As you may know, we recently partnered with the Vancouver Graffiti Management Team to hold unique PEDAW Mural Contest inviting BC amateur artists to paint or draw 2 dimensional artwork that reflects the question:

“What does ‘love our bodies, love ourselves’ mean to you?”  

The purpose of this contest is to brighten up the streets of Vancouver by showing everyone we can ‘love our bodies, love ourselves’ and promote positive body image through public art!  

June 30th was the entry deadline, and we thank-you all for entering our contest! Out of the many amazing submissions we’ve received and with several debates amongst the PEDAW Committee members, the committee found these as our TOP THREE:

FIRST PLACE WINNER:

PRIZE:
•Your art painted on a container mural in Vancouver by a professional lead artist!
•An invitation to paint with the lead artist!
•Original artwork displayed at the 2014 Eating Disorders Association of Canada (EDAC) Conference in Vancouver on Monday, October 6th and Tuesday, October 7th, 2014!
•Free admission to EDAC Pre-Conference happening Sunday, October 5th, 2014

SECOND PLACE WINNER:

PRIZE:
•Original artwork displayed at the 2014 Eating Disorders Association of Canada (EDAC) Conference in Vancouver on Monday, October 6th and Tuesday, October 7th, 2014!
•Free admission to EDAC Pre-Conference on Sunday, October 5th, 2014!

Please let me offer you a much deserved congratulations on winning our PEDAW Mural Contest!

I am sending off the images of your artwork to the City of Vancouver who is currently in the process of confirming details of the mural space.

We truly appreciate everyone’s enthusiasm to help us bring awareness of body image and eating disorsders. This is such an important topic and your active role and support helped start meaningful, preventative, and engaging discussions around eating disorders, so for that, thank-you.

Sincerely,
Amy Pezzente
PEDAW Coordinator