Beachy Keen, Summer 2015
The 2015 SVMF visual arts lineup featured a squad of artists live painting a two-level wooden castle throughout the course of the 3 day music festival.
Process for initial artwork
Final vector artwork before painting
Mural painting process
Brandlive and Livenation present the inaugural year of Squamish Valley Music Festival’s Visual Arts Program. The organizers have teamed up with local artist/curator Drew Young, to produce a robust site-wide program. The instalations were produced by 40+ locally/internationally celebrated artists, specializing in a wide spectrum artistic disciplines. Festival-goers engage immediately with 100’+ of sculptural works at main gates. Their course continues by installations including a massive rendition of this year’s Poly Bear mascot and ultimately arrive at the VA Program’s mecca - The Art Pavilion. The Pavilion is a 3-tiered arts castle; providing attendees a constantly evolving day/night arts experience and incredible vantage points for performances. The structure is wrapped in 20 live-painting murals and houses one of the world’s largest mechanized kaleidoscopes. At night it’s look is illuminated by an incredible light/laser display and a 40’ one-of-a-kind psychedelic interactive animation wall. This festival has become the playground the West Coast art community deserves. Executive Producer: Paul Runnels Creative Director/Curator: Drew Young Project Manager: Jackie Sakaguchi Site Director: Isaac Kinakin Lighting: Jason McKinnon POLY BEAR Concept: Drew Young Fabrication: Aaron Gullmes Animation/VJ: Jonny Ostrem Bear Design: Jeremiah Shaw Schematics: Drew Young, Jonny Ostrem REACTIVE WALL Concept: Jonny Ostrem Animation/VJ: Jonny Ostrem KALEIDOSCOPE Concept: Drew Young Design: Brayden Eshuis, Christian Honetschlager Fabrication: Christian Honetschlager ART PAVILION Concept: Drew Young Layout: Drew Young Managers: Lucy Cameron, Nick Pound Muralists: Ilya Viryachev Drew Young Tierney Milne Shannon Elliott James Knight ISREK Peter Ricq Alison Woodward Ali Bruce Lauren Coutts Brent clowater Colin Moore Ben Knight Mark Illing TIKTOK Lucy Cameron Karston Smith Taka Sudo Ben Tour Mandy Tsung Russell Alton Dylan Humphreys GATES Design: Drew Young Fabrication: Aaron Gullmes Murals: Colin Moore, James Knight, Brayden Eshuis Schematics: Drew Young Signage: James Knight, Eidan Gidon VIDEO Camera: Joe Klymkiw, JOI Productions Edit: Drew Young Music: Runnin - GANG SIGNS (STINT Remix)