OPG ARTWORKS
COMMUNITY POWER…
A Collborative Mural
Facilitated by artist Lee Higginson
Using sustainable, readily accessible, and affordable materials such as household cardboard and off-tint paints, Port Hope youth (in grades 3, 4 and 5 at Ganaraska Trail Public School) and community members of all ages (at Cultivate Festival) were invited to leave their mark this September to represent what they love about their community in the Fall season. This collaborative artwork, facilitated by artist Lee Higginson reflects Port Hope, Energy, Biodiversity and Community.
These colourful and joyous community contributions are currently on display at the new OPG Nuclear Discovery Centre at 115 Toronto Road.
Lee Higginson is an emerging Port Hope artist with a visual arts practice centred around a love of community, connection and environment. She is also an arts facilitator under the identity of Fluke Craft.
Through the use of photography, found object assemblage and other mixed media, Lee’s work explores concepts of healing, joy and commemoration. Paramount to her practice is the notion that the process of art creation is every bit as important as the final product. She believes that every person has an equal right to enjoy, contribute and participate within it. Lee lives and works in Port Hope with her two teen boys, one of whom lives with autism.
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