Mississauga's youth express their ideas and vision
for the City through a Sculptural Piece Initiative
 As
a result of attending the Visioning Symposium on February
22 and 23, 2008, Ms. Lisa Irvine, a Visual Arts Teacher
from Applewood Heights Secondary School (located in
Ward 3) initiated a conversation with representatives
of the Building a City for the 21st Century Team (BC21
Team) about a Sculptural Arts Assignment for Grade
11 students to create conceptual artistic sculptures
addressing one of the following eight (8) Community
Engagement Themes:
1. Getting around in Mississauga;
2. Going "Green" in 905;
3. Creating wealth in our community;
4. Embracing our social diversity;
5. Positively influence our quality of life;
6. Investing in creativity and knowledge;
7. Creating a vibrant downtown; and
8. Realizing the opportunities of being part of the
Golden Horseshoe.
With the support and input of the B21 Team, the sculptural
assignment was promoted to Visual Art and Media teachers
at Glenforest Secondary School, Iona Secondary School
and St. Marcellinus and as a result, a total of four
schools / five classes participated in this exercise.
The Sculptural Piece Project was created in an effort
to continue engaging Mississauga's Youth in the Strategic
Plan process and was assigned to Grade 11 students
attending the following secondary schools and classes:
" Applewood Heights Secondary School - Visual
Arts Class of Ms. L. Irvine (Ward 3);
" Glenforest Secondary School - Visual Arts Class
of Ms. F. Fuoco (Ward 3);
" Glenforest Secondary School - Architectural
Technology Class of Ms. D. Habib (Ward 3);
" Iona Secondary School - Visual Arts Class of
Ms. M. Montgomery (Ward 2);
" St. Marcellinus Secondary School - Visual Arts
Class of Ms. J. Hickey (Ward 11);
A total of eighty-six (86) students from the four
participating schools created a total of seventy (70)
sculptural pieces relating back to the above-noted
theme areas.
During the week of May 26, 2008, Councillors Mullin,
Prentice and Carlson joined City Staff in attending
the above-noted schools (only those schools located
with their respective Wards) and participated in the
selection of sculptural pieces to be showcased at
the Strategic Plan Open House.
The Committee responsible for these selections included
the following:
- Jim Doran and Melissa Bruno, BC21 Team members;
- Councillor Maja Prentice, Ward 3;
- Councillor Pat Mullin, Ward 2;
- Councillor George Carlson, Ward 11;
- Zainub Verjee Director, Office of the Arts; and
- Robert Freeman Curator, Mississauga Art Gallery
A total of twenty-two sculptural pieces were selected
by the Committee were showcased at the Strategic Plan
Open House on June 24, 2008.
 A
special thank-you to the principals, teachers of all
participating Secondary Schools together with Zainub
Verjee, Robert Freeman, Councillors Prentice, Mullin
and Carlson for supporting the Our Future Mississauga
initiative and to the youth of Mississauga in expressing
their ideas for the City's future through the Sculptural
Piece Program.
The Sculptural Pieces from all four (4) schools are
available for viewing by clicking on the respective
schools below.
" Applewood Heights Secondary School - Visual
Arts Class of Ms. L. Irvine;
" Glenforest Secondary School - Visual Arts Class
of Ms. F. Fuoco;
" Glenforest Secondary School - Architectural
Technology Class of Ms. D. Habib;
" Iona Secondary School - Visual Arts Class of
Ms. M. Montgomery ;
" St. Marcellinus Secondary School - Visual Arts
Class of Ms. J. Hickey;
(Four (4) separate powerpoint presentations have
been prepared from each school).
Applewood Heights Secondary School - Powerpoint Presentation
Glenforest
Secondary School - Powerpoint Presentation
Iona Catholic
Secondary School - Powerpoint Presentation
St. Marcellinus
Catholic Secondary School - Powerpoint Presentation
Contributing to the success of the Strategic Plan
Open House was the Youth Sculptural Initiative that
was on display in the Great Hall for the community
to see how our youth envision the City of Mississauga
in the 21st Century. A total of twenty-two (22) sculptural
pieces and corresponding written submissions were
selected from four participating Mississauga secondary
schools and were on display during the afternoon and
evening Open House Sessions. The students who created
the sculptural pieces were present during the evening
session to describe their inspiring sculptural artwork
to the Mayor, City Manager and members of the community.
Principals, teachers and family members were in attendance
in support of the student's work and to hear further
details about the directions of the City's New Strategic
Plan.
Students were congratulated by the Mayor, Members
of City Council and Bruce Carr, Director of Strategic
Planning and Business Services and were recognized
with a certificate and small gift of appreciation.
Please click on the link below to see pictures of
the afternoon and evening Strategic Plan Open House
Youth Sculptural Program.
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Strategic Plan Open House Youth Sculptural Initiative
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