AR:T ROUTE CANADA
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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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by Michelle Loughery There once was a girl with coal dust in her hair and mural paint on her fingers. She came from Michel-Natal, a town that once sat proud in the East Kootenay mountains, until it was forced into silence — dismantled in the name of tourism and government progress. The community was relocated,
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Art Is Infrastructure: A Legacy Blog by Michelle Loughery Why Copyright is the Cornerstone of Placemaking, Tourism, and the Skilled Future of Canada By Michelle LougheryAward-winning artist | Creator of the Wayfinder Mural Model | Founder of ART ROUTE BLUE There’s a story I often tell—one of hands. My grandfather’s coal-blackened hands, my grandmother’s stitched fingers,
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These murals are not just art. They are history. They are heart. They are home. Michelle Loughery didn’t just paint walls—she uncovered the soul of a nation.
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The Wayfinder’s Legacy: A Story of Art, Inclusion, and Transformation The Wayfinder’s Legacy: A Story of Art, Inclusion, and Artist Rights In the heart of small towns and bustling cities, where streets once whispered with the echoes of forgotten histories, Michelle Loughery’s visionary work breathed life into the walls, turning them into storytellers. For decades,
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To take an inspirational curious road trip is an experience that leaves brush strokes in your memories. The painted sunflower yellow dotted and solid lines, reminding us of the roads that were traveled before us, and the directional path for the future we can barely imagine. Standing on the dark pavement with the sculptural skies
ARTIST MICHELLE LOUGHERY 