Community Canvas

A non-profit project dedicated to the artistic and cultural development of youth ideas in Waterloo Region.

Public art brings our streets to life but it’s also part of a bigger story and cultural evolution.

Artists

8 Local Artists & Mural Topics

BrunoSmoky - BLUEVALE CIWe are connected to the environment

Shalak Attack - EASTWOOD CI
We are healthy

Ron Stevens - ELMIRA DSS
We are learning

Hayley Alcott - JACOB HESPELER SS
‍We are free to play

Logan Soeder - SOUTHWOOD SS
We belong

Chad Dupuis - WATERLOO OXFORD DSS
We are protected and secure

Moumita Roychowdhury - WELLESLEY PS
We are participating

Paul McDonald - WRDSB EDUCATION CENTRE
We are happy and respected

Locations

8 Murals

We co-created 8 murals with children & youth and continue to re-imagine public art in the region.

Bluevale CI

Eastwood CI

Elmira DSS

Jacob Hespeler SS

Southwood SS

Waterloo
Oxford DSS

Elmira DSS

Jacob Hespeler SS

Wellesley PS

WDRSB Education Centre

Elmira DSS

Jacob Hespeler SS

Southwood SS

Waterloo
Oxford DSS

Elmira DSS

Jacob Hespeler SS

Wellesley PS

WRDSB Education Centre

Elmira DSS

Jacob Hespeler SS

What is
‍Community Canvas?

Community Canvas is a mural project that showcases children and youth's artistic vision of the future.
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Eight local artists worked with youth and their ideas, concepts, and images to create a mural that is symbolic of a better future — a community where everyone belongs.

Each mural is based on a theme from the 9 dimensions of the UNICEF Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-being.
Our goal is to bring the fresh ideas and visions of children and youth into community spaces in all the municipalities in Waterloo Region.