The Art of Neighbourhoods
Douglas Park

Community Quilt (1995)

Project Site: Douglas Park Community Centre, 801 W. 22nd Avenue; stairwell Quilt

Facilitator: Donna McCrea

Inside the Centre, the Community Quilt facilitated by Donna McCrea hangs opposite the information desk over a stairwell leading to lower activity rooms. The quilt's 22 squares was created by women who live in this neighbourhood. The images show children and family activities, and many of the squares feature three-dimensional and other complex fabric techniques and effects.

Also on site:

Douglas Park Benches (1995)

Douglas Park's Community Centre is located in a large expanse of parkland, including an extensive children's playground. Here one of artist Celine Rich's five concrete benches curves around a large tree. Visitors can enjoy a break as they touch and observe the many copper plaques imbedded in the bench. The plaques were the result of workshops with area residents and neighbourhood schools. Working with simple geometric shapes, participants learned to engrave and punch out designs and words in copper. A total of 600 plaques were created, with more than 100 imbedded into each concrete bench.

Douglas Park in Action Banners (2001)

Artist Pat Beaton worked with Community Centre patrons to create twelve hand-painted banners. These hang from the gymnasium ceiling, depicting neighbours and centre users 'in action'.

Go to:

Introduction to the Art of Neighbourhoods
Listing of Projects by Neighbourhood and Map
Contact Information

Champlain Heights	Mount Pleasant/Riley Park
Downtown Eastside	Strathcona & Hastings/Sunrise
Dunbar	Sunset
Grandview-Woodlands	West End
Kensington/Cedar Cottage	West Point Grey & Kitsilano
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