This is an archived event from Culture Days 2020.
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HeArts Together: Community Art Project
Self-guided
Deaf & Disability arts Intercultural Nature & outdoors Visual arts Writing & literatureDate and time
This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
Rutledge Park, Rainbow Park, Cadboro/Gyro Park
Saanich, BC
Directions: You'll find heart installations in the following parks: Cadboro Gyro Park, Rutledge Park, and Rainbow Parks. Additional displays will be added and updated on our website. Find location information here: https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/parks-recreation-community/parks/parks-trails-amenities/find-a-park.html.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
HeArts Together is a collaborative community art project that responds to the COVID-19 pandemic by inviting the community to come together creatively while remaining close to home. The project supports isolated and vulnerable community members to actively participate in the project through collaboration with community partners, including health care facilities and service organizations.
Participants are creating unique clay and painted wooden hearts and messages that are being assembled alongside hearts made by children and other community members in outdoor displays in Saanich parks and public places.
Hearts are a touchstone that have come to symbolize our caring for loved ones, neighbours and the community, as well as to express our gratitude to health care and essential workers. These collective heart installations are a legacy of our shared experience during these times, showing that we can come together as a community while remaining safely apart. Displayed in public spaces, they remind us to continue to be safe and caring for all in our community as we move forward together. While out for a stroll, take in one or more HeArts Together displays.
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Organizer
Saanich Parks, Recreation and Community Services
We are a vital part of our vibrant, active community. Serving well over 2 million visitors annually, Saanich Parks, Recreation and Community Services touches the lives of thousands of Saanich residents each day. We deliver a diverse array of services, programs, events and festivals that enriches the quality of life in our community. Our facilities and amenities include 4 recreation centres, 3 teen centres, 170 parks, 100+ kilometers of trails, an arts centre and an 18-hole golf course. Our Department Mission Statement: "Creating inspiring community spaces and places to connect, learn and belong."