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Publicly Supported, Not Publicly Owned: Why Murals Are Muralestate By Michelle Loughery Murals aren’t “just paint on a wall.” They’re Muralestate—place-anchored cultural property that holds stories, shapes how people navigate a neighbourhood, and quietly powers local economies. Even when public funds help present them, murals (and the oral-history narratives fixed within them) are not public-domain content. They’re protected artistic +
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For over 30 years, Michelle Loughery has carried the torch of a movement born not in boardrooms, but in the coal-streaked valleys of Michel-Natal, BC. Hers is a legacy built not just with paint, but with the hands of many who came before—immigrant tradespeople, artisans, and blue-collar visionaries who saw the blank walls of this
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: Why We Must Advocate for These Rights In today’s digital and creative economy, copyright protection is more than just an artist’s right—it is an essential economic safeguard akin to a tariff. Copyright serves as a critical mechanism to protect intellectual property (IP) and ensure fair compensation for creators, particularly in Canada, where cultural industries
ARTIST MICHELLE LOUGHERY 