Art at 6600
Saint-Urbain

Patchwork
The Patchwork mural by ART DU COMMUN collective weaves a link between the Mile-Ex district’s past, present and future, as well as with the people who shaped it. Illustrative when seen up close, the artwork incorporates meticulous details, executed on a human scale. The mural becomes a more abstract mosaic from a distance, composed of varying surface treatments that create depth and perspective. A nod to the patchwork tradition—a practice born from the upcycling of fabrics—ART DU COMMUN incorporates visuals that recall the local area’s history. The mural unfolds like an intertwined fabric of eclectic cohabitation, reflecting the neighbourhood’s ethos, textile industrial past, and network of spaces that transformed over time and changing purposes.

Fringe
Inspired by Quebec’s floristic heritage, the mural “Fringe” advocates a burst and poetic visual rich in colour. Between abstract and figurative art, Cyndie Belhumeur, Bryan Beyung, Olivier Bonnard and Cyrielle Tremblay combine their worlds to offer a unifying work that showcases our natural wealth. Egged by the community’s desired to see a rich and diversified scenery, the artwork incorporates native Quebec plants—Milkweed, Iris versicolor, Red Baneberry, and more—offering many opportunities for contemplation.

Émergences
Izabelle Duguay's Émergences mural suggests the theme of "heteroclite community" as a narrative framework. The artist's primary inspiration is the visual cohabitation of the urban/industrial and natural/organic worlds. Steeped in contrasting styles—a reflection of the Mile-Ex district's eclectic DNA—the mural's narrative unfolds in a mixture of lines, textures and forms that recall the area's built environment, juxtaposed with unpredictable vegetation. A large fingerprint on the mural is also a reminder of humans' impact, whose traces prevail. Over time, the Mile-Ex district opened its doors to change agents carrying inspiring new ideas. The neighbourhood's industrial past can now align with a sustainable future.