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This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.

  • Artist Kayla Whitney standing beside a bench with wooden slats that she hand-painted with ornate flowers. Paint supplies are on the ground below the bench. including paint cans and a palette.
    Artist Kayla Whitney in Heritage Square (Kerr Street, Oakville) with her painted benches.

We Are Kerr: Hand-Painted Benches by Kayla Whitney

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Visual arts Public Art Nature & outdoors Craft Performance
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Date and time

This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.

Location

Kerr Street (Heritage Square)

338 Kerr Street

Oakville, ON

Access

Free.

Offered in English.

Wheelchair accessible.

About

Come to Oakville during Culture Days 2025 and take a walk down Kerr Street to see the many artworks made for the We Are Kerr project in September 2024.

While you're there, enjoy the local shops, explore the vibrant community, and take a seat on one of Kayla's hand-painted benches in Heritage Square or Normandy Parkette!

Organizer

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.

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Kerr Street: Heritage Square

Town of Oakville Oakville, ON

Situated in the vibrant Kerr Village Growth Area and Business Improvement Area (BIA), the Kerr Street area is a quaint and eclectic retail district featuring a unique mix of specialty shops, convenient services, and diverse dining options w...

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