This mural in Montreal is a piece of street art painted in 2019 by Monk.E in collaboration with Marie-Céline Charron. It sits on the wall of the Société écocitoyenne de Montréal at 2275 rue Bercy, in the Ville-Marie borough, and was created under the city's Programme d'art mural (volet 2), the municipal mural art programme.
What to expect
- Type of visit: an outdoor artwork you can see on foot, at any time you pass by, with no entry to arrange.
- Location: rue Bercy, at number 2275, in Ville-Marie, central Montreal.
- Artists: Monk.E, with Marie-Céline Charron.
- Year: 2019.
Because it is painted on a building wall, the mural is best viewed from the street. Taking a few minutes to stand back and look at the whole composition is worthwhile, and the surrounding street gives you a sense of the neighbourhood's everyday character.
Around the mural
The mural is part of Montreal's wider collection of public murals, which the city documents on its own website. If you are interested in street art, it makes a good stop among other works across the city, and the city's mural listing for this piece offers further details for anyone planning to look more closely.
Ville-Marie is the downtown heart of Montreal, so the mural is easy to combine with other sights, cafés and walks in the area.