Yesterday, Park People announced the 2018 Public Space Incubator recipients. The Public Space Incubator is a program that funds creative, innovative, and radical ideas to reimagine how we inhabit and enliven public spaces in Toronto, from streets to parks to parking lots. The five winning projects take place in parks, laneways, parking lots, and vacant lots, transforming these spaces into people-focused places that help people gather, connect, and celebrate.
The winning projects also span geography, type, and focus. They are downtown, in North York, and in Scarborough. They are in parks, laneways, vacant lots, and parking lots. They are big ideas. They have transformational potential. And they all point a way forward for how we can enliven and inhabit public spaces in Toronto in new, dynamic ways. Red Embers ? Location: Allan Gardens | Partners: Native Women?s Resource Centre, Lisa Rochon, Larissa Roque, and Tiffany Creyke
Allan Gardens is one of Toronto?s most historic parks, founded in 1858 with its iconic glass Palm House and century-old trees. The installation, Red Embers, recognizes that the park has long been an important gathering space for Indigenous peoples, while also struggling with issues of vandalism and violence. Conceived as a celebration of the brilliance of Indigenous artists and as a memorial to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Red Embers seeks to open up new positive relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
The Red Embers ins...