Project Project: Water Wheel ArtistL Gina McIntee Wood, steel, acrylic paint 2020 Installation Site: Dunnville Secondary School Born out of the woodshop of the Construction Engineering Technology class at Dunnville Secondary School (DSS), and now Water Wheel, a large, moving sculpture that celebrates our connections to local waterways, has been installed at DSS where it…
Project Project: Paddle Project Artists: Richelle Miller & Thomas Anderson Mixed media, wood, and acrylic. 2020 Installation Site: Chiefswood Park, Six Nations of the Grand River https://youtu.be/huhzZFH85RM The Paddle Project workshops consisted of a sharing of Indigenous perspective, voices and history of Indigenous traditions through time, while acknowledging water as a sacred gift that connects…
Project Project: Hooked on the Bay Artists: Marlene and Heather Smith & others wool on burlap backing, 2020 Installation Site: Port Rowan Public Library Hooked on the Bay: Made during Covid-19 isolation, over 30 participants created the small squares coming together on zoom and through one outdoor event. Marlene Smith, a long-time rug hooker, and…
Project “For most of my life I struggled to know where I fit. I didn’t know my culture, so I didn’t fit in with the “Native kids”; and I looked different so was bullied by the kids in town. This film shares some of the most important lessons I’ve learned on my road to reclaiming…
Project Lacie created the project Inheritance, a site-specific multimedia installation that combines graffiti and woodburning techniques, as a sculptural installation along the shores of Lake Erie. Where you stand today, right now, are the Traditional Lands of the Haudenosaunee Indigenous Peoples who have inhabited, cared for and protected the land and waters for millennia. I…
Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6JzwSqI76k Project: Song for the Water Artists: Logan Staats & Rob Lamothe with Suzie Miller Installation Site: Song is available online for free at https://roblamothe.bandcamp.com/track/song-for-the-water As an arts-based community development project, participants attended a series of workshops led by Logan Staats, Rob Lamothe and Suzie Miller. The sessions utilized talking circles to build a…
Project Suzanne & Holly created this new piece Depths and Consequences, a 2-D mosaic of a Sturgeon made of recycled glass tiles mixed with post-consumer, single use waste and plastic items found on the shores of Lake Erie, as gathered by community participants, during existing and planned clean up days. Our idea is centered around…
Project Michael created his new piece Water Mother, a wood and resin sculpture that combines woodworking, sandblasting, and mark making techniques. It is a wood and resin sculpture that explores our concepts and experiences around memory, storytelling, and water. Fascinated with mark making and the significance of what was – worm work in old wood,…
Project COMMUNITY FLOW is an interactive digital artwork created by Pixels and Plans. The work showcases eight participatory art projects that were created as part of the Great Art for Great Lakes initiative. These year-long projects, which were led by professional artists, were also created with contributions from community members. Community Flow showcases the final…
Project All of our actions have an echo in the water. For this community-engaged arts project, I’m inviting people to tell stories about relationships to water to create a collaborative quilt-like assemblage. During five free public maker sessions, people of all ages and abilities can use embroidery and fabric paints with a water-inspired palette to…
