Nelson International Mural Festival
310 Ward St Nelson, BC, Canada

Curious about the Edgar Allen Poe-inspired mural on Hall Street? Want some advice on becoming a muralist? Lacey & Layla Art tell-all in this exclusive NIMF 2020 interview! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bgW3ocFAxI

Performer Applications are due at 5pm! If you are a Basin-based performer or workshop facilitator you have a few hours left to submit an applications to play NIMF! Photo from 2019. We will be announcing our plans for another COVID-safe NIMF in a few days. We will be bringing you murals, music, and more (as alway)! ... : @jojozolinadance : @barbarichphoto #nelsonbc #revelstoke #nakusp #silvertonbc #castlegarbc #crestonbc #cranbrookbc #trailbc #salmo #ymirbc #argentabc #slocanvalley #winlaw #newdenverbc #kaslobc #harropbc #crawfordbay #elkfordbc #goldenbc #invermerebc #radiumhotsprings #valemountbc

Performer applications close tomorrow (Wednesday, May 5 @5pm)! FAQ: Who is eligible to apply? ... Performers of any discipline or workshop facilitators based in the #columbiabasin Where can I find the application? Follow the link in our bio, or head over to our website! I’ve performed at NIMF before, am I eligible to apply? Yes! If you previously performed at NIMF you are welcome to apply. Please note that we will be giving priority to performers who have not yet played the festival. #nelsonbc #kootenaylife #cranbrookbc #crestonbc #castlegar #trailbc #fruitvalebc #salmobc #kaslobc #balfour #eastshorekootenaylake #kootenaylake #goldenbc #kimberlybc #fernie #revelstoked #revelstoke #nakusp #newdenverbc #elkfordbc #valemountbc #crawfordbay #kootenay

One of the things we most look forward to at the festival is watching talented local performers strut their stuff. Here is a gem from Rita Marie and Lisa Backus at NIMF 2020! Reminder: Basin-based performers have until Wednesday, May 5th @5pm to submit an application to take part in 2021! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsy7xH9CuN8

Do you ? Basin-based performance acts have until Wednesday @5pm to submit an application to play #nimf2021 ! Questions? Comment below or DM us! : @pj.gilhuly ... #nelsonbc #muralfestival #castlegar #revelstoked #nakusp #newdenver #trailbc #kaslo #goldenbc #kimberly #fernie #crestonbc #cranbrookbc #silvertonbc #elkfordbc #rossland #slocanvalley #sparwood #valemount #invermerebc #radiumhotsprings #kootenaylake #columbiabasin

To create something beautiful, you have to be willing to get a little messy in the process. Sandeep Johal Ingrid Love

Let the sun shine in Sandeep Johal Ingrid Love

Throw your hands up if you love ART!! Sandeep Johal Ingrid Love

The palette of life is full of diversity and colour. Ingrid Love

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves to take a bird's eye view when life gets tough. We can always rise above. Lacey and Layla Art Ingrid Love

Murals don't just spring up out of nowhere! Each wall takes a talented team to scout, ready and prepare for our muralists, and Nelson International Mural Festival simply couldn't take place without our incredible Festival Coordinator, Mural Coordinator and Mural Assistant. Sandeep Johal ART... Festival Coordinator: Amber Berinha Santos Mural Assistant: Soliel Babcock Assistant Mural Coordinator: Brian McIntyre See more

Great food makes great art! Our tremendous thanks go out to Kootenay Co-op for their generous support of Nelson International Mural Festival. Jessa Gilbert Art

The celebrations might be over but the art continues! Have you seen Tanya Pixie Johnson's incredible mural by the Post Office? Tremendous thanks to Community Futures Central Kootenay for their generous support of this mural. Electrify Photography

Did you get SO inspired by #NIMF2020 that you want to make your own mural? Touchstones Nelson - Museum of Art and History is searching for the next Mural Residency Project.

That's a wrap! A massive NIMF thank you to all the artists, educators, sponsors, staff, and participants that made the first virtual Nelson International Mural Festival a tremendous success. There's still a mural in process by Tanya Pixie Johnson so keep your eyes on the walls, stay moving and celebrate the power of big art in unexpected places wherever you go!... Electrify Photography Lacey and Layla Art

Our next performer Levi Bent has just written a FANTASTIC children's book! If you love this performance be sure to order a copy of the book!

Streaming LIVE! Nelson International Mural Festival 2020 artist Sandeep Johal ART had an amazing feature in Darpan Magazine.

When it's time to make a mural Lacey and Layla Art don't waste any time! They transformed the Hall St. wall of the West Arm Plaza in just a few days. Lacey and Layla work exclusively as a synchronized duo, having produced nearly 100 murals all across Canada and internationally in Iceland, Honduras, France, and Northern Uganda where they volunteered with an orphanage and an artistic centre for the reintegration of former child soldiers.... Get to know Lacey, Layla, and all our artists at www.nelsonmuralfest.ca bit.ly/NIMF2020Muralists

#NIMF2020 BEGINS TODAY! Tremendous thanks to Creative BC and their generous support of all the incredible performers and presenters that will be streaming over the weekend. Tune in from 4:45pm PST on: ... Twitch bit.ly/NIMFTwitch Facebook bit.ly/NIMFFacebookStream Mixcloud bit.ly/NIMFMixcloud See more

The local talent featured at Streaming LIVE! Nelson International Mural Festival 2020 is top tier! From circus performers to world-renowned DJ's, dancers to Taijiquan practitioners, the plethora of talent in the region is surely represented well!

Thank you Nelson Star News! Sandeep Johal ART

If murals transform a city, can creativity and imagination transform the world? Sign up for this FREE WORKSHOP with Khari Wendell McClelland "How Creativity and Imagination Might Transform the World" on Saturday August 15th, 2:00pm-3:00pm and dive into the conversation yourself! Sign up: bit.ly/KhariMcClellandWorkshop

Only 1 day left until we take over the internet with a celebration of public art! Tune in live on Twitch, Facebook and Mixcloud from Friday at 4pm all through Sunday night!