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Rural Route/City Route Community Art Project

Rural Route/City Route Community Art Project

A community art project for Dartmouth and Sheet Harbour

Rural Route/City Route community art project is an HRM funded community art project that connects the urban and rural communities of Dartmouth and Sheet Harbour through the exchange of art and craft. A mailbox system was created to contain the art pieces made by members of one community for the other. For example, mythical creatures and stories were created by children in a workshop in Sheet Harbour to put in the mailbox in Dartmouth. Children in the pottery class in the Findlay Centre in Dartmouth, made clay pieces to put in the mailbox in Sheet Harbour. There will be three art exchanges, one involving children’s art, another from seniors and the final from artists. During the second week of December all of the art or craft made will be exhibited in the local libraries (Woodlawn and Sheet Harbour) for one week. On the last day of the exhibition the community is invited to help wrap the art to become gifts for community members in need of a little cheer.

Please open the mailbox and look at the art made for you to enjoy then wrap the work back up carefully and place it back in the mailbox when you are finished. The artists would love to hear back from you so cards are provided for your response, please mail it in the mailbox to be a part of the project.

For further information please contact Julie at 430-6292