Adrian Sinclair

Background

About Adrian Sinclair

As a Co-founder and Director of Partnerships & Engagement at Vancouver Mural Festival (VMF) and Winter Arts Festival (WAF), I develop strategies, secure funding, and design processes that empower artists and community members to co-create public programming, placemaking initiatives, events, and public art in Vancouver and internationally.Over the past decade, in collaboration with my fellow directors, I have helped raise $4,608,433.67, which we have distributed to artists and performers since 2016. The majority of this funding was secured through public art commissions, private and public sector sponsorships, with the remainder coming from grants and donations. My expertise lies in business development with a social impact lens and partnership strategy for social ventures, emphasizing unique multi-sector collaborations with strong community engagement. Over the past 9 years with VMF, I have created impactful public programming and public art in partnership with stakeholders such as the City of Vancouver, Musqueam Nation, BC Hydro, and Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture, and many others.To date, I am most proud of my work with Debra Sparrow in co-creating and producing the Blanketing the City project (2017-present) in its many forms. For more details, visit: Blanketing the City. https://vanmuralfest.ca/community-projects/blanketing-the-city. I believe that the health and diversity of the cultural ecosystem directly enhances the equity, joy, and safety of our communities. This belief has driven me to dedicate the past decade to producing over 450 murals and 17 free public festivals in Vancouver and beyond.I hold an BA in Communications from SFU, and an MA in Philosophy from the University of Western Ontario, specializing in queer literary theory and and phenomenology. I am a sauna enthusiast, musician, surfer, and a daily gong fu cha (tea) drinker.