Imagining Place: Mapping New Worlds

Since the beginning of civilization, we have looked to the skies to navigate our way, know when to plant for seasons of sustenance, and dream of new futures to flourish. This year's artwork and final exhibition focused on the themes of place and world making. We created, with the children and youth, an immersive multi-sensory installation. Different aspects of the art included high- and low-tech kinetic drawing machines created by a team of robotics students, animations created by the youth, large-scale video projections with audio linked to the theme, and placed throughout the space, an entire range of handcrafted illuminated, symbolic plant, insect and animal life created by all of the participants. The workshops culminated with community members, the young people and their families coming together to explore, experience and celebrate this newly imagined world.