Community project outfits affordable housing units with artwork

The Neoma building, which sits along 7 Avenue S.W., just unveiled Alberta's largest mural along its west-facing wall. And next month, the apartments inside will also be colourful.

The art is part of the Heart of Home initiative, which gives every resident in the 82-unit building a free piece of artwork made by a Canadian artist."Art can be so important to someone who needs help," artist Linda French said. "That's why we started this."Before they move in this fall, every Neoma family will receive one painting and every child will get one poster.

"It's about more than just having a roof over your head," painter Heather MacPherson said. "So each of these pieces that I'm donating are sort of about reframing your situation. Dancing in the rain.""A lot of people fall on hard times, and it's just that act — that small act of a hand — that can really go a long way to help building our community," she told CTV News. "For a lot of people, this might be their first stable home in a long time.

Developer and property manager HomeSpace spearheaded the building transformation. It will soon be installing a resident art room into Neoma to continue to push art as a form of therapy.

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