PACIFIC NORTHWEST VS. PRAIRIE
Stop five took the tour north of the border for the first time — Vancouver’s own Stevie against Saskatoon’s Wizwon. Two completely different lanes, same Canadian energy. Art Gallery Plaza made the call.
BEFORE & AFTER | STEVIE
BEFORE & AFTER | WIZWON
THE VANCOUVER WINNER
STEVIE TAKES SAN DIEGO
WORDS FROM THE ARTISTS
We sat down with both artists to talk about what brought them to the canvas — and what it means to make something that thousands of people will see in motion.
THE MEDIA MOMENT
EDITORIAL PARTNER
HIGHSNOBIETY
Highsnobiety crossed the border too — working with Vancouver creator @yourgirlneens to capture the first Canadian stop. She showed the team around the city all day before landing outside the @vanartgallery, where she watched @wizwon and @stepfrae go paint stroke for paint stroke in the latest edition of the Paint My Ride competition. A real local guide, the right ending, and the Vancouver chapter of Carrera’s seven-city road trip told the way only a local can tell it.
THE DAY AT ART GALLERY PLAZA
Pacific Northwest at its most Pacific Northwest — rain on the bookends, a clean window right in the middle, and a downtown crowd that didn’t blink at the weather. Vancouver showed up.
THE SETTING
Art Gallery Plaza at Robson Square — the cultural heart of downtown Vancouver. The Vancouver Art Gallery as backdrop, the city moving around the activation, and the Corvette planted dead center.
THE '79 CORVETTE
Coral red on one side, black-and-white on the other. Stevie’s salmon, kelp, stars, and Carrera glasses painted onto the rear quarter; Wizwon’s freehand portrait running across the door with yellow and orange off the front.
THE WEATHER
Rainy weekend on either side. But the sky opened up right when the activation hit — sun through the clouds, the plaza dried out, and Vancouver showed up anyway.
THE ENERGY
Real buzz around the booth, the emcee keeping the plaza tight, and the kind of foot traffic that turned a rainy MDW into one of the strongest stops on the tour. Try-ons all afternoon.
THE DAY IN PICTURES
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June 27, 2026 - Manayunk Arts Festival