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CKY & BYC Mural Project

Project Goals & Themes

The Chatham-Kent to the Power of Young People – CKY Advisory Group and Bkejwanong Youth Council (BYC) are inviting artists between the ages of 15 and 39 connected to Chatham-Kent and Walpole Island First Nation to submit proposals for a collaborative mural to be placed on the Chatham-Kent Police Station in Wallaceburg.

Public art designs should be vibrant, positive works focused on celebrating the stories and features of the Chatham-Kent and Bkejwanong communities. Artists will collaborate with members of the CKY Advisory Group and BYC to confirm themes and key messages to be featured. Artists are encouraged to include in their proposal suggested content that tells stories of Chatham-Kent and Bkejwanong young people which speak to:

  • staying true to your roots;
  • the relationship of young people to the environment/nature;
  • planting seeds for future generations, and;
  • “walking in two worlds” with themes of staying true to your roots while navigating the modern world.

The selected artists (1 from Chatham-Kent and 1 from Bkejwanong territory) will work collaboratively together as well as gain input from the CKY Advisory Group and BYC on key messaging and final imagery. The artists will produce and install the mural in Spring 2024.

Mural Site

The installation of the mural will be on the Chatham-Kent Police Station in Wallaceburg, on traditional Bkejwanong territory. The size of the wall will host a mural that is 10 feet x 10 feet.

The land that is known as Chatham-Kent today was established as part of Treaty #2, the McKee Purchase Treaty of 1790. At that time, the land was also inhabited by the Three Fires Confederacy: the Odawa, Potawatomi and Ojibwe. These Indigenous Nations, known as the Anishinaabeg and Lunaapeew, agreed to the mutual sharing of the land, with obligations and responsibilities to the environment. Today, Chatham-Kent neighbours the Lunaapeew at Delaware Nation which is part of the McKee Purchase Treaty, as well as the unceded territory of the Bkejwanong Walpole Island First Nation. Chatham-Kent continues to be home to diverse First Nations Peoples and Métis Peoples. As beneficiaries of the treaty, we recognize all Peoples have responsibilities including collective responsibilities to the land and water.

Project Schedule (subject to change)

  • Submission deadline: Wednesday, February 14, at 4:30PM.
  • Artists selected: March 2024
  • Installation starting: Summer 2024
  • Community Reveal: September 30, 2024

Final Displays of Work

Pictures of the completed installations will be shared with via social media.

Reserved Rights and Privileges of the Municipality

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent reserves the right to not award the commission to any Artist and to cancel or re-issue the call at any time.

Thank you to all who submitted applications for this project. The artists have now been selected and applications are closed.

Project Goals & Themes

The Chatham-Kent to the Power of Young People – CKY Advisory Group and Bkejwanong Youth Council (BYC) are inviting artists between the ages of 15 and 39 connected to Chatham-Kent and Walpole Island First Nation to submit proposals for a collaborative mural to be placed on the Chatham-Kent Police Station in Wallaceburg.

Public art designs should be vibrant, positive works focused on celebrating the stories and features of the Chatham-Kent and Bkejwanong communities. Artists will collaborate with members of the CKY Advisory Group and BYC to confirm themes and key messages to be featured. Artists are encouraged to include in their proposal suggested content that tells stories of Chatham-Kent and Bkejwanong young people which speak to:

  • staying true to your roots;
  • the relationship of young people to the environment/nature;
  • planting seeds for future generations, and;
  • “walking in two worlds” with themes of staying true to your roots while navigating the modern world.

The selected artists (1 from Chatham-Kent and 1 from Bkejwanong territory) will work collaboratively together as well as gain input from the CKY Advisory Group and BYC on key messaging and final imagery. The artists will produce and install the mural in Spring 2024.

Mural Site

The installation of the mural will be on the Chatham-Kent Police Station in Wallaceburg, on traditional Bkejwanong territory. The size of the wall will host a mural that is 10 feet x 10 feet.

The land that is known as Chatham-Kent today was established as part of Treaty #2, the McKee Purchase Treaty of 1790. At that time, the land was also inhabited by the Three Fires Confederacy: the Odawa, Potawatomi and Ojibwe. These Indigenous Nations, known as the Anishinaabeg and Lunaapeew, agreed to the mutual sharing of the land, with obligations and responsibilities to the environment. Today, Chatham-Kent neighbours the Lunaapeew at Delaware Nation which is part of the McKee Purchase Treaty, as well as the unceded territory of the Bkejwanong Walpole Island First Nation. Chatham-Kent continues to be home to diverse First Nations Peoples and Métis Peoples. As beneficiaries of the treaty, we recognize all Peoples have responsibilities including collective responsibilities to the land and water.

Project Schedule (subject to change)

  • Submission deadline: Wednesday, February 14, at 4:30PM.
  • Artists selected: March 2024
  • Installation starting: Summer 2024
  • Community Reveal: September 30, 2024

Final Displays of Work

Pictures of the completed installations will be shared with via social media.

Reserved Rights and Privileges of the Municipality

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent reserves the right to not award the commission to any Artist and to cancel or re-issue the call at any time.

Thank you to all who submitted applications for this project. The artists have now been selected and applications are closed.

Page last updated: 27 May 2024, 10:06 AM