Vancouver Mural Festival Map: Where to find all 41 new permanent murals in the city

The City of Vancouver has finally shifted its mentality about street art and is backing the first ever Vancouver Mural Festival, which takes place August 20. This festival promises to to change the face of Main Street forever, and hopefully the minds of some of the senior City officials.

In preparation for the festival, many of the 39 artists (both local and international) have already started to paint their dedicated walls. In total, 41 new permanent murals will be created. Seven have already been completed, covering the entire Maker Labs building in East Vancouver.

The festival culminates on August 20 as Main Street shuts down between 7th Avenue and East 12th Avenue for one giant block party.  Here you can attend patio parties, BBQs, dance parties, a skateboard competition (behind Antisocial Skate Shop), East Van Bazaar behind F as in Frank, roller disco, art markets, and concerts sprinkled throughout the day and into the night.

This is not your grandparents’ Vancouver, and that’s a good thing.

Vancouver Mural Festival Locations

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Bodega on Main – 1014 Main Street

Artist: Steve Hornung

Thornton Park

Artists: Shannon Elliot, Ilya Viryachev, and Allison Woodward collab

The Arts Factory Annex – 246 Southern Street

Artists: Peter Ricq, Peter Taylor, and Shannon Elliot

Fontile Warehouse – 237 Southern Street

Artists: Katie So and Ben Knight, Kyle J Scott, Tim Mack Julia Iredale, and Mega McGrath

The Arts Factory – 281 Industrial Avenue

Artists: NEVERCREW, Paige Bowman, Cody Lecoy, and Ola Volo

Red Truck Brewery Silos – 295 E 1st avenue

Artist: Kashink

Glow-in-the-dark Mural – 1981 Main Street

Artist: Nick Gregson

Native Education College – 285 E 5th Avenue

Artists: Corey Bulpitt, Sharifah Marsden, Jerry Whitehead, and Marissa Nahanee

City Centre Hotel – 5th and Main

Artist: Low Bros

Hootsuite HQ – 8th and Ontario

Spotted in the community by @mareleewilliams – @hootsuite is starting to look snazzy! Spotting murals in your hood? Tag #arttakesover to have your pics featured. #hootlife #hootsuite #hootsuitelife #mtpleasant #vancouverisawesome #yvr #vancouver #vancity #murals #publicart

A photo posted by Vancouver Mural Festival (@vanmuralfest) on Aug 8, 2016 at 10:39am PDT

Artist: Scott Sueme

Our Town Cafe Parking Lot – Broadway (between and Main and Kingsway)

Artist: Taka Sudo

333 East Broadway

Artist: Nomi Chi

Rize Development – Hoarding on Broadway and Kingsway

Artist: Tim Barnard

Broadway and Kingsway

Artists: Ashley Guindon and Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House

Burrard Arts Foundation – 108 East Broadway

Artists: Ali Bruce, Corey Bulpitt, Indigo and TARS, JNASTY, AKEWS, and THEME

Kafka’s Coffee – 2525 Main Street

Prepped and lined and ready for blocking. On the roof @kafkascoffeetea this morning with @drewstuff @jaysenetchko @mic__el_bock #vanmuralfest #arttakesover

A photo posted by Vancouver Mural Festival (@vanmuralfest) on Aug 6, 2016 at 9:50pm PDT

Artist: Pellvetica

Belvedere Court – 2451 Main Street

Artists: Drew Young and Jay Senetchko

Dulux Paints – 2630 Main Street

Artist: Justin Broadbent

Thyme To Indulge – 2858 Main Street

Artists: Ilya Viryachev and Ben Knight

49th Parallel Coffee – 2902 Main Street

Artist: Ben Tour

JJ Bean – 3010 Main Street

Artist: Andrea Wan

Vancouver Mural Festival 2016

Where: Main Street (between East Georgia and 16th Avenue)

When: Saturday, August 20