Culture Days: CITI/SEEN Mural Walking Tour

Led by Kelley Tialiou, The Reach’s Curator of Art & Visual Culture, this mural walk in Abbotsford’s Historic Downtown district will highlight a few recent collaborative mural projects developed as part of The Reach Gallery Museum’s CITI/SEEN program, including Sasq’ets Rides the Milky Way (2023), designed and painted by Carrielynn Victor, with contributions by Kaiden Alford, Nina Kroeker, Isabella Nielsen, and Ketty Zhang; and Hearts of the Valley, a mural by Kiranjot Kaur, Aysha McConkey, Jaqueline Stuerzl, and Jamie Wallman, led by mentor artist Chantelle Trainor-Matties.

Launched in 2019, CITI/SEEN is a public art program that supports the design and delivery of murals in Historic Downtown Abbotsford through a mentorship model. Aspiring and emerging visual artists from across the Fraser Valley have the opportunity to work with an accomplished mentor muralist, learn a variety of painting techniques, and develop working relationships with peers.