OMAH to host one-day Hope and Healing exhibit (3 photos)

NEWS RELEASE
ORILLIA MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY
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The Orillia Museum of Art & History is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a single day, site-specific installation by Hamilton based artist Tracey-Mae Chambers on Aug. 27.

Hope and Healing is an outdoor, temporary artwork created using a single red string. Tracey-Mae’s installation will be created over the course of 8-10 hours, documented and then deconstructed. This single red string is then reused in the next installation creating no waste, and leaving behind no traces.

As a proud member of the Metis Nation of Ontario, Chambers states that Hope and Healing “addresses the slur against Indigenous peoples” and also the devastating effects of COVID-19 and mental health.

“The red string represents danger and power, but also courage and love. Although painstaking it is worth every ounce of effort," said Chambers.

Chambers is a sculpture/installation and encaustic artist. Installing Hope and Healing at over 30 venues this summer, the artist hopes to reconnect with the environment and with the art community.

Chambers will begin her installation at 9 a.m. on Aug. 27 on the front steps of OMAH, and will complete the project during Friday evening’s See You on the Patio Event for 9 p.m. Please stop by, visit the artist and talk about this powerful artwork.

To learn more about Chambers and this project, visit her website here. 

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