love seeing you all enjoying sunny mural tours, and tagging @yycbump in all your mural adventures. It's been...
We have 11, that's right 11 murals in progress this week! There are a few more artists that will be starting this week, but the mural composition is in full swing & the artists are all making sure the paint keeps flowing according to plan....
We are officially halfway through the BUMP 2020 Festival and couldn't be happier with how things have been going. From the feedback we've received, many people are enjoying the new self-guided tours by walking, biking, running and scootering to the different mural sites and even...