Signs of Pride (2021)

Phranc * , Paige Gratland , Sam McWilliams

West Richmond Community Centre, 9180 No. 1 Road

Area: West Richmond
Location: Concrete columns located on the west facade of the building.

Materials: Digital print on vinyl adhesive.

Program: Community
Ownership: Civic
Sponsored By: City of Richmond

Description of Work

A series of three digital print adhesive on concrete columns.

Artist Statement

"Signs of Pride" is a collaborative work created by an intergenerational group of artists, ranging in age from 13 to 63. It incorporates digital and hand-drawn images of personal and political expressions of identity that are used to signal belonging. Based on research from The Arquives digital exhibitions of t-shirts and buttons, the artists responded to activist messages from earlier generations to echo current and consistent concerns that affect not only LGBTQ/2S+ rights and freedoms, but other liberation movements. As a collection of shared identities, this artwork is a moment of reflection on how to make sense of our place in the world, and how to make place for our sense of the world.