Murals in OCH Communities
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Beautifying OCH Communities: One Mural at a Time
Ottawa Community Housing is committed to nurturing healthy, safe and inclusive communities, which tenants can be proud to call their home. Murals across OCH showcase communities and represent their spirit through art. Through the murals, OCH engages tenants in meaningful conversations about their community and beautifies the urban landscape.
1645 Caldwell Ave.
1455 Heatherington Ave.
1495 Heatherington Ave.
Location: Bellevue Community Centre
Artist: Ryan Sweeton
Meaning: The mural represents the unity and diversity in OCH communities and was inspired by sketches created by six youths from the Caldwell community.
Partners: The mural was funded by Paint it Up!, a Crime Prevention Ottawa initiative, working in collaboration with Carlington Community Health Centre (CCHC)
Year: 2016
Location: Heather Manor building
Artist: Claudia Salguero
Meaning: PEACE x LOVE=UNITY. The community worked together for 10 weeks, sharing feelings and ideas about what it means to live in a multicultural community in Canada, translating this into sketches and painting the mural.
Partners: Heather Manor building community
Year: 2015
Location: Albion-Heatherington Community Centre
Artist: Claudia Salguero
Meaning: The mural illustrates how a community grows and the most important stages of the process. Rich in color, the mural showcases various cycles of life in nature.
Partners: Boys and Girls Club Ottawa after-school program, tenants, kids and youth living in the Albion-Heatherington Community
Year: 2016
215 Wurtemburg St.
Russell Manor
Lowertown Community
Location: 215 Wurtemburg Rd.
Artist: Claudia Salguero
Meaning: The mural is a representation of the streetscape and the neighbourhood, meant to showcase the lives of those in the community and the neighbourhood.
Year: 2016
Location: Russell Manor
Artist: Claudia Salguero
Meaning: The themes of the mural are multiculturalism, peace and serenity
Year: 2017
Location: Lowertown Community House – 157 Beausoleil Dr
Artist: Maya Hum
Meaning: Part of Illunaata series. Illunaata which means “all together” in Inuktitut, is a celebration of Canadian imagery and community through the medium of paint.
Partners: Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa 2017
Year: 2017
1803 Russell Rd.
415 Maclaren St.
Morrison Gardens
Location: Russell Heights – 1803 Russell Rd.
Artists: Dominique Boisvenue, Anne Bell, and Alex Aimee Rivet
Meaning: Part of Illunaata series. Illunaata which means “all together” in Inuktitut, is a celebration of Canadian imagery and community through the medium of paint.
Partners: Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa 2017
Year: 2017
Location: Centretown – 415 Maclaren St.
Artists: Emily Rose, Clare Brebner, Yulia Lisitsyna, and Patricia Smith
Meaning: Part of Illunaata series. Illunaata which means “all together” in Inuktitut, is a celebration of Canadian imagery and community through the medium of paint. “The design of the mural is meant to reflect the beauty and nature of Centretown. We have chosen to use universally recognizable imagery with a touch of geographical history – local birds and flowers – to bring to life a welcoming and inclusive mural. The flowers are a strong symbol of the growth of the people, and of their creative and colourful nature, as well as trying it into the raw beauty of the local gardens and park areas. We used multiple colours to be able to bring aspects of pride, as well as several different Ottawa Valley birds and flora to showcase diversity and the ability to thrive together. This mural will stand to be an emblem of ‘welcomness’ and inclusion to all who view it. -Emily Rose, Artist ” (credit: OSA)
Partners: Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa 2017
Year: 2017
Location: Morrison Gardens Community House -985-A Morrison Dr.
Artist: Claudia Salguero and youth of the Morrison Gardens community.
Meaning: ” A Work of Heart ” serves as a way for marginalized young people to feel a part of a community that cares. Capturing sentiments that include values such as respect, helping, care, and hard work help curb anti-social behaviours. The mural honours the community through the medium of youth culture.
The theme and content of the mural were decided by the youth, but informed by conversations with parents, community volunteers, and the community at large led by the artist. This mural project was youth-driven and included a group visioning exercise that engaged participants’ ideas from this statement: “Morrison Gardens is built on…”. The mural was painted by the youth, and the artist Claudia Salguero provided the final touch on the artwork.
Partners: The mural was funded by Paint it Up!, a Crime Prevention Ottawa initiative. Other partners include Morrison Garden tenants, the Morrison Gardens Community House and Pinecrest Queensway Community Health Centre.
Year: 2017
Confederation Court
160 Charlotte St.
Debra Dynes
Location: Confederation Court – 2483 Walkley Rd
Artists: Mike and Cassandra from Ottawa Urban Arts
Meaning: ‘The Oasis’. A refuge space in the community that represented the community as a whole. The arrows leading out, represent as the youth said that ‘just because you grow up in housing, doesn’t mean you will be here forever. The pictures showed homework for the homework club, music for music groups, food for food bank, texting for the upcoming tech age etc.
Partners: Ottawa Urban Arts, Crime Prevention Ottawa
Year: N/A
Location: 160 Charlotte St.
Artists: Nicole Bélanger
Meaning: The participants explored the theme of Diversity and Inclusion using a variety of materials. The final artwork is a 4′ x 8′ dibond mural that is installed permanently in the common room of the building at 160 Charlotte
Partners: Lowertown Community Resource Centre, Centre de services Guigues, Ontario Seniors Secretariat
Year: 2017
Location: Debra Dynes – 939 Eiffel Ave.
Artists: Youth from the Debra Dynes community
Meaning: The importance of a strong, welcoming community that exists at Debra Dynes. The youth in the community came up with the idea and design of the mural and executed it themselves as well.
Partners: The mural was funded by Paint it Up!, a Crime Prevention Ottawa initiative, working in collaboration with the Debra-Dynes Family House Inc.
Year: 2013
Strathcona Heights
Regina Lane
Foster Farm
Location: Strathcona Heights – 721 Chapel
Artists: unknown
Meaning: Mother, Sister, Daughter
Partners: The mural was funded by Paint it Up!, a Crime Prevention Ottawa initiative, working in collaboration with Sandy Hill Community Health Centre
Year: 2014
Location: Regina Lane – 1355 Richmond Rd
Artist: Unknown
Meaning: A New View-Re-Visioning Regina Lane
Partners: The mural was funded by Paint it Up!, a Crime Prevention Ottawa initiative, working in collaboration with Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre
Year: 2013
Location: Foster Farm – 1065 Ramsey Crescent
Artists: Youth from Foster Farm community
Meaning: Fostering Peace & Safety
Partners: The mural was funded by Paint it Up!, a Crime Prevention Ottawa initiative, working in collaboration with Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre
Year: 2010
Britannia Woods Community House
TRANSFORMATION
215 Wurtemburg St.
Heather Manor
Location: Britannia Woods Community
Artists: Mique Michelle and Alexandre Aimée
Meaning: The mural was intended to showcase the neighbourhood. It was a community-driven project.
Partners: The mural was funded by Neighbourhood Arts 150 Project in celebration of 2017
Year: unknown
Location: 215 Wurtemburg
Artist: Claudia Salguero
Meaning: Transformation: a welcoming Ottawa mural was born out of Ottawa Local Immigration’s Welcoming Ottawa week. The artist held brainstorming sessions with residents across the city.
Partners: The mural was funded by Paint it Up!, a Crime Prevention Ottawa initiative.
Year: 2018
Location: 1455 Heatherington Rd.
Artist: Claudia Salguero
Meaning: PEACE x LOVE=UNITY. The community worked together for 10 weeks, sharing their feelings and ideas about what it means to live in a multicultural environment in Canada and translating their impressions into sketches that were used to create the mural.
Partners: Heather Manor Community
Year: 2015
WISDOM MURAL
1365 Bank St.
Maclaren Towers
BE KIND
Beauséjour Community
Location: 1365 Bank St.
Artist: Claudia Salguero
Meaning: The ‘Wisdom’ mural embodies “One with nature, one together” through Indigenous teachings from around the world, inviting us to intentionally reconnect with Mother Nature in a conscious way.
Partners:
- Ontario Arts Council
- Ottawa Community Housing
- Ottawa Community Foundation
- Southeast Community Health Centre
- Catholic Centre for Immigrants Ottawa
- City of Ottawa
- Graphenstone Canada
- Sheldon Rice of Raymond James
- Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Limited – Structural Consulting Engineers
- ‘Go Fund Me’ Donors
- Oakview Capital Inc
Year: 2021
Location: 415 Maclaren St.
Artist: Claudia Salguero
Meaning: The I See Beauty, I See Beauty in You mural was through consultations with tenants. It is meant to shine a light on the kind and caring people living in the community.
Partners: Ottawa Salus, Centretown Community Health Centre, tenants at 415 Maclaren and 380 Somerset.
Year: 2021
Location: Entrance to 104-325 Beauséjour Drive
Artist: Kseniya Tsoy
Meaning: Funded by the OCH Community Capital Fund and MASC Online, the Be Kind Mural was designed after consulting with a group of engaged tenants. It shows we build better communities together.
Partners: Ottawa Community Housing, Beauséjour tenants and MASC Online.
Year: 2021
