Landscape of Hope
The digital art initiative is youth-led and designed to empower them with critical digital literacy skills and social media tools to create cutting-edge multimedia performances and installations that describe their experiences with hate, discrimination and cyber bullying. Our aim is to implement and evaluate a sustainable, multi-sectoral, culturally-relevant, youth-led approach to creating media-based narratives that accurately reflect youths’ lived experiences, with the ultimate objective of reducing instances of discrimination.
We are currently funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ), Canadian Heritage, and the Michaëlle Jean Foundation.
The Landscape of Hope logo, created by David Hall, is a take on the universal symbol for wifi. The two hand-drawn lines and ink splat for the traditional circle represent artistic creation, and the project’s ethos of using art and the creation of art amongst young people to help counter online harassment, bullying and hate. The barbed wire line represents this online hate, however the two hand-drawn bars safely protect the user – art protects us and creates a safe space – from online bullying.
The shape of the overall logo, starting at the bottom, gradually expands and gets bigger – not only does this respect the original symbol, and its meaning of wifi signal spreading outwards – but this represents the ripple effect ones actions, behaviour and language have online. They can often start small, and grow exponentially.
Ultimately, this logo will be seen as a fusion of mobility, online presence, creativity, and protection.
By Leigh Glynn-Finnegan and Daniel Valenzuela
News
New Book Chapter Describes Successful Landscape of Hope Initiatives
May 4, 2023
Postdocorate researcher Jessie Beier connects Landscape of Hope with the Bennett, Argyll, and Metro learning centres in Edmonton
October 31, 2022
Concordia’s Landscape of Hope expands its arts-based, resilience-focused initiatives in Montreal and Chicoutimi
Funding from the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Canadian Heritage and Michaëlle Jean Foundation supports community workshops and events
February 11, 2021
Round table and performance of Landscape of Hope for the Study Day on Art and Pedagogy
October 21, 2020
Upcoming Landscape of Hope “Radiant Power” Online Events
October 14, 2020
Our Team
Vivek Venkatesh, Owen Chapman, Sandra Chang-Kredl, Annabelle Brault, Martin Lalonde, Jason Wallin, Jessie Beier, Veronica Mockler, Léa Clermont-Dion, Kathryn Urbaniak, Emma June Huebner, Ashley Montgomery, Éva Roy, David Hall, Leslie Touré Kapo, Nik Forrest, Michel Poulin, Lou Raskin, Angus Tarnawsky, Maxime Brunet, Safia Boufalaas, Mairin Miller, Lucas Throw, Marilou Lyonnais A.