Street banners made by students at two Port Coquitlam schools last year will be on sale next weekend.
The colour artwork created by young artists at Kwayquitlum middle and Riverside secondary - with the help of Diane Moran - will be available for purchase at The Outlet at Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind city hall) on June 22 and 23, from noon to 4 p.m.
The 48 beautification banner will be sold for $5 each and can be had on a first-come-first serve basis. The left-over banners will be recycled into shopping bags and other objects by non-profit groups, the city stated in a news release.
The students' banners were designed in class from February to April of 2012, using a paper-cut collage process; each piece was photographed and made into digital files to be printed on the fabric.
This year's banner project is tied to the city's 100th year and features the faces of Port Coquitlam residents and people who work or have made a contribution to the city.
The images on those banners - hung throughout downtown PoCo, around the Hyde Creek rec centre and on the Coast Meridian Overpass - include portraits of Robert Buchan (amateur sports leader); Colin Craig (Art Focus Art Association founder); Coun. Mike Forrest; Chris Galer (PoCo Building Supplies' fourth generation manager); and Pippa VanVelzen (PoCo Heritage).
The centennial anniversary banners will be up for a year.
