Murals
“A painted history of Sherbrooke”
This tour starts in the heart of downtown Sherbrooke just steps away from the Frontenac Street esplanade and the Place des Moulins, where the Magog and Saint Francis rivers meet. This is the spot where you will begin to behold the artwork that adorns some of the exterior walls of the city, transforming the downtown area into an art museum.
To find out more about the upcoming creation, you may contact the Tourist Information Bureau at 819 821-1919, or M.U.R.I.R.S. at 819 578-5186
www.murirs.qc.ca
Sherbrooke murals can be seen on a Canadian virtual art gallery website:
www.muralroutes.com |
From Place des Moulins, on the north face of the first building you see from Wellington Street, the « Nékitotegwak » mural (37’ X 28’, illustrates the convergence of the two rivers before settlement. Nearby is a second mural, at the corner of Frontenac and Dufferin Streets, which is entitled «Sherbrooke’s 2002 Bicentennial mural» (60’ X 35’). Finally, crossing over to the east side of the Saint Francis River, on the corner of King and Bowen South Streets, you will discover the two most recent murals, « Once upon a time in the East » (68’ X 39’) and, « Progress in the East » (76’ X 28’).
A fifth original work of art, a 60‘ X 35‘ mural on Alexander Street, is entitled “The Good Years”, and represents a Fridolin-style depiction of life in the former “Little Canada” section of town on the 27th of September, 1957. It pays homage to the working-class, south-central part of Sherbrooke, where many large French-Canadian families faced their share of hardships. The tableau includes evocations of the era - Elvis tunes, a Chevy Bel-Air, the Canadiens hockey team - as well as a depiction of some local personalities and well-known business owners. |
1. “Sherbrooke’s 2002
3. “Once upon a time in the East” 
4. “Progress in the East”
5. “The Good Years”
6. “CHLT-TV, 50 years of looking at it our way” 
7. "Tradition and Prevention"
