Since its first year, VMF has made the engagement and inclusion of Indigenous and POC artists and curators a key priority. And yet, VMF and other Vancouver arts organizations, have fallen short when creating opportunities for Black artists in public spaces. How did we get here? What are the barriers? How might muralism combat Anti-Black racism in public spaces? How do conversations around tokenism intersect with this work? What has the experience of creating and completing murals for the festival been like? What does celebration and resurgence look like for Black artists and curators in Vancouver?

Meet VMF's 2020 Curators and learn about their mural curation process. Features Lead Curator Drew Young, Graffiti Curator Scott Sueme, and 2020 Guest Curators Krystal Paraboo and Sierra Tasi Baker. Moderator TBC.