west palm beach magazine
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Locals will Go big
in this year’s
show
By Sandra Schulman
Last year was the inaugural edition of
CANVAS Outdoor Museum, an art fest
and bold vision by glamorous gallerist
Nicole Henry of Nicole Henry Fine Art.
and it took the city by storm!
The ambitious exhibit was a two-week
multi-media art experience where 20
dramatic, inspiring murals were painted
on selected buildings and infrastructures throughout the downtown district.
Because of CANVAS in 2015, buildingsized murals are now seen on the sides
of condominium towers, city-owned
garages, and even under the elegant
Royal Park Bridge that leads to the town
of Palm Beach.
exciting experience, “giving visitors
another reason to talk about”, as Raphael
Clemente, Executive Director of the West
Palm Beach Downtown Development
Authority (DDA) said during last year’s
CANVAS Kick-off.
When the event came to and on
November 22nd, CANVAS turned out to
be exactly “the kind of event that helps
our Arts & Entertainment District truly
blossom”, as West Palm Beach Mayor
Jeri Muoio expressed.
West Palm Beach is a city that supports
the arts in a very innovative way and
the scale and scope that CANVAS has
infused to our city is nothing but a fresh,
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Flashback:
In this photo, Mayor Jeri Muoio,
Rahapel Clemente and some of
the participating artists join Nicole
Henry and family for the 2015
CANVAS ribbon-cutting ceremony to
start painting their murals.