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25th Anniversary of THE FANS

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Installed at the historic Galt Arena Gardens, THE FANS is one of Cambridge’s most beloved murals. This painting was created to recognize hockey history in our community, specifically the Galt Hornet Senior A Allen Cup victories during the '70s and '80s. A dynamic community art project, artist Rick Murphy of D3 Artworks had 200 local residents individually costumed, photographed and hand-painted to capture the excitement of the times. The mural has been seen on Hockey Night in Canada and is viewed by tens of thousands of spectators annually.
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Prints were made with sponsorship from Coca-Cola, making this the first-ever authentic Canadian Coca-Cola collectible. As part of the 25th anniversary, 200 prints are available for purchase.
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EXCITING OPPORTUNITY!
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With the purchase of a print, you will be entered into a draw that offers you or a person of your choice to be hand-painted in the original mural with the likes of hockey legends Mr. and Mrs. Hockey, Gordie and Colleen Howe. The draw winner will be the first and only person added to the painting since it was created 25 years ago.
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The Fans print (16" x 40") is $99 + HST and includes free delivery within the Waterloo Region.


This sale is a kick-off to support a new public art campaign celebrating the 25th anniversary of THE FANS. D3 Artworks is creating two additional murals to accompany this painting. These new murals will depict our community as colourful characters in the crowd featuring two moments in time in our city’s history. One mural will feature our local youth in the annual Skating Races. The other will depict a reenactment of the 1920’s barrel jumping world-famous skater Harris Legg.
 
There will only be 300 spaces available for supporters of this project to be immortalized in these historical works of art. Every donor that supports this campaign will also have their name or business included on a public donor recognition scheme located in the Galt Arena Gardens.
 
If you are interested in this new project, we’d love to hear from you! We have sponsorship packages and opportunities for individuals to purchase a spot within the painting.
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Please email Rick at rick@d3artworks.com.
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Thank you for your interest in and support of public art here in Cambridge!

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