2nd Ave Public Art Unveil

Mission, British Columbia, August 19, 2026
 

On August 19, 2026, students from the University of the Fraser Valley’s School of Creative Arts (SoCA) brought a new layer of art and colour to 2nd Avenue in Downtown Mission.
 

Led by Chris Friesen, local artist and UFV professor, in partnership with the City of Mission, the project invited students to transform everyday public spaces into places for art, interaction and discovery.
 

The series extends across 2nd Avenue through a collection of site-specific interventions, from ornamented stairways and a newly transformed picnic table to stencilled sidewalk artwork and a large-scale mural.
 

Together, these works turn familiar pieces of the streetscape into unexpected creative moments, bringing student work beyond the studio and directly into the community.
 

A collaborative public art project by UFV SoCA students, Chris Friesen and the City of Mission.

 

Participating Artists

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Adrian Andor
Lexi Brown
June Budd
Courtney Charleyboy
Jasmine Chohan
Sydney Culshaw
Megan Daniels
Liara de Gier
Hazel Franklin
Georgia Gibson
Adrienne Ginther
Wyatt Janzen
Sophie Kolind
Emma Larson
Mouon Levan
Savannah Miley
Art Powzun
Sam Price
Carli Rokochy
Kaia Skott-Smith
Vanessa Tran
Stephanie Unrau
Kaitlyn White
Kate Ybarra
Kirsten Zilian Dyble