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Coming soon!
Norwood Square Park is the future home of a mural!
This Artistic Animation project is a collaboration between the City of Edmonton, Norwood Child and Family Resource Centre and you, the community!
Artist Lorraine Shulba will be onsite from August 13-22.
About the project
Created with ideas from the community collected in a survey, and funded by the City of Edmonton, this mural is a collaborative effort to reduce graffiti by celebrating community and fostering a sense of ownership and respect for our shared spaces.
About the artist
Lorraine Shulba was born and raised in Alberta and began painting since she could hold a paintbrush.She has studied Fine Arts at both MacEwan University and the University of Alberta.
Creativity and colour have always been a part of her life!
Lorraine is an award-winning artist whose work has appeared in magazines and on murals across Canada. She’s a regular at local art fairs and has shown her work in cities like Vancouver, Edmonton, Lethbridge, and Calgary. Lorraine enjoys being part of the art fair circuit because it allows people from all over the country to see and enjoy her art.
Lorraine’s work can be found in numerous public and private collections throughout Canada, the United States, England, and Australia. She has been published in Prime-Time Magazine, Synchronicity, See Magazine, and Scholastics Canada. From commissions large and small, to murals large and tall, Lorraine loves to transform space with her vibrant, strong, and engaging work.
She currently resides in Edmonton and can be seen around coffee shops, with a sketch book in hand, waiting for inspiration.
A local connection
Lorraine has grown up in and around the Norwood area. Her Velyka Babusya (great grandmother) lived on 95th Street, close to Norwood Centre.
Lorraine remembers being with her grandmother in her small blue kitchen; "pick up - pick up" her grandmother would say, with Lorraine hoping that she could help to fold the dozens of trays of perogies that they had made together. She remembers walking hand-in-hand with her dad, afterward, to grab a treat from the "Arden’s Varimart" store just down the street from Norwood Centre.
Lorraine has been a part of the local arts scene for many years, as a long-standing art instructor and running Family Art Night at the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, and Crystal Kids After School program and Community Art Night for over 16 years. Lorraine also taught art, many years ago, with the youth at Norwood Centre. Lorraine is thrilled to be back to add some life and colour to Norwood Square Park.
For more information visit Lorraine's website.
You can also find her on Facebook and Instagram @lorraine_shulba_artist
