Milestone

Partners

Community Partners: City of Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation, Hugh Garner Housing Co-operative, Fieldstone Co-operative Homes, Diane Frankling Co-operative Homes, Wellesley Community Centre, St James Town Community Corner, and Councillor and Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell.

2017
Winchester Park, 149 Bleecker Street, Toronto, Ontario

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Winchester Park community members were engaged in an artistic process to explore living in Canada, on Turtle Island, as Indigenous people, settlers, or newcomers in 2017, a milestone year marking the 150th year of the dominion of Canada, and the ongoing legacy and impact of colonialism. This process resulted in the collaborative design, building, installation, and unveiling of a 12 FT in diameter pebble mosaic, infused with the intentions, questions, and stories of community members, which arose as we discussed relationships to land, home, and Indigenous sovereignty.

Credits
Anna Camilleri, Lead Artist and Designer
Tristan R. Whiston, Lead Artist
Katie Yealland, Production Lead
Wy Joung Kou, Associate Artist
Kay Jones, Associate Artist
Kandace Price, Associate Artist
Randy Alexander, Project Coordinator
Zoë Gemelli, Still Photography
Aqua Nibii Waakaaskone, Unveiling Event Performing Artist
Zena Lord, Unveiling Event Performing Artist
Junia Mason, Unveiling Event Performing Artist
Daniel Zarubica, Unveiling Event Performing Artist
Ryan Kraft, ASL Interpreter
Victoria Dwight, ASL Interpreter
April Holtom, ASL Interpreter
Yonah Sienna, ASL Interpreter

Funding Partners: Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, Canada Summer Jobs, the Toronto Arts Council.

Links

  • Hundreds of light grey pebbles are placed inside large frames to build a pebble mosaic.

    Milestone workshop, 2017. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • Technical drawing of a mosaic at a work station.

    Milestone workshop, 2017. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • Pieces of a large pebble mosaic fit together to depict a turtle.

    Milestone progress image, 2017. Photo by Anna Camilleri.

  • Stacked pieces of a large pebble mosaic waiting to be installed in the ground.

    Milestone installation, 2017. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • Two people install a section of a large pebble mosaic into the ground.

    Milestone installation, 2017. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • Crowd applauds as a sheet is lifted to reveal the pebble mosaic beneath it.

    Milestone unveiling, 2017. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • A performer sings and drums, surrounded by a crowd gathered around a large pebble mosaic.

    Milestone unveiling, 2017. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • A smiling person in a red dress lays on their back on a large pebble mosaic, arms outstretched to their sides.

    Milestone unveiling, 2017. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • A large pebble mosaic depicting a turtle and trees.

    Milestone, 2017. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

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