Finding Home: Personal Journeys and Visual Narratives celebrated a socially engaged partnership between the Aga Khan Museum, co-curators Vanessa Barnett and Elena Soní together with students, teachers and administrators from Greenwood Secondary School and Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute in the Toronto District School Board. This project was supported thorough an Artist in Education grant from the Ontario Arts Council.

“Finding Home” reflects the way Canadian students of immigrant parents, newly arrived refugee students and immigrant youth have interpreted the concept of home and what it means to “have a roof over your head”. Each participant created a small structure that served as a personal metaphor for their emotions and idea of home. Through this project, students explored the ways in which they experienced change in their lives and journeys of adjustment to Canada.

The art pieces reflected how participants learned to take their individual concept of home with them and recreate it in a new setting. Each panel was connected with many others so that the structures were in dialogue with one another and a new community was established.

STUDENT WORKS

PROCESS

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Aga Khan Museum
Ontario Arts Council

SCHOOL PARTNERS

Greenwood Secondary School
Marc Garneau Collegiate

Making Art Making Change is a non-profit charity committed to giving voice to social issues within communities through the use of visual arts, mixed media and story telling.

Our experienced artist educators are committed to creating a safe and fun space where participants can explore artistic expression all while developing self awareness, collaboration skills and original creative thinking. Our focus is to facilitate dialogue and collaboration, thereby strengthening community bonds and reducing isolation.

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