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Behind the Scenes: Painters, muralists & sculpturists in action

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As part of our vision and commitment to transform Mississauga’s waterfront, and in collaboration with Artscape, we are bringing a group of artists together to create a new series of public art to animate the site and the future Discovery Centre.
This program builds on the initial phase of the LCPL-Artscape partnership launched in 2020 with the hoarding artworks and sculptural centrepiece. This newest phase kicked off with the Discovery Sculpture Project, led by artist collective Studio F Minus, and will advance with a new Artists in Residence program launching in fall 2022.
LCPL and Artscape are thrilled to announce artists Broadbent Sisters and Soyeon Kim have been selected as the first two artists for the Artist in Residence program at the Discovery Centre.
Inspired by the site’s history and its connection to nature and the waterfront, Studio F Minus’ sculpture Composition for the Wind “takes natural phenomena — wind — as input, and gives it a built form.” Now located on the grounds of the Discovery Centre. Learn More.
In 2020, over 1,600 linear feet of construction hoarding was transformed by the artwork of 14 muralists, 2 visual artists, 1 sculpturist, 1 painter, and 1 poet. The artist-based initiative, a collaboration with Artscape Atelier, delivered $100,000 in paid work opportunities for 19 artists during a pandemic, while creating an outdoor space for the community to experience and engage with art safely.
Guided by the theme of reconnection with nature and water, several artists created original art that honour the waterfront, pay homage to the site’s historical roots, and provide messages of hope and healing during the COVID-19 pandemic. These works of art aimed to animate the site and bring safe public art experiences for the community to the site at Lakeview Village.