You are invited to our community consulation on July 15th from 7-9 in the Acadia Community Garden and to the event on August 9 2014!
Please come on out, meet representatives from the Acadia Community Garden and Art Society and our fabulous charitable partners, the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour. We welcome your comments, questions and consideration of this community engaging project!
If you are interested to learn more you can email info@growingacadia.ca or check out the event website and even sign up to volunteer at www.growingacadia.ca .
Here is the information posted on the fence at the garden site now. There is even a copy of the rough sketch for the mural hanging there.
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Soul of the City Grant Event:
Growing Acadia: Art and Garden Come Together Block Party
& Mural Painting August 9th
Community Information & Consultation:
July 15, 2014
7-9 pm in the Acadia
Community Garden
Mural Painting and Block Party Event Date:
August 9th, 2014
11:00 am – 3:00 pm in the
Acadia Community Garden and on the section of 94th Avenue SE that
includes the garden.
Note: Road Closure - The section of road will be
blocked by the City of Calgary for the day of the event for fun on the street
It’s A Party
The
Acadia Community Garden and Art Society with our amazing charitable partners, the
Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, are excited to share with you information about
our the Soul of the City Grant Event Growing Acadia: Art and Garden Come Together.
We
are continually grateful for the support and enthusiasm we have had come our
way for this unique event. This event has its’ roots in building community and
fostering relationships.
Paint the
Pavement
“Paint
the Pavement” program is a relatively new City of Calgary Department but has
already become very popular with 5 “Paint the Pavement” projects happening in
Calgary this year alone. For more
information about the value of painting the pavement for communities, please
see http://www.paintthepavement.org/
Our
Supporters
We
surveyed the neighbourhood and have the support of our Councillor Gian Carlo
Carra, our MLA, Hon. Jonathan Denis, Ecole De La Source School's current and
upcoming Principals, the Calgary Horticulture Society and amazing support from
all 17 of the residents that live around the mural that we have been able to
talk to directly. We have left flyers at the houses of neighbours we could not
reach.
The
project has the support of Calgary Foundation, Calgary Economic Foundation and
Soul of the City and the Acadia Strong Neighbourhood Initiative.
Mural
Design
The
beautiful rough sketch by the talented Acadia connected artist, Sylvia Prochownik,
is posted here for you to see. We plan to paint it on the pavement of the road in
front of the garden on August 9, 2014.
You are
invited
You
are invited to help us paint the mural and join the block party! Come on out
and enjoy free hotdogs and hamburgers served up by our amazing barbeque sponsor
– M & M Meats. There will be
old-fashioned games and a bouncy house for the children.
Community
Consultation
On
July 15th, from 7-9 pm we will have a community consultation and
info evening at the Garden. We would like to invite you to attend and be part
of the community response to the plan. To paint this mural on the pavement, we need
your support.
Volunteers
We
welcome your involvement with the block party and mural painting. It’s going to be fun! You can volunteer by going to www.growingacadia.ca and selecting the volunteer sign-up
link.
More
Information
For
more information, please see our website at www.growingacadia.ca hosted by our charitable partner, the Lutheran Church
of Our Saviour. You are invited to email
us also with your input about the project at info@growingacadia.ca