Blanketing The City IV: Cathedral Square is the fourth installment of a mural series initiated by Debra Sparrow in 2018 in collaboration with the Vancouver Mural Festival. The Blanketing the City mural series celebrates xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) cultures by showcasing the resurgence and significance of Coast Salish weaving. The Cathedral Square installment features the collaboration of Debra Sparrow (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) with master weavers Chief Janice George (Sḵwxwú7mesh) and Angela George (səlilwətaɬ). Together, they have designed seven landmark murals that encompass Cathedral Square Park. 

Commissioned by Create Vancouver Sociery (Vancouver Mural Festival) with the support of the City of Vancouver's Untitled: Public Art Grants.

Blanketing the City IV: Cathedral Square was one of five  projects funded through the Untitled: Public Art Grants program which supported the realization of unique and significant stand-alone, artist-led public art projects.   

“There’s a beautiful saying that [says] “without a vision, people perish” and our vision was [uprooted] by history and yet it didn’t fully disappear but we brought that vision back because this is a vision of not only our ancestors but a vision of our people today… this is about how we tell the story of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-waututh.” - Debra Sparrow