Where We Find Our Roots

Our design celebrates the incredible beauty of the Don River and its surrounding waterways. It pays tribute to the traditional keepers of the land, its current residents, and its potential futures. “Tkaronto” is a Mohawk word that translates to “where trees stand in water”. The focal point of our piece is a tree emerging from water and transforming into a figure of an Indigenous mother holding her child up. There is an undeniable connection between the mother, her child, and their surroundings in our work. The water supports them both, and they stand witness to its ebb and flow in relation to the moon. Through our work, we hope to encourage viewers to contemplate their own relationship to their surrounding environment. What could Riverside (and Tkaronto at large) look like if we tended to the land and waterways as we tend to ourselves and those we love?

‘Women Paint Riverside: Currents of Change’ is a public art program about transformation, community, and our relationship to the Don River and Lake Ontario into which the Riverside community flows. 20+ murals that form this project add beauty and colour to the laneways in the Riverside community, celebrate our important relationship with water, and were created by women and gender diverse artists from various backgrounds. This project is a partnership between East End Arts, Women Paint, Native Women in the Arts, and the Riverside BIA. #WomenPaintRiverside

This project was made possible with funding support by StreetArt Toronto, Hullmark, Streetcar Developments, and the Riverside BIA

For more information on this mural visit:
http://www.eastendarts.ca/women-paint-riverside

Where to Find This Mural

Location: 47 Thompson St, Toronto, ON, M4M 1L8 Get Directions

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