StreetArts Banner Program

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.

This year’s theme: The Burrard Inlet

The Burrard Inlet is a rich and vibrant ecosystem, teeming with life both above and below the water. It provides essential food sources and habitat for marine birds and fish, while also serving as a cherished place for recreation, reflection, and cultural connection. This year, we invite the public to submit imaginative and playful designs inspired by the creatures—real or mythical—that inhabit the skies and waters of the Inlet. We encourage you to let your creativity dive deep or soar high, drawing inspiration from key themes like sea creatures, buried treasure, marine birds, aquatic life, and water sports.

Community designed 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.

The program is suitable for adults and children aged six years and older, with children, ages 5 to 13, requiring adult assistance. Each banner takes four to six hours to paint, and all 45 banners are completed in one weekend.

Apply now and submit your design by following these steps:

1. Download, fill out and print a copy of the application.
2. Ensure your design fits within the provided blank space.
3. Completed entry forms will be accepted at the reception desks at Port Moody City Hall (100 Newport Drive), Recreation Complex (300 Ioco Road), the Finance drop box at the rear of City Hall (100 Newport Drive) or emailed to communityartscoordinator@portmoody.ca.

Hard copies of the brochure are available for pickup at the locations listed above as well as the Port Moody Public Library. The deadline for submissions is 4pm on Friday, October 10, 2025. After 5pm, please drop off your brochure at the front desk or Finance drop box located near the rear of City Hall.  

Interested in participating as a volunteer?

To get involved, please fill our online form. On the form, you can select one of the volunteer roles by checking the appropriate box. The available roles are:

Providing support to painters – Volunteers will provide general assistance to community members who are painting their banners. Support may include tasks such as helping to set up, clean up, or refill paint pots. This role is open to those aged 14+. We are seeking five community banner volunteers per day.

Painting duplicate banners – Volunteers will paint one of the 15 duplicate banners. This role is open to volunteers of all ages; children 13 years or younger who wish to volunteer will require adult assistance. A maximum of two volunteers will be assigned to each banner.

Student designed banners

High school students from Heritage Woods Secondary School and Port Moody Secondary School design and paint banners based on the current banner theme.

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