Street Art Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman
I’m catching up with some more art projects from last summer… This was from the end of June during a heatwave.
This is the second year (I believe) that Nick Sweetman has organized this event. It’s funded by David Suzuki Foundation in honour of National Pollinator Week @davidsuzukifdn “dedicated to protecting the diversity of nature”. Nick gets artists together to create an outdoor gallery featuring butterflies …. who are important pollinators – (as I have learned from this project).
Artist.. in order.. and if I get them wrong.. blame Nick… because all this info is from his account.
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
1) Kalkidan Assefa @drippin_soul Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
2) Smug @smugugly Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
3) Dezed @delazed & Moter @yungmotesart Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
4) Elicser @elicserelliott Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
5) Oriah Scott @oriah_scott Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
6) Wales @walesthe66 & @nick_sweetman Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
7) Christina Mazzulla @cmazzulla Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
8) Braes @braes_ack Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
9) Meaghan Kehoe @mck_studio Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
10) Luvs @luvsumone Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
11) Chris Perez @chrispperez Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
12) Anya Mielniczek @anyamielniczek Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
13) Poser @poserabm Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
14) Leyland Adams @leylandadams Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
15) Ted Hamer @the1astronin Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
16) Andre Castro @andre_castro_artwork Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
17) Spy One @workingspy3000 and Tensoe2 @mr_tensoe2 Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
18) Phil Saunders @ahayahisone & 19) Spud @spud1_spudbomb Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
20) CTR @3tr_t Street Art Mural 21) Sight @scieter (only in video)
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
22) Serna @dislexsick_serna Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
23) Mska @mska Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
24) Andre Kan @andrekan_ and Oriah Scott @oriah_scott Street Art Mural
Butterfly Lane Organized by Nick Sweetman with over 20 street artists painting with aerosol spray for David Suzuki
“There are a million issues that we need to address as a society and probably butterfly habitat is not, for most people, at the top of the list of priorities,” says Sweetman, who personally went door-to-door getting permission from every owner of the properties painted.
“However, as artists, we are always looking for ways, big and small, that we can make a contribution to a good cause,” he continues.
“If a few children see these walls and feel joy and wonder at flowers and butterflies, that can inspire, and if enough people feel that way, eventually that is how you affect real change.”
