Jill Stanton kicks off NextFest with symbolism-filled mural on Varscona Theatre

It’s a sunny day in what used to be kind of a nowhere alley between the Varscona Theatre and Whyte Avenue.
Suddenly, a flock of noisy kids rounds the playhouse’s corner, pulling out phone cameras to capture poses in front of a dynamic, on-the-go mural.
“That’s been happening all week,” Edmonton muralist Jill Stanton says with a smile, noting it’s probably a good sign people are showing off the art in progress.
The two-walled effort is commissioned by NextFest,