| Nelson Central School Mural Project 2002 |
 There has been an explosion of art work in the last year in Nelson BC. Murals are popping up all over the place. Artist Karla Pearce and some two hundred and fifty students ranging from six years old to twelve, have recently embarked in a fifty foot long, four hundred square foot mural project situated on the exterior of one of Nelson's favourite historical landmarks Central School. The images (four) are designed and drawn in by Pearce but the students are doing all the painting. One is a depiction of the city, another a mountain floral landscape and a couple of Art Nouveau doors separating the two. Pearce has chosen brilliant day-glow colors reflecting the energy and light of the children she worked with. The mural was completed June 7 2002. |
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Karla Pearce and Students April 29 2002
Karla Pearce starts the kids off with a paint by number technique. Each child is given a paint brush ... |
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Karla Pearce and Students May 5 2002
These kids work fast! Color on the walls in one week. |
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Karla Pearce and Students May 8 2002
Extremely warm temperatures don't slow these kids down. They perched themselves on the scaffolding like ... |
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Karla Pearce and Technician Bronwen
The kids are all gone and Karla Pearce and her technician Bronwen paint over drips and make final corrections. |
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Central School Mural Project 2002 Grand Opening June 7 2002
A general assembly was held and all the students were congratulated on the fine work. Speeches were given ... |
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Central School Mural Project Finished Details
The Mural is all done. Complete with black outline and a protective coating. It has changed not only ... |
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Finished Mural Doors
Two Red Art Nouveau Doors shape the north entrance to the school. Bronwen Davies shows off her painting ... |
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