The Lawn at uptown

Uptown Mall, Victoria

June 25 - September 30, 2022

PARK has teamed up with Uptown to bring a burst of summer to Victoria’s favourite BLVD, with a reimagined immersive greenspace full of summer-themed art and activities! #TheLawnAtUptown features over 300 feet of summer saturated space, taking cues from the carefree backyard parties that we all know and love.

Along the family-friendly stretch, visitors will be thrilled to discover turf-covered climbing mounds and play spaces to keep the little ones busy, a patio area with picnic seating, and a vibrant popsicle forest for those hoping to snag a photo for the ‘gram. For those guests hoping to kick back after a busy day of shopping, turf-covered seating, loungers and beach chairs can be found across the boulevard.

You can enjoy #TheLawnAtUptown all summer long! Remember to tag us in your photos so we can be a part of the fun!

Photo Credit: Sarah Reynolds, Uptown

Featured Collaborators

Featured

Kiran Rai

Kiran Rai (KRAI) is a multidisciplinary Punjabi artist based out of Canada. Well versed in fine arts, design, and architecture, Kiran fuses her love of creating with embracing the public accessibility of the arts. She strongly believes in design by the people, for the people.

Engaging with topics surrounding women and their cultural, digital, and diasporic identities, she reflects and celebrates the collisions of ethnographics, while also working to decolonize western frameworks and investigate key social issues. Her recent artistic endeavours include showcasing in galleries, live painting, public murals, and NFT projects.

Always interested in experimenting with different styles and mediums, Kiran has completed her Masters in Architecture in which she lived in Tokyo part-time. She is also an avid world traveller, plant

mom, and iced chai connoisseur. She is curious to see how design and art can intersect to provide meaningful connections in everyday life.

WKNDRS

Claire Ouchi and Rachel Rivera met at Alberta College of Art & Design, majoring in Visual Communication. They now call BC home and have worked collaboratively together in the art, fashion and lifestyle industry for over 10 years as textile designers, artists and muralists. Key themes that have been ever present in their collaborative work over the years include unorthodox, light and playful aesthetics where colour plays an effervescent role.

Together Claire Ouchi and Rachel Rivera have founded the artistic lifestyle brand - WKNDRS. They are a multidisciplinary artistic duo that specialize in creating collaborative and interactive art experiences within the community. Their goal is to connect the community through artistic endeavours to make art and design accessible to all.