P2P Share Your Story Campaign
The P2P Share Your Story Campaign invited Windsor-Essex residents and staff who used P2P services and programs to share their stories and experiences on postcards over the summer of 2023. At the end of the initiative, over 300 participants involved in P2P-funded programming had shared their stories through the postcards.
In August 2023, P2P launched a Call for Artists to commission an artist to create a new piece of artwork that visualized the P2P stories shared during the campaign. In collaboration with cultural community leaders, an artist selection process was completed, and Ms. Xueyue (Sherry) Tu was selected as the successful artist. The new artwork, titled "Our Warm Home," was unveiled at the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre Presented by WFCU Credit Union on December 8, 2023.
Throughout 2024, the artwork is travelling across Windsor-Essex County. Below is the schedule of where the artwork has travelled:
- Windsor International Aquatic & Training Centre Presented by WFCU Credit Union – 401 Pitt Street West, Windsor
- Transit Windsor – 300 Chatham Street West, Windsor
- Town of LaSalle – 2121 Laurier Parkway, LaSalle
About the Artist
Ms. Sherry Tu is a modern artist motivated by a multicultural environment. She studied and lived in both China and New Zealand, where her interests in Indigenous heritages began. Sherry’s experiences living and studying in both Eastern and Western cultures give her a unique perspective on creation, and her artworks represent a combination of both Eastern and Western elements. Sherry is an artist, painter, and educator. She specializes in various painting styles, including Chinese ink, oil, water colour, acrylic, sketching and pastel.
About the Artwork (Our Warm Home)
The inspiration for the artwork is from a collection of stories from the Pathway to Potential (P2P) Share Your Story campaign. The artwork delivers the idea that Pathway to Potential is like a warm home and provides residents in Windsor-Essex with the help they need in various aspects of their lives. The paintings on the wall of this home present the initiatives that Pathway to Potential has provided to those in need, including the 90% Recreation Discount program, Drouillard Place After School Programs, Connections Be Back Soon Program, Windsor-Essex Community Housing Corporation Summer Recreation Program, and the Windsor-Essex RentSmart Program.
Additional Resources
Artwork Unveiling Ceremony Photos
