Photos: Henry Chan
Nearshore Gatherings
June–September 2022Contributors: Miranda Black, Alan Colley, Kat Dervenis, Sherry Fukuzawa, Brad Isaacs, Stephanie Keeler, Kandy Kennedy, Veronica King-Jamieson, Minoya Magendrathajan, Helen Mills, Adalyn Ordono, Dana Prieto, Sean Procyk, Elder Garry Sault, Shrey Savale, Derek Stone, Amanda White
Curator: Fraser McCallum
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Nearshore Gatherings was a series of outdoor public events hosted by the Blackwood and led by local artists, researchers, community organizers, knowledge-keepers, and educators of various backgrounds. Through walks, workshops, and discussions, the program engages the intersecting social, political, and ecological worlds that meet at Lake Ontario’s nearshore. Taking place along the lakefront and Credit River, these events highlight key issues animating urban waterbodies in Mississauga, and further afield: land defence, community-engaged research, watershed ecology, plant and animal life, and artistic interventions.
Program Partners: Credit Valley Conservation, Eagle Spirits of the Great Waters, Ecosource, Lost Rivers, The Riverwood Conservancy, Visual Arts Mississauga
Presented alongside Sean Procyk’s lyfeboat prototype ︎ at Lakefront Promenade Marina, Mississauga.
Walking the Nearshore
June 12, Lakefront Promenade Marina
June 12, Lakefront Promenade Marina
Land and Water Stewardship in Mississauga
July 9, Lakefront Promenade Marina
July 9, Lakefront Promenade Marina
Tree-planting in the Credit Watershed
July 17, The Riverwood Conservancy
July 17, The Riverwood Conservancy
Serson Creek: Reconnecting a Lost River
August 11, Lakeview Village Discovery Centre
August 11, Lakeview Village Discovery Centre
Collaborative and Community-engaged Research
Sept 17, Lakefront Promenade Marina
Sept 17, Lakefront Promenade Marina
Active Collaborations: Artistic Materials and Media
Sept 24, Lakefront Promenade Marina
Sept 24, Lakefront Promenade Marina
