Oakville participates in mosaic mural project

Oakville residents will have an opportunity to pay tribute to Canada’s upcoming 150th anniversary when the Canada 150 Mosaic Mural Project comes to town in February.

The national art project will bring together 150 communities and thousands of participants to create community murals that visually reflect the history and culture of Canada.

Oakville’s unique mural will be composed of 750 tiles, each measuring four-inch squares that will be painted by residents during registered workshops at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre on Feb. 13 and 14, and drop-in workshops on Family Day.

Participants will be asked to paint an individual tile re- presenting their community.

Each tile painting will become a piece of a much bigger story when all 150 community murals are virtually connected to form one gigantic railway-themed mural mosaic connecting the country from coast-to-coast.

The official public unveiling of Oakville’s community mural will take place at the Cultural Centre on Feb. 16 at 10 a.m.

The Canada 150 Mosaic Mural Project is led by internationally-recognized artist Lewis Lavoie and his Mural Mosaic Team based out of Alberta.

To follow the mural’s progress across Canada, visit canada150mosaic.com.

For more information about Oakville’s mural or to register for a painting workshop, visit oakville.ca.