To the Table

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Toronto Arts Foundation - Arts in the Park

Community Arts Guild

2018
Fred Johnson Park, Scarborough, Ontario

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During 12 art workshops in Fred Johnson Park, we explored hospitality and when and how we feel welcome to the table through conversation and collaborative art making including mosaic, creative writing, storytelling, and textile printing and weaving. To the Table is inspired by artist Lois Weaver’s performance The Long Table that combines theatricality and models for public engagement, and the principles of Universal Design that advances design and environments that can be accessed, understood, and used to the greatest extent possible by all people.

To the Table culminated in a multidisciplinary art event that showcased the outcomes of our gatherings and creative explorations with Scarborough Village residents during the summer of 2018.

Credits
Anna Camilleri, Lead Artist and Designer
Tristan R. Whiston, Lead Artist
Joanna Prescod, Outreach Lead (Community Arts Guild)
Katie Yealland, Production Lead
Wy Joung Kou, Associate Artist
Kay Jones, Associate Artist
Kandace Price, Associate Artist
Aqua Nibii Waakaaskone, Performing Artist
Hussein Janmohamed, Composer and Musical Director
Shaho Andalibi, ney musician
Hana Touma, vocalist and oud musician
Shifra Cooper, vocalist
Nila Rajagopal, vocalist

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  • A child painting at a table with the help of an adult.

    To the Table gathering, 2018. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • Two children decorate glass jars at a table.

    To the Table gathering, 2018. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • A group of 4 adults and one child making art together at a table.

    To the Table gathering, 2018. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • A child decorates a glass jar with yarn.

    To the Table gathering, 2018. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • Close-up of words on small tiles being arranged by the hands of a child and adult. Some of the words read, “hospitality, welcome, home, bond”.

    To the Table gathering, 2018. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • Napkins hand printed with bumblebee and bee hive motif hang to dry on a clothesline.

    To the Table gathering, 2018. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • A yarn wrapped glass jar holds a wildflower.

    To the Table gathering, 2018. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • Two artists give a joyous speech at microphones.

    To the Table gathering, 2018. Left to right: Tristan R. Whiston, Anna Camilleri. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • An artist drums and sings into a microphone.

    To the Table gathering, 2018. Singer & hand drummer: Aqua Nibii Waawaaskone. Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

  • A musical group performs with three vocalists, an oud (stringed instrument) player, and a ney (wind instrument) player.

    To the Table gathering, 2018. Left to right: Shaho Andalibi (ney), Hana Touma (oud), Hussein Janmohamed (vocals), Shifra Cooper (vocals), Nila Rajagopal (vocals). Photo by Zoë Gemelli.

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