Petition for stopping disturbing mask murals on buildings in Vernon

[Keepingit4real]

Nice to see Vernon doing what it does best
"That's how democracy works."

[Even Steven]

Nice to see Vernon doing what it does best

If you expect to have everything in life to go your way, you'll be highly disappointed.

[Keepingit4real]

I do not .

that's how society works
you seem to however,

i doubt your posts will live to see tomorrow.

[common_sense_guy]

*removed*

[Sparki55]

I still would. They are unappealing to me, I can voice that opinion. If most people find them unappealing, why pay to have them put up?

Should most the community supports them, put them up. It's not hard.

[the truth]

*removed*

[Even Steven]

I do not .

that's how society works
you seem to however,

i doubt your posts will live to see tomorrow.

Well, I guess you lost on your bet.

Buy me a beer?

[ferri]

[CanuckFan]

I think they are creepy, as well, and hope they don't go ahead with it. It might be slightly more acceptable if they were showcasing local talent, as opposed to just giving out a job to someone from another province, with no connection to the area.

[ok-weezy]

I think they are creepy, as well, and hope they don't go ahead with it. It might be slightly more acceptable if they were showcasing local talent, as opposed to just giving out a job to someone from another province, with no connection to the area.

Albertans have a big connection to the Okanagan

[dontrump]

No graffiti, but the question at hand is about murals. I like Mayor Vic and there is no need to see his face all over town. The question at hand is about murals. 200 massive Telus screens? No thanks. Aren't we talking about murals here?

Point was people have a preference, as pointed out by you above some things are acceptable and others aren't. These murals have gained so much negative attention my guess is a vote by the citizens of Vernon would see them cancelled.

one can only hope thats what happens those things are gross and downgrading areas where painted

[bob vernon]

Look, the town is ugly and the people are ugly so the murals should be ugly, too.

[PoplarSoul]

Is the Calgary artist responsible for the project and subject matter or merely the painter?

The murals would be done by Calgary artist Katie Green and are part of a storytelling process on mental health.

Participants were photographed wearing their hand-made masks in a setting of their choosing, and the photographs, which will be shown at the Vernon Public Art Gallery, are the basis for the murals.

Gallery executive director Dauna Kennedy Grant says local participants took part in the project, along with a local photographer and videographer. A mini-documentary on it is also planned.

"Thank you all for your discussion for and against. Discussion is positive and what we hoped would come from this project, which deals with mental health and its stigmas," Kennedy said in a post shared on the Vernon & Area Community Forum.

[dontrump]

Look, the town is ugly and the people are ugly so the murals should be ugly, too.

I will just assume you made this post in jest and were not serious

[bidwell2]

Commissioning murals for a town is supposed to be about showcasing a towns merits, something noteworthy about the area. It is supposed to garner positive reactions and is as much for visitors to the town as for the residents.

Establishing long-lasting murals to showcase a current cultural issue does not make any sense, and I have never seen it anywhere else. It was the wrong decision to make, and was obviously a bended knee to the 'Woke'.