QEPCCC Public Art: Emily May Rose, Something for Everyone

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The Town of Oakville invited professional artists to submit proposals to create a community mural wrap for the generator located at the entrance of Queen Elizabeth Community and Cultural Centre. Emily May Rose’s work is fun and bright, made with careful consideration for colour and composition to create works that are both beautiful and meaningful. The QEPCCC Generator mural brings together aspects of the local arts and culture, recreation, nature, and history of Oakville in a piece that reflects the community centre. As part of her artwork design process, in Fall 2017, she engaged with the local community centre participants, visiting various studios and recreational activities.

Emily May Rose is a Toronto-based artist and illustrator. Her work incorporates a recurring cast of characters, typography, and tessellated imagery. She explores urban themes and her own personal experiences living in the city, generally placing animals like raccoons into the scenarios in a humourous way to make light of their situation. Her work appears in many formats, including editorial illustration, gallery shows, apparel designs, murals, and installations.

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Town of Oakville

The Town of Oakville is located on Treaty 14 and 22 lands, the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee. Oakville is home to many different First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. A vibrant and impressive community within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the Town of Oakville is a beautiful lakeside town with a strong heritage, preserved and celebrated by residents and visitors alike. Since the 1800s, it has become one of the most coveted areas to live and work in Ontario, with 225,000 residents calling Oakville home. The town offers all the advantages of a well-serviced urban centre with first-rate facilities and amenities while maintaining its small-town feel.