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Two artists have been announced as the 2024 City of Guelph Artists-in-Residence, HAUI and Tracey-Mae Chambers. Both artists will invite community into their creative practices over the summer months and throughout Culture Days, taking place September 20 to October 13. Information on project details, progress and how to participate will be posted on this page as it is available.
Introducing the 2024 Artists-in-Residence
HAUI
HAUI is a Stratford-based award-winning mixed-media artist, who directs, devises and designs cross-disciplinary works for stage, screen and visual mediums. Known for rejecting categorizations, HAUI amplifies overlooked themes, myths, histories and perspectives through an unconventional, diverse lens.
HAUI will explore the true story of Aunt Harriet, a freedom seeker who came to Guelph in the 1880s, found solace in singing, and had connections to the Sisters of St. Joseph’s Hospital. HAUI will collaborate with spoken word poet, artist and musician Ahdri Zhina Mandiela to amplify Aunt Harriet’s voice and celebrate Black femininity and the power of healing. To share Aunt Harriet’s story, HAUI will build community-centered partnerships in research and development and create a multi-media installation in a public space in the City.
Tracey-Mae Chambers
Tracey-Mae Chambers is a Toronto-based artist and proud citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario, creating site-specific installations. Deeply influenced by her personal history, Chambers’ installations invite audiences to contemplate identity, belonging, decolonization and reconciliation. Since discovering her Métis heritage in adulthood, Chambers has embarked on a quest for harmony with the natural world, where she found solace in the vessel as a metaphor for individual journeys, continually filling and refilling one’s narrative.
Tracey-Mae Chambers will bring her #HopeAndHealingCanada project back to Guelph. Since 2021, Chambers has created #HopeAndHealingCanada installations across the country. For the Artist-in-Residence program, she will engage the Guelph community in conversations centered in truth and reconciliation through community weaving workshops and pop-up textile installations for all to enjoy. Chambers also plans to involve local sewing, knitting and crochet groups, as well as the Métis Nation of Ontario Grand River Métis Council.
How to participate in the 2024 Artists-in-Residence projects
Tracey-Mae Chambers #HopeAndHealingCanada
Community weaving events: Join Tracey-Mae in the starting conversations about reconciliation by participating in a community weaving. Add your favorite colour from the provided pre-cut pieces and weave our community together!
Drop-in round 4” weaving events: Participate in drop-in round weaving and weave a 4’’ round you can take home! Adult accompaniment required for children under 16. All supplies are provided.
#HopeAndHealingCanada event dates:
- June 23: Rockwood Conservation Area, 161 Fall St S, Guelph/Eramosa, ON N0B 2K0
- 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: community weaving only
- July 6: Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, Guelph, ON N1H 4H8
- 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: community weaving
- 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.: drop-in round weaving
- July 7: Rockwood Conservation Area, 161 Fall St S, Guelph/Eramosa, ON N0B 2K0
- 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: community weaving
- 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.; 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.: drop-in round weaving
- July 13: Guelph Public Library, West End Branch, 21 Imperial Rd S, Guelph ON N1K 1X3
- 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.: community weaving
- 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.: drop-in round weaving
- July 14: Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon St, Guelph, ON N1G 1Y1
- 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.: community weaving
- 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.: drop-in round weaving
- July 21: Hillside Festival, Guelph Lake Island
- 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.: community weaving
- 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.; 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.; 4:30 – 6 p.m.: drop-in round weaving
- August 24: Guelph Public Library, Westminster Square Branch, 31 Farley Dr, Guelph, ON N1L 0B7
- 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.: community weaving
- 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.: drop-in round weaving
Stay tuned for more dates and locations as the project unfolds.
HAUI
HAUI will begin their project with research development and creating community connections. Keep an eye on this page for more information on how to engage with HAUI’s project throughout the summer and during Culture Days!
About the Artist-in-Residence program
The City of Guelph offers the Artist-in-Residence program to broaden the community’s experience of the arts, inviting artists to engage with the public and showcase their creative practices while animating public spaces. The program aligns with the vision of Guelph’s Culture Plan, fostering innovation through creativity, curiosity and collaborative expression.
Each spring, a public Call to Artists is issued for Expressions of Interest in the program. Artists and art collectives working in all mediums and modes of expression are encouraged to apply. The proposals are juried by the Public Art Advisory Committee, and shortlisted candidates are invited to submit a more detailed proposal for consideration and final selection of the successful artist(s). Artists-in-Residence develop and deliver a project that includes public engagement throughout the summer months and during Culture Days in the fall.
For more information
For questions and interest in the projects, please contact:
Cultural Programs & Events Coordinator
Museums & Culture, Public Services
City of Guelph
[email protected]