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9 murals unveiled at Granville Island for the Art Smash Street Party

Photo courtesy of CMHC-Granville Island Artists have been hard at work for 10 days painting murals on Granville Island as part of a new annual event called Art Smash.

 Photo courtesy of CMHC-Granville Island Photo courtesy of CMHC-Granville Island

Artists have been hard at work for 10 days painting murals on Granville Island as part of a new annual event called Art Smash.

The murals will be officially unveiled on Saturday May 12 during theĀ Art Smash Street Party Celebration from 1 to 9 p.m. The event will feature live mural creation, local DJs playing music, food trucks, B.C. craft breweries and live dance performances.

Ruben Sanchez, a visiting artist from Spain, brings his signature skateboard-and-graffiti-inspired style to Granville Island and paintings from Musqueam artist Debra Sparrow will appear on two pillars of the Granville Street Bridge.

The other participating artists are Lauren Brevner, Kelsey Hall (KC Hall), James Harry, Sandeep Johal, Kari Kristensen, Eric Louie, Victoria Sieczka and Jeremy Wong (JNASTY).

The event is in partnership with the Vancouver Mural Festival and works will be located around The Chain & Forge -- Granville Island's newest public art space under the Granville Street Bridge.