NO.9 CONTEMPORARY ART & THE ENVIRONMENT

IMAGINING MY SUSTAINABLE CITY IS AN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING GRADE 7/8 STUDENTS ON HOW TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM IS DELIVERED BY NO. 9’S ARCHITECTS/EDUCATORS AND TAKES ON THE STRUCTURE OF A 4 DAY DESIGN CHARRETTE THAT IS DELIVERED IN THE CLASSROOM. THE CURRICULUM IS BASED ON STEM + ART INTEGRATED LEARNING IN WHICH THE STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD. THEY TEN PRESENT THEIR IDEAS TO THEIR CITY COUNCILLOR FOR FEEDBACK. THIS PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO BE DELIVERED IN TORONTO AND HAMILTON AND WILL ALSO BE DELIVERED IN THUNDER BAY. NO. 9 GARDENS IS AN INITIATIVE TO BUILD A YOUTH SUSTAINABILITY AND RECONCILIATION CENTRE WHICH PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY AND EDUCATION FOR YOUTH POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. LOCATED ON 40 ACRES OF PRIME AGRICULTURAL AND NEAR ELGIN ONTARIO THIS CENTRE WILL ACT AS A GLOBAL MODEL AND LABORATORY FOR EXPLORING HOW WE BUILD SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS. HANDS ON WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AR OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WT THE DUNIN-DESHPANDE QUEENS INNOVATION CENTRE AND THE ST LAWRENCE COLLEGE OF SKILLED TRADES AND TOURISM NO. 9 GARDENS IS COMMITTED TO 'THE CULTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY' AND ENCOURAGING A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE BY EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

NO. 9 PUBLIC ART IS A PROJECT THAT RAISES AWARENESS AND AMPLIFIES THE WORK OF BOTH PROMINENT AND EMERGING BIPOC AND 2SLGBTQ+ IDENTIFYING ARTISTS COLLABORATORS PARTNER AND THE PUBLIC. IT IS A PLATFORM TO FOSTER COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION RESPONSIVE TO THE EVOLVING CONDITIONS THAT ACCOMPANY COVID-19. PILLARS OF CHAGE SUPPORTS ALL THREE PILLARS OUTLINED IN TORONTO’S PUBLIC ART STRATEGY (2020/2030) – CREATIVITY COMMUNITY AND EVERYWHERE – AND IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF TORONTO AS A SIGNATURE ARTWORXTO PROJECT. IT IS ROOTED IN NO. O’S PILLARS OF SUSTAINABILITY NINE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS FOR CULTIVATING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: GREEN BUILDING DESIGN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY WATER MANAGEMENT WAST MANAGEMENT FOOD SECURITY OPEN GREEN SPACE TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC ART & DESIGN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP. NO. 9 GARDENS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC PROVIDING A UNIQUE FACILITY FOR THE DISPLAY OF ECO ART THE DELIVERY OF WORKSHOPS RELATED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND INDIGENOUS DIALOGUE AND A MAGNIFICENT ENVIRONMENT WHERE VISITORS CAN IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN NATURE AND LEARN SIMPLY BY BEING HERE HOW TO LIVE MORE SUSTAINABLY. THE NO. 9 GARDENS WELCOME CENTRE OPENED IN SPRING 2021 AND SHOWCASES THE LATEST IN SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN WHILE PROVIDING UNIQUE SPACE FOR DELIVERING HANDS ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITORS. NO. 9 GARDENS IS PROVIDING ENJOYABLE LIVED EXPERIENCES OUTDOORS IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY GREATER RESPECT AND RECIPROCITY WITH THE LAND AND A MORE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE.