Created as part of the Vancouver 125 celebrations, River of Crows is a new 9000+ square foot mural on both the upper and lower segments of a cement retaining wall two blocks long on McLean Drive (from Parker to William Streets) in the Commercial Drive neighbourhood of East Vancouver. The wall is along the City of Vancouver’s Mosaic bikeway cycling route and borders Britannia High School’s Oval Field.

Walkers, cyclists and drivers will experience the flight of migrating crows, from night to day across the wall. Stencils and printed images designed through community workshops make up the majority of the imagery. The wall’s lower section reflects plant, seed and insect life.
The theme chosen for the mural is “flight”, reflecting the daily migration of crows across this part of the city.

This mural was created with artistic coordination provided by Richard Tetrault and images were designed through a community process organized with the assistance of Britannia Community Centre, and in collaboration with artists, community members and Britannia School students.

With support from the City of Vancouver’s Celebrate Vancouver 125 Murals and Great Beginnings programs and the participation of the Government of Canada.

Learn more

View the detailed description of ‘River of Crows’ (click on image): .

A community celebration will be held September 11, 2011 from 3pm to 6pm at 1100 McLean Drive. View the invitation (click on image):
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View more images on Flickr and watch a video about the McLean Drive mural “River of Crows”:

W2TV: “Big Paint” @ McLean Drive Mural from Sid Tan on Vimeo.