Murals · Public art

SAWA

Year

2021

Location

4th St NW & 25th Ave NW, Calgary, AB

With

SAWA, Calgary Arts Development (CADA)

Collaborator

Maya Corona

Community mural co-created with artist Maya Corona; developed via community consultation and painted with local participants; emphasizes unity and collective belonging. The word 'sawa' means 'together' in Arabic. It also means 'equal.' The word became the conceptual anchor for everything that followed: the design, the process, the community engagement, and the final work itself.

The measure of a community mural is not the day it is unveiled. It is the year after, and the year after that.