From Mexican Muralism to Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, murals have played an integral role in communicating with the public. Today, murals are still seen as a tool to express religious, political and social ideas. Reporter May Lee explores murals as a form of creative activism that can bring communities together and lead to deeper conversations.

Credits

Produced by                                       Rajpreet Sahota

                                                               May Lee

Special thanks to                               Jimmy Baptiste

                                                               Kalkidan Assefa

                                                               Emily Putnam

Additional photos courtesy            

Mural del Gernika, Papamanila, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mural_del_Gernika.jpg, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

Guernica at the Whitechapel – geograph.org.uk, ceridwen / Guernica at the Whitechapel, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guernica_at_the_Whitechapel_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1593698.jpg, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en

Gigapixel 3D Scan of Picasso’s “Guernica”, Ars Electronica – Robert Bauernhansl, https://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/51399681101, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Drippin_soul, Kalkidan Assefa, https://www.instagram.com/drippin_soul/

MISCHIEF AT ALGONQUIN COLLEGE HAS OPP ASKING FOR PUBLIC’S HELP, Ontario Provincial Police

Portrait of Diego Rivera, Library of Congress, https://picryl.com/media/portrait-of-diego-rivera-1, Public Domain

Diego Rivera, Man, Controller of the Universe, 1934, detail., Joaquín Martínez, https://www.flickr.com/photos/25876167@N08/6789832528, Attribution 2.0 Generic, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Mexico, fresque murale de Diego Rivera “L’homme, Contrôleur de l’Univers”, Jeanne Menjoulet, https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmenj/9336340265/in/photostream/, Attribution 2.0 Generic, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Palacio de Bellas Artes – Mural El Hombre in cruce de caminos Rivera 4, Wolfgang Sauber, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palacio_de_Bellas_Artes_-_Mural_El_Hombre_in_cruce_de_caminos_Rivera_4.jpg, Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

Outdoor mural celebrates diversity, inclusion and belonging at Pembroke Campus, Algonquin College, https://www.algonquincollege.com/college-blog/outdoor-mural-celebrates-diversity-inclusion-and-belonging-at-pembroke-campus/, Public Domain

Outdoor Mural Celebrates Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Pembroke Campus, Algonquin College, https://www.algonquincollege.com/pembroke/2022/05/16/outdoor-mural-celebrates-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-at-pembroke-campus/, Public Domain

Additional video courtesy               

Drippin_soul, Kalkidan Assefa, https://www.instagram.com/drippin_soul/

Music

Urban Chill, penguinmusic, https://pixabay.com/users/penguinmusic-24940186/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=125285, royalty free

Deep Lifetime, Jho, https://pixabay.com/users/mepa_melson-16213809/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=8910, royalty free

Sweet Chillhop, Music_Unlimited, https://pixabay.com/users/music_unlimited-27600023/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=113777, royalty free

Ambient and Inspire Power (IG Version 60s), Lesfm, https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=9465, royalty free