Every year, from April to November, colourful painted and printed banners are displayed on the streets of Port Moody. The StreetArts Banner Program is comprised of community, student and artist designed banners.

Artist designed banners

This year’s successful artist is Jordanna George, an artist of mixed T’Sou-ke and Ukrainian ancestry. Originally from Sooke, BC, they now live in Coquitlam, BC. They received a BFA from the University of Victoria in 2019, and have since been making comics and illustrations, exploring themes of identity, belonging, and hope, and pulling influence from Indigeneity, queerness, and science fiction, with a graphic novel coming from Conundrum Press in 2026.

Seasons of Growth, a diptych representing several plants and animals that are native to Coast Salish lands, depict both sunny and rainy weather both important to our biome. The sunny half, George describes as their personal “Western” style and the rainy half combines traditional Coast Salish shape language, representing both parts of their ancestry. Seasons of Growth also acknowledges the diversity of culture in Port Moody and the continued presence of Coast Salish peoples on this land.

The species that are illustrated are:

  • Red cedar: nicknamed ‘the tree of life’, used for weaving, canoes, housing, and carving
  • Fireweed: used to make tea and fibre
  • Stinging nettle: used as medicinal tea, fibre, and dye
  • Salmonberries: eaten raw, as jam, or dried into cakes for the winter
  • Camas: bulbs traditionally harvested as food
  • Wild carrots: food
  • Sword ferns: used in cooking and as a survival food
  • Red admiral butterfly, Anna’s hummingbird, and native bees: pollinators

Artist: Jordanna George  |  Title: Seasons of Growth

Community banners

Each year, 30 community designs and 15 duplicates are selected to be painted as part of the StreetArts Banners program. The call for designs typically occurs in September, and the chosen designs are painted early in the new year. The 15 duplicate banners are painted by volunteers. The banners are showcased in the Civic Centre Galleria in January before being installed on Port Moody streets. Duplicate banners are displayed in Pioneer Memorial Park. Once removed, designers are given the option to take their banner home. View this year's street banner designs from community artists in the slideshow below. 

Student banners

High school students from Heritage Woods Secondary School and Port Moody Secondary School design and paint banners based on the current banner theme. View this year's student banner designs in the slideshow below. 

2024 banners: "Planting Our Gardens"

Banners created in 2024 reflect the theme "Planting Our Gardens," a celebration of how communities grow and flourish together. Gardens serve as a powerful metaphor for nurturing relationships, fostering connections, and supporting the environment. Just as we plant seeds, tend to young shoots, and care for blossoms, we cultivate strong, vibrant communities.