Photo caption: United in Play by Ho Lay Hoon (2025).

Do you have a highly visible wall that could use a splash of colour? The City of Richmond is currently looking for property owners, businesses, stratas and non-profit organizations interested in offering wall space for the 2026 program of community murals. 

Now in its seventh year, the Richmond Community Mural Program connects artists with local partners to transform blank walls into eye-catching public artworks that reflect Richmond’s unique character and neighbourhoods.

Selected applicants will be notified in early October and City staff will then match successful applicants with a pre-qualified artist to create the mural. Locations must be visually accessible to the general public, and meet a few additional requirements. Private, single family properties are not eligible. Details can be found at richmond.ca/MuralProgram.

Since the launch of the Community Mural Program in 2018, there have been 34 murals completed throughout Richmond including:

• Garden City School Mural by Atheana Picha 
• A Walk in the Park by Fiona Tang at Terra Nova Rural Park washroom facility 
• Postcards from Steveston by Mark Anderson at Steveston Harbour Authority 

The application deadline is Monday, September 22, 2025 with murals to be completed in 2026. To learn more about the Community Mural Program and to apply, visit richmond.ca/MuralProgram, email PublicArt@richmond.ca or call 604-247-4612.