Making Roots: Welcoming Week Art Workshop with Taras Lachowsky

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Celebrate connection, creativity, and community with Guelph-based Ukrainian artist Taras Lachowsky during this special Welcoming Week art workshop. Designed to bring together longtime residents and newcomers alike, this drop-in session invites participants to explore the unifying power of art through hands-on creativity.

Guided by Lachowsky, you’ll experiment with a variety of artmaking techniques while reflecting on the symbol of the tree – a powerful metaphor for connection, growth, and setting down roots in a new place. Whether you’re new to Guelph or have called it home forever, this workshop offers a space to share stories, make art, and build community.

Welcoming Week is a global annual campaign that connects neighbours of all backgrounds through community activities and events, reaffirming welcoming values, fostering a mutual understanding between immigrants and non-immigrants, and building a deeper sense of belonging for Newcomers and all.

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City of Guelph Museums and Culture

Museums and Culture at the City of Guelph exists to:

- Collect and protect artifacts, artworks and stories that reflect our community

- Share the collections and stories − locally, nationally, and internationally − through exhibition, interpretation, and online access

- Provide inclusive, accessible, interactive, and enlightening experiences

- Nurture interest and engagement in history, art and culture

- Cultivate a connection to place, with focus on the tangible and intangible cultural landscape unique to Guelph