Canada Connects HOME & Family Mural Mosaic

Canada Connects HOME & Family Mural Mosaic Production

Chatham, Ontario

Unveiled February 25th, 2025

Brio Academy – 330 Richmond St

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How long does the mural stay in place?

Mural installations are permanent. If the mural is moved in the future due to unexpected changes in property ownership – we will update the address here.

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Canada Connects HOME & FAMILY MURAL MOSAIC DESIGN

PRESS RELEASE

December 3rd, 2024

Mural Mosaic’s Global Roots Project is pleased to announce our collaboration with Brio Academy for the installation of the Canada Connects Friends & Family National Mural Mosaic to be installed and unveiled in Chatham, Ontario on February 25^th, 2025.

Participants of all skill levels throughout Canada and many parts of the world have come together to paint hundreds of individual tiles for the Canada Connects Home & Family National mural. Each artist has contributed a unique painting to the mural, representing their reflections of how we are all connected. With its vibrant colors and each painting’s style and expression, this mosaic serves as a reminder of the power of collaborative art.

Since 2003, Mural Mosaic has been creating art that celebrates unity and diversity through awe inspiring mosaic productions. Using the Mural Mosaic process invented by artist Lewis Lavoie, the mission of our work is to bring people together in a way that honors our participants’ unique perspectives. We have produced Mural Mosaics throughout the globe, inspiring viewers to recognize the beauty of our differences and come together in one united work of art.

Our team is honored to have the opportunity to have the Canada Connects Home & Family Mosaic as permanent work of art in the Chatham community. We hope to inspire artists to continue to paint in a way that brings them joy, to celebrate connection and encourage everyone to share with one another.

“I am so excited that Bio Academy has been given the opportunity to bring this Mural Mosaics Global Roots Project to the community of Chatham-Kent. Brio offers a creative home for young artists from across our community. We believe in fostering a spirit of curiosity, collaboration, and generosity – all traits that are exemplified in this international arts initiative.

One of the most important things we teach at Brio is how valuable it is when artists of all ages and abilities share their art with their community. Art can lift us up, inspire us, connect us, and it can give us a means to share our stories, hopes and dreams. Art underpins the rich cultural tapestry of a community – it is all about connection, and this project will give our young artists a chance to help create a gift that our whole community can enjoy for many years.

Chatham-Kent is a community that is rich in history and culture, and this mural mosaic will be an important connection between our young artists and other artists from across Canada. I know this beautiful collaboration will enrich our community through public art, and will connect us to communities across Canada, the US and other parts of the world. We are eagerly anticipating the unveiling of our mosaic and celebrating the enduring power and connection of art with our students, families and the entire Chatham-Kent community.” Rachel Schwarz, Founder and Artistic Director – Brio Academy

Mural Mosaic’s Global Roots is a unique initiative that aims to bring people from around the world together through the power of art. Each Mural Mosaic production invites people from communities everywhere to come together to celebrate their unity through their diverse expressions of art. With each tile placed in a mural, Global Roots is reconnecting the world through the joy of art – one tile, one mural mosaic, one country at a time.

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