Vernon city council’s decision to pull its support and $33,000 in funding previously slated for the controversial“There needs to be a better system for decision-making on public art,” Dauna Kennedy, executive director of the Vernon Public Art Gallery, said in a press release, in the aftermath of the change in tack.
The project sparked intense public debate and petitions both for and against installation. More than 4,000 signatures appeared forConsultation results for controversial Vernon mural project presented to councilA pro-mural counter-petitionAs attention on the project continued to build in June, it was put on hold by council, pending public consultation. The process was one in which the gallery was an active participant.
“This resulted in a much smaller sampling but still sufficient to be representative of the Vernon public. And every type of media was used to invite the public to come to the gallery to participate.”Public consultation now underway for Vernon, B.C. mural project – Jun 20, 2022Trending StoriesStory continues below advertisement