Photos: LUNA Reimagined 2021 gallery

After a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic, LUNA, Revelstoke’s fall arts festival, returned in 2021, albeit with a smaller offering than planned due to pandemic restrictions that forced the cancellation of parts of the festival including musical performances.

Nevertheless, the streets of downtown were full on Saturday, Sept. 25 for the latest offering of the hit festival, which has done well to connect with audiences of all ages.

Jess Leahey’s Snowpack Slayers on the back of the CIBC building interacts with changing light and snow, casting reflections on the wall behind much like a sundial. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

This year’s offering featured 14 different outdoor displays interspersed through downtown Revelstoke.

The Climate Action Quilt, originally planned for the cancelled 2020 show, was a local highlight, featuring 825 panels on a 200-foot quilt that stretched down Mackenzie Avenue from First Street to Second Street.

For more on the Climate Action Quilt and the exhibits, see the captions in our photo gallery below.

: Revelstoke artist, Zuzana Riha, created Moose on the Loose was created from the detritus of contemporary society, including discarded keyboards, bike parts, toys, clocks, parts and more. The work conveyed the message that nature will ultimately prevail. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: A child poses with the LUNA sign with the Climate Action Quilt in the background. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: The Digital Mural Project featured five different artists whose works were projected onto the back of a Mackenzie Avenue building. The artists are Emily Beaudoin, Daisy Blue Groff, Heather Dawn Sparks, Taylor Sandell, Sonia García. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine.

: In BETA बीटा, a young woman is portrayed dealing with grief brought on by the death of her grandfather. The video installation explores her journey into different spaces and dimensions. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Message in a Bottle by artists Myrtle Sisters (Nayana Fielkov, Candace Roberts, & Kat Single-Dain), expressed concept of writing a letter from the future to yourself. What would you say? Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Coming Home by Sinixt artist Ric Gendron is a diptych of new paintings located on the Art Alleries wall of the Explorer’s Society Hotel. The image features Sinixt peoples of the past and present, emphasizing their connection to the land. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Revelstoke artist, Zuzana Riha, created Moose on the Loose was created from the detritus of contemporary society, including discarded keyboards, bike parts, toys, clocks, parts and more. The work conveyed the message that nature will ultimately prevail. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Revelstoke artist, Zuzana Riha, created Moose on the Loose was created from the detritus of contemporary society, including discarded keyboards, bike parts, toys, clocks, parts and more. The work conveyed the message that nature will ultimately prevail. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: The Climate Action Quilt was created by students from Revelstoke schools, with individual students creating climate action messages on textiles, which were then stitched together into quilt 200 feet long and five feet wide. When displayed, it stretched between First and Second streets. Revelstoke arts scene mentor Jackie Pendergast led the project, coordinating students and staff in its creation. “The kids loved, loved working on it said Pendergast. “I think the messages are extremely powerful,” Pendergast said. “Children have the most amazing ideas. I think children have real anxiety about what is happening in the world.” The project was collaborative and was supported by many groups, such as school PACs, the Revelstoke Quilters Guild, and many individuals including Nicola McGarry Jose Zimyani, and Tracy Macfarlane.

: Grizzly Plaza during LUNA Reimagined 2021. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: File photo: Downtown Revelstoke during LUNA Reimagined. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: The Collective Body was a series of projections on the city building next to the fire hall. The work is the subject of isolation during the pandemic, exploring the limits and possibilities of digital connection. The LUNA work was created by Neil Cadger, Andrew Stauffer and Lin Snelling. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: The Digital Mural Project featured five different artists whose works were projected onto the back of a Mackenzie Avenue building. The artists are Emily Beaudoin, Daisy Blue Groff, Heather Dawn Sparks, Taylor Sandell, Sonia García. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine.

: The Digital Mural Project featured five different artists whose works were projected onto the back of a Mackenzie Avenue building. The artists are Emily Beaudoin, Daisy Blue Groff, Heather Dawn Sparks, Taylor Sandell, Sonia García. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine.

: The scene at LUNA 2021. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: They Called Her Jennie is a paper-cut animation created by Sarah Spurr. It tells the tragic story of Jennie Kiohara, a Japanese migrant to the Revelstoke area in the early 1900s. Kiohara was murdered here, and her gravestone stands at Mountain View Cemetery. The work explored her life and the circumstances surrounding her murder, touching on themes of race, gender equality, and historical racism. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Your Uncertain Shadow cast multicolour spectrum of light onto a wall behind The Cabin bowling alley, allowing children to interact with their reflections on the wall. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Your Uncertain Shadow cast multicolour spectrum of light onto a wall behind The Cabin bowling alley, allowing children to interact with their reflections on the wall. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Jess Leahey’s Snowpack Slayers on the back of the CIBC building interacts with changing light and snow, casting reflections on the wall behind much like a sundial. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Jess Leahey’s Snowpack Slayers on the back of the CIBC building interacts with changing light and snow, casting reflections on the wall behind much like a sundial. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: File photo: The City of Revelstoke created a 3D map of the city using printers available at the Fab Lab. A digital image was then projected onto the image. City staff plan to use the projection for planning workshops in the future. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Message in a Bottle by artists Myrtle Sisters (Nayana Fielkov, Candace Roberts, & Kat Single-Dain), expressed concept of writing a letter from the future to yourself. What would you say? Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Artist Em Loughheed created the LUNA Moth, a celebration of the festival. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: The Climate Action Quilt was created by students from Revelstoke schools, with individual students creating climate action messages on textiles, which were then stitched together into quilt 200 feet long and five feet wide. When displayed, it stretched between First and Second streets. Revelstoke arts scene mentor Jackie Pendergast led the project, coordinating students and staff in its creation. “The kids loved, loved working on it said Pendergast. “I think the messages are extremely powerful,” Pendergast said. “Children have the most amazing ideas. I think children have real anxiety about what is happening in the world.” The project was collaborative and was supported by many groups, such as school PACs, the Revelstoke Quilters Guild, and many individuals including Nicola McGarry Jose Zimyani, and Tracy Macfarlane.

: Climate Action Quilt co-creators Jackie Pendergast and Tracy Macfarlane. The Climate Action Quilt was created by students from Revelstoke schools, with individual students creating climate action messages on textiles, which were then stitched together into quilt 200 feet long and five feet wide. When displayed, it stretched between First and Second streets. Revelstoke arts scene mentor Jackie Pendergast led the project, coordinating students and staff in its creation. “The kids loved, loved working on it said Pendergast. “I think the messages are extremely powerful,” Pendergast said. “Children have the most amazing ideas. I think children have real anxiety about what is happening in the world.” The project was collaborative and was supported by many groups, such as school PACs, the Revelstoke Quilters Guild, and many individuals including Nicola McGarry Jose Zimyani, and Tracy Macfarlane.

: Photo: Jackie Pendergast with the Climate Action Quilt, which was created by students from Revelstoke schools, with individual students creating climate action messages on textiles, which were then stitched together into quilt 200 feet long and five feet wide. When displayed, it stretched between First and Second streets. Revelstoke arts scene mentor Jackie Pendergast led the project, coordinating students and staff in its creation. “The kids loved, loved working on it said Pendergast. “I think the messages are extremely powerful,” Pendergast said. “Children have the most amazing ideas. I think children have real anxiety about what is happening in the world.” The project was collaborative and was supported by many groups, such as school PACs, the Revelstoke Quilters Guild, and many individuals including Nicola McGarry Jose Zimyani, and Tracy Macfarlane.

: The Climate Action Quilt was created by students from Revelstoke schools, with individual students creating climate action messages on textiles, which were then stitched together into quilt 200 feet long and five feet wide. When displayed, it stretched between First and Second streets. Revelstoke arts scene mentor Jackie Pendergast led the project, coordinating students and staff in its creation. “The kids loved, loved working on it said Pendergast. “I think the messages are extremely powerful,” Pendergast said. “Children have the most amazing ideas. I think children have real anxiety about what is happening in the world.” The project was collaborative and was supported by many groups, such as school PACs, the Revelstoke Quilters Guild, and many individuals including Nicola McGarry Jose Zimyani, and Tracy Macfarlane.

: The Climate Action Quilt was created by students from Revelstoke schools, with individual students creating climate action messages on textiles, which were then stitched together into quilt 200 feet long and five feet wide. When displayed, it stretched between First and Second streets. Revelstoke arts scene mentor Jackie Pendergast led the project, coordinating students and staff in its creation. “The kids loved, loved working on it said Pendergast. “I think the messages are extremely powerful,” Pendergast said. “Children have the most amazing ideas. I think children have real anxiety about what is happening in the world.” The project was collaborative and was supported by many groups, such as school PACs, the Revelstoke Quilters Guild, and many individuals including Nicola McGarry Jose Zimyani, and Tracy Macfarlane.

: Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Message in a Bottle by artists Myrtle Sisters (Nayana Fielkov, Candace Roberts, & Kat Single-Dain), expressed concept of writing a letter from the future to yourself. What would you say? Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Message in a Bottle by artists Myrtle Sisters (Nayana Fielkov, Candace Roberts, & Kat Single-Dain), expressed concept of writing a letter from the future to yourself. What would you say? Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Coming Home by Sinixt artist Ric Gendron is a diptych of new paintings located on the Art Alleries wall of the Explorer’s Society Hotel. The image features Sinixt peoples of the past and present, emphasizing their connection to the land. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Coming Home by Sinixt artist Ric Gendron is a diptych of new paintings located on the Art Alleries wall of the Explorer’s Society Hotel. The image features Sinixt peoples of the past and present, emphasizing their connection to the land. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: The Art Alleries project grew this year, with new additions. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: A little one checks out I Hugged a Bear, a new permanent display by BAMBI (Claudia SImon). The artwork presents a colourful, animation-inspired aesthetic to mountain town imagery. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: I Hugged a Bear, a new permanent display by BAMBI (Claudia SImon). The artwork presents a colourful, animation-inspired aesthetic to mountain town imagery. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: I Hugged a Bear, a new permanent display by BAMBI (Claudia SImon). The artwork presents a colourful, animation-inspired aesthetic to mountain town imagery. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Revelstoke artist, Zuzana Riha, created Moose on the Loose was created from the detritus of contemporary society, including discarded keyboards, bike parts, toys, clocks, parts and more. The work conveyed the message that nature will ultimately prevail. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Revelstoke artist, Zuzana Riha, created Moose on the Loose was created from the detritus of contemporary society, including discarded keyboards, bike parts, toys, clocks, parts and more. The work conveyed the message that nature will ultimately prevail. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

: Revelstoke artist, Zuzana Riha, created Moose on the Loose was created from the detritus of contemporary society, including discarded keyboards, bike parts, toys, clocks, parts and more. The work conveyed the message that nature will ultimately prevail. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

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