Our Park Project

The Our Park Project was a summer-long community art and harm reduction project in Vancouver’s Andy Livingstone Park in 2021. In collaboration with Elder Les Nelson, the project enabled collective creation and screen printing of imagery by the different communities that use the park, many of whom are severely impacted by the city’s gentrification and opioid crisis. The Our Park Project concluded with a final celebration during which screen-printed banners and a 20 foot bird puppet were flown throughout the park. Amidst the pressures of displacement, this project was a reminder of the possibilities for meaningful place-making through creative collaboration. The banners and puppet hang at the Carnegie Community Centre and the Round House Community Centre.