Many Hands Make Light Work

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Partner: Sherbourne Health Centre
Funders: Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council

2011
Sherbourne Health Centre, 333 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario

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Many Hands Make Light Work is an 8 FT x 18 FT ceramic and glass public artwork created through a collaborative artistic process rooted in Sherbourne Health Centre. During twelve creative consultations we shared stories, made art with a range of materials and reviewed our findings from this arts-based research to identify themes and motifs: a desire to welcome people to the health centre, inclusion, access, and safety, and the connection between health, communities and our environment. The lead artist drew inspiration from these findings to develop a design that community members engaged with in an iterative collaborative design process. The mosaic was built with 300 contributors during open studio sessions spanning 3 months.

The Sherbourne Health Centre mosaic project was devised and led by lead artist and designer Anna Camilleri, lead artist Tristan R. Whiston, project coordinator and outreach lead Clare Nobbs, community art interns Heidi Cho, Rafaela Vidinha Dominici, Daniel Ellis and Jay Stewart, associate artists Chantel Gobeil and Katie Yealland, and graphic designers Suhail AbualSameed and Pam Sloan.

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  • A large mosaic mural on an exterior concrete wall is made up of seven panels. Some text reads, “Support, connection, balance. Access 4 all. All kinds of families.”

    Many Hands Make Light Work, 2011. Photo by Katie Yealland.

  • Someone works on a colourful in-progress mosaic at a table.

    Many Hands Make Light Work open studio, 2011. Photo by Katie Yealland.

  • An in-progress mosaic sits on a table. The mosaic depicts a set of hands cupped together, holding a plant seedling, next to the word “Nourish”.

    Many Hands Make Light Work open studio, 2011. Photo by Katie Yealland.

  • Four people install large mosaic panels onto the exterior wall of a building.

    Many Hands Make Light Work installation, 2011. Photo by Katie Yealland.

  • Two people use rags to polish an outdoor mosaic mural.

    Many Hands Make Light Work installation, 2011. Photo by Katie Yealland.

  • Close-up of a large, outdoor mosaic mural. Most visible section in this shot features rainbow coloured fish.

    Many Hands Make Light Work, 2011. Photo by Katie Yealland.

  • A colourful mosaic depicts a hand holding a pencil, writing “Access 4 all” on a green sheet of paper, next to an all-gender symbol.

    Many Hands Make Light Work, 2011. Photo by Katie Yealland.

  • Close-up of a mosaic depicting two delicate birds and flowers.

    Many Hands Make Light Work, 2011. Photo by Anna Camilleri.

  • A colourful mosaic depicts a set of hands cupped together, holding a plant seedling next to the word, “Nourish”.

    Many Hands Make Light Work, 2011. Photo by Anna Camilleri.

  • Close-up of a colourful mosaic depicting a 1970’s style van driving down a winding road, next to text that reads, “many roads”.

    Many Hands Make Light Work, 2011. Photo by Katie Yealland.

  • A mosaic depicts a stack of colourful teacups next to the word, “balance”.

    Many Hands Make Light Work, 2011. Photo by Katie Yealland.

  • Close-up of a mosaic depicting someone laying down, head held in another’s hands.

    Many Hands Make Light Work, 2011. Photo by Anna Camilleri.

  • A large mosaic mural on an exterior concrete wall is made up of seven panels. Some text reads, “Support, connection, balance. Access 4 all. All kinds of families.”

    Many Hands Make Light Work, 2011. Photo by Katie Yealland.

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