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MURAL Festival 2025: Celebrating Urban Art in Montreal

2025-05-13

Each June, Montreal’s Saint-Laurent Boulevard transforms into a vibrant open-air gallery during the MURAL Festival. Now in its 13th edition, the 2025 festival runs from June 5 to 15 and offers a free celebration of urban art, music, and community spirit. A Canvas of Creativity MURAL Festival is a nonprofit initiative dedicated to making street…

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The Popularity of Montreal Mural Art, ft. Stikki Peaches

2021-11-15

People need and appreciate art now more than ever. In a world of uncertainty, artists are creating beauty, and one of the most accessible points to see art since the pandemic has been through public art and murals. A mainstay on the MTL mural circuit, Stikki Peaches is synonymous with satire and irony. Born and…

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Female vs. Male Gaze In Feminist Art: Mural Art Edition

2021-11-12

In 1975, film critic Laura Mulvey coined the term ‘the male gaze’. It refers to the presentation of women in visual arts and literature from a male, heterosexual perspective where women are depicted as sexual objects for the pleasure of the male viewer. Men have agency; women are passive and dehumanized. This male gaze is…

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