We Got This!, Year One

Artist(s)

Rittenhouse

Date

March 2022 — June 2022

We Got This!, is a multi-disciplinary community arts program in collaboration Harm Reduction Peer Workers and in partnership with Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre. The exhibition explores the intersection between transformative justice principles and art, while touching on themes of grief, medicine and healing within transformative justice practices and experiences.

This program is the vision of Rittenhouse: A New Vision, in partnership with Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre. This collaborative art installation was created by participants in the Parkdale community.

A storefront window display featuring potted plants with labels, photos, and colorful sticky notes. The background has a banner that reads "Grief, Medicine, Healing." The setup suggests themes of emotional healing and community engagement.
A close-up of a white paper with text taped to a glass window. The text reads, "Harm and repair is the muck of grief I wade through every day. The medicine I choke down with the lukewarm water is tenderness. There's no healing until I realise regrowth in myself and others. - Delilah." Blurred objects are visible in the background.
Four terracotta pots sit on a white surface, each containing handwritten signs with various positive messages. Some text includes "Laugh," "Understand," "Empathy," and "Meditation." The signs are colorful and creatively designed.
A crocheted, circular yellow ornament hangs in the foreground. Behind it on a wall, a collage of colorful images and papers is partially visible, displayed on a grey board. The focus is on the crocheted item, with the collage slightly blurred in the background.
A white wall features various handwritten, colorful words and phrases taped to it. The words include "Fasting," "Library Life," "Peace," "Equality Unites Us," "Rejection," "Sharing the Weight of the Balance & Peace," "Balance," "Carolote," "Tenderness," and "Zoned.

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