As art goes, rarely is it a moving structure in the streets of Thunder Bay but this fall youth, led by two local Indigenous artists, will design the 40-foot bus that will be a moving art piece.
Morningstar Derosier and Shelby Gagnon say they were onboard immediately. Working with Youth Inclusion, they’re both excited to begin the process this fall with young artists.
That’s the beautiful thing about this community,” says Gagnon when discussing the close-knit community of emerging artists in Thunder Bay, “We’re all trying to help each other out and learn from each other. As emerging artists, it’s nice to have that support and encouragement.”
Gagnon is one of two lead artists, the other is Morningstar Derosier. The pair will work with youths in the city to come up with a design, and another artist in North Bay will help the group turn the art into a bus-sized design. It goes without saying, public art is always important, right? It add meaning to the city, creates space, connections, creates a voice, showcases the uniqueness of our community. This project, in particular, celebrates a space to create a welcoming space in the city to honour history, culture, said Louisa Costanzo, the supervisor of cultural development and events with the city.
First National Residency for Black, Indigenous & Racialized Public Artists Launched
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Ten multidisciplinary artists will be supported in bringing public art to communities across Canada this year!
TORONTO, April 8, 2021 /CNW/ - Public art has the ability to challenge the systemic inequities that exist in public space, but Canada s public art collection does not currently reflect its diversity. This is the inspiration that led Canadian public arts organization
STEPS to launch CreateSpace, a national public art residency program designed in collaboration with advisors from coast to coast, to provide emerging Black, Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) and racialized artists with the skills, relationships and practical experience needed to take their public art practice to the next level.
Local youth score early victory in climate lawsuit
Judge in lawsuit involving two local youth affirms right to challenge climate policies under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a first in Canada.
Jan 22, 2021 4:46 PM By: Ian Kaufman
Students take part in a local climate strike event in September 2019 that drew over 600 people. (File photo)
THUNDER BAY – Two Thunder Bay-area residents can count an early victory in their legal fight to change Ontario’s climate policies.
Along with five other youth across the province, Madison Dyck and Shelby Gagnon launched a legal challenge in 2019 alleging the Ford government’s rollback of provincial climate targets endangered their rights to life, liberty, and security of the person under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.