Street art in Winnipeg

Where to find street art in Winnipeg (Canada)

Winnipeg's mural program was officially launched in 1994 by the Take Pride Winnipeg organization, with the aim of combating illegal graffiti and celebrating Manitoba's history through public art. The city now counts over 400 documented murals, with a strong presence of Indigenous art across its public spaces.

The Exchange District, a National Historic Site at the heart of the city, is the main artistic hub, with murals on heritage building façades along Main Street and Albert Street. The North End hosts works from the annual Wall-to-Wall festival and numerous Indigenous-themed murals. The West End holds over 70 murals, while The Forks, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, concentrates major contemporary public art.

Artists such as Jedrick Thorassie, Cash Akoza, and the duo Shalak Attack & Bruno Smoky have contributed to indigenizing the city's public space, with compositions evoking star blankets, tipis, and the memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIWG2S+). The Wall-to-Wall festival each September and Nuit Blanche animate the scene each autumn.

Find the 1 artworks by the following street artists in Winnipeg (Canada)

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