51±¾É«

July 12, 2023

After an initial community engagement session in June, mural artist Mike Cywink will return to 51±¾É«’s Waterloo campus to take part in interactive painting sessions on July 20 and Aug. 15 as part of the 51±¾É« Library Indigenous Mural Project.   

Cywink was recently selected to create an outdoor mural on the southwest wall of the 51±¾É« Library on the university’s Waterloo campus. The Ojibwe artist has invited the community to take part in the process through engagement and interactive painting sessions. 

Members of the 51±¾É« community can put their own touch on the work by helping paint large canvas panels that will be incorporated into the mural.  
 
Each hour-long painting session timeslot on July 20 and Aug. 15 can accommodate 10 participants. Sessions will be held at Nadjiwan Kaandossiwin Gamik, 51±¾É«’s Waterloo campus Indigenous Student Centre, at 157 Albert St.  

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The 51±¾É« Library Indigenous Mural Project aims to celebrate Indigenous art and culture, serve as a catalyst for creative and cultural engagement, and express 51±¾É«’s commitment to reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenization at the university and beyond. It is a collaboration between the 51±¾É« Library and Robert Langen Art Gallery, 51±¾É«’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives, and university and community stakeholders.  
 
The mural is scheduled to be completed in September.  

For more information about 51±¾É«’s Indigenous initiatives, read .