Arts & Culture
Beginning tomorrow, people can vote for their favourite photo featured in the community art wall at Richmond Public Library’s Brighouse branch.
Photo by Jaana Björk
Library announces photo contest for community art wall installation
Published 2:39 PDT, Fri September 30, 2022
Last Updated: 12:28 PDT, Tue October 11, 2022
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The next installation for Richmond Public Library’s community art wall provides a powerful and unique opportunity to recognize and celebrate vulnerable community members.
Throughout October, the community art wall display at the library’s Brighouse branch will showcase a dual exhibit highlighting the experience of homelessness and home, in recognition of Homelessness Action Week. One exhibit will be a 3D sculpture titled “Home is…”, presented by the Richmond Poverty Reduction Coalition (RPRC).
The second exhibit, presented in partnership with Turning Point Recovery Society and Richmond Public Art, will showcase photos taken by visitors to the Richmond drop-in centre. The photos are taken through the lens of someone with the experience of homelessness and aim to capture what home means to each person. The photographs were created in response to the prompt: “What is important in your life?”
From Oct. 1 to 12, community members can vote for their favourite photo by dropping a completed ballot in the ballot box, located at the second-floor information desk at the Brighouse branch. There are no rules, no criteria, and no restrictions on how to select a favourite—people are asked to choose the one that speaks to them and cast their ballot.
The library is also hosting a poetry workshop on Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. To find out more click here.
The winners of the photo contest will be awarded a gift card to buy items to make their new home their own. The ceremony will also provide an opportunity for members of the public to engage with the photographs and consider what home means to them.
The community art wall is a collaboration between Richmond Public Library and local amateur artists. To apply to be featured in an upcoming installation, visit yourlibrary.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Art-Wall-EOI-form.pdf.
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