Emerging out of a vision from North Hastings Community Integration Association (NHCIA), this
project involves 2 phases of building a collaborative public artwork that celebrates unknown and known
cultural riches in our community.
Phase 1 is the planning and phase 2 is the making of this community engaged art project. Phase 1 will
officially commence on February 21st, 2019 with a formed working group ready to start their journey of
co-planning together.
During seven gatherings between February and October 2019, the working group will gather once
a month at various locations in North Hastings. Kijicho Manito Madaouskarini Algonquin First Nation will
ground our first gathering in Indigenous teachings. Co-planning will be rooted in arts activities,
presentations, and exploratory walks. The group will work on community mapping and identifying themes
and motif, explore design possibilities and models for running and implementing a community engaged art
project, and identifying possible locations for the artwork to be permanently embedded.
This project has been made possible through the Ontario Arts Council, Artists in Communities and
Schools grant. In March 2018, The Community Corridor of Inclusion and Resilience Project received
notification that it was amongst one of 39 grants awarded. 128 proposals were submitted from across
the province.
Confirmed partners include North Hastings Community Integration Association, Kijicho Manito
Madaouskarini Algonquin First Nation, A Place for The Arts, Métis Nation, North Hastings Community
Trust, North Hastings Children’s Services, Inodewiziwin Family Centre, Red Dress Productions,
Algonquin Arts Council, and Bancroft Town Council.
It is anticipated that this project will create a movement of inclusive art making, centre and honour
Indigenous knowledge, increase access to community and civic life and inclusivity of all kinds, celebrate
unknown as well more known cultural riches in our community, leave a public art legacy.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT Marlena Zuber, Project Coordinator at NHCIA:
Phone #: 613-332-2090 ext.3