Beth McCubbin
visual artist & conservator
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the clay project

The Clay Project started as a discussion between visual artist Beth McCubbin and aboriginal youth worker Kateri Miles, from Minwaashin Lodge in Vanier, Ottawa. The intent of the project is to offer free clay workshops to Ottawa's Aboriginal Community, to celebrate Community through the creation of a Public Artwork, and as a positive way to be involved in the Canada 150 celebrations.

Once permanently installed, the mural will be accompanied by a plaque to celebrate all Indigenous Peoples in 2017. It will distinguish this time in history as Year One of Reconciliation in Canada and commemorate our present and future as a Proud Strong Diverse Nation.

The mural is presently composed of 80 tiles made by over 75 participants...and still growing...

Gallery 101

Gallery 101 in Ottawa has generously offered to host the closing ceremonies for The Clay Project if we are not able to find a permanent home by the end of the year. The plan with the gallery is to temporarily mount the tiles (on gallery wall rails) so that we can see the tiles all together, as one big ARTWORK. Of course we will have music and food to accompany the beautiful works in order to properly Celebrate this Community Project!!

Thank you Gallery 101 and director Laura Margita for so generously supporting us!!

First Nations, Inuit and Metis tiles...

First Nations, Inuit and Metis tiles...

Beth McCubbin