A new placemaking mural is coming to Toronto’s Rowntree Mills community and we need your creative hands to make it happen!
In partnership with Park People, we are excited to continue community arts programming for the Rowntree Mills community with a new mural this fall. Led by Indigenous artist Lindsey Lickers, Mushkiiki Nibi Kwe (Medicine Water Woman) as part of the InTO the Ravines initiative, we invite you to contribute to this project by taking part in the free consultations, workshops, paint days and celebrations!
Links for registration will be added when available:
Register for Upcoming Events!
- Mural Unveiling Celebration and Activities
Photo Credit: Alicia Reid
About the Mural
The strawberry is known as the ‘heart berry’ to many Indigenous nations with June being the time when this medicine makes itself known. Its arrival signals a time for communal gathering, celebration, initiation and acknowledging creation.
Building on STEPS’ Heart Berry: Strengthening Our Connections workshops and in-person beading circle, this new placemaking mural will beautify and highlight an important access point to the Humber River Trail and Rowntree Mills Ravine system near 2 Rowntree Rd in Etobicoke.
Accessibility Notice
STEPS Public Art is committed to the community’s full participation in this event. Please indicate the support you require during registration or contact Ima Esin, Cultural Planner (ima@stepspublicart.org) to share accommodation requests.
Photography Notice
Please be advised photographs and video may be taken during this event. This may include photography of event activities and participants for archival and promotional purposes. If you would not like to be photographed, please inform a staff member on the day of.
About From Weeds We Grow
This workshop is part of From Weeds We Grow, an interdisciplinary public community art project that started in 2020 that explores Toronto’s Rexdale community’s relationship to the environment through the intersections of nature, art, and wellness. Since then, the program has returned each year featuring a diverse array of activations, including Indigenous teachings and craft, community park and ravine walks, arts workshops, storytelling, and performances.
About the Artists
Lindsey Lickers, Mushkiiki Nibi
Lead Artist
Lindsey Lickers is an Onkwehon:we (Kanien’kéha)/ Anishinaabe (Ojibwe- Mississauga’s) artist & community developer originally from Six Nations of the Grand River with ancestral roots to the Mississauga’s of Credit First Nation. She specializes in painting & beading as well as Indigenous arts and culture facilitation, governance, community and program development. Her traditional name is ‘Mushkiiki Nibi’, which translates to ‘Medicine Water’.
Richa Baghel
Lead Artist
Richa Baghel is a creative guru – multidisciplinary artist, and healing arts practitioner based in Toronto. She paints, writes, dances, sings, does yoga, and Taichi. She facilitates healing art workshops with people of all age groups. She finds great joy in creating and sharing art with people in the community. Nature inspires her life and work.
Partners and Funders
From Weeds We Grow is in partnership with Park People through InTO the Ravines. It is made possible by the generous support of Park People through InTO the Ravines, City of Toronto, Ontario Arts Council, and the New Horizons for Seniors Program and Canadian Heritage funded by the Government of Canada.
From Weeds We Grow est réalisé en partenariat avec Park People dans le cadre du programme InTO the Ravines. Ce projet est rendu possible grâce au généreux soutien de la ville de Toronto, le Conseil des arts de l’Ontario et le programme Nouveaux Horizons pour les aînés et Patrimoine Canadien, financé par le gouvernement du Canada.
We are grateful for our Community Partners, Rexdale Community Hub (RCH), the North Etobicoke Residents Council (NERC), Humber Summit Residents Association, Get Moving Rexdale, Arts Etobicoke and the Arab Community Centre of Toronto (ACCT).
