Join us for a summer of art-making workshops, a 35 km community journey, and concerts in the park as part of the Countdown Public Art Project. There are many ways to participate in Countdown!
Countdown Creates
These hands-on art-making workshops invite community members to create, connect, and contribute directly to Countdown’s vision, transforming collective creativity into shared action towards building safer communities.
Pebble Mosaic Workshops
- Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 1:00–4:00 PM
Killaloe Pathways Park, Killaloe, ON (outdoors) - Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 1:00–4:00 PM
Eganville, ON (indoors)
In these workshops, we create small pebble mosaic “stepping stones” to keep, gift, or contribute to a Countdown monument in a public space.
Printmaking Workshops
- Saturday, July 4 & 25, 2026 | 1:00–4:00 PM
Golden Lake, ON (indoors) - Saturday, September 12, 2026 | 1:00–4:00 PM
Eganville, ON (indoors)
In these monoprinting workshops, we create banners for Countdown Moves and Countdown Live, the Mobile Campaign and concerts. Monoprinting is a simple printmaking method that creates one-of-a-kind images using layered colour and texture.
Tie-Dye Workshop
- Sunday, August 9, 2026 | 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Killaloe Craft & Community Fair, Killaloe, ON (outdoors)
In this tie-dye workshop, we create banners for Countdown Moves and Countdown Live, the Mobile Campaign and concerts. Tie-dye is a simple fabric dyeing technique: folding, binding, and applying dye to create vibrant patterns.
Singing Workshops
- Wednesdays, August 12 & 26; September 9 & 16, 2026 | 6:00–8:30 PM
Killaloe, ON (indoors)
In these singing workshops, we will learn and rehearse songs. Participants will have a choice to perform in a community ensemble as part of the Eganville Finale Concert on September 20, 2026.
Countdown Creates: Registration & Accessibility
Registration is required for all workshops. Limited spaces available.
All workshop locations are wheelchair accessible with accessible washrooms. Please note that outdoor venues may include some uneven terrain.
Countdown Moves
On Saturday, September 19, 2026, join a moving celebration of art and community action. Travel from Killaloe to Eganville by foot, bike, paddle, or car. Rest stops along the route will offer shade, water, and space to pause, connect, and reflect.
Each step, pedal, and paddle contributes to Countdown’s mission: creating safer communities and taking collective action to end gender-based violence.
Countdown Moves: Registration & Accessibility
More details coming soon!
Countdown Live
Concerts in the park.
Launch Event
- Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 4:00–5:30 PM
Killaloe Pathways Park, Killaloe, ON
Celebrate the launch of Countdown with a community gathering, light refreshments, and an intimate acoustic concert following a pebble mosaic workshop. Featuring Constellations Choir, Lyra Ensemble, and the McLean Sisters. An evening of connection and creativity among the trees, alongside Countdown’s singular pathway mosaic of 150 community-generated pebble mosaics.
Finale Event
- Sunday, September 20, 2026 | 3:00 PM
Centennial Park, Eganville, ON
Join us for a community gathering along the Bonnechere River, featuring RAW Taiko, the Salt Cellars, speaker Erin Lee and other guests at the site where the first Countdown pebble mosaic monument was unveiled in 2016. An evening of rhythm and reflection, bookending Countdown’s ongoing public art journey under open sky.
Countdown Live: Accessibility
Please note that both Countdown Live concerts will take place in a park, which may involve some uneven terrain. Please email info@redefinearts.ca for more information about accessibility.
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