A public art project, called Art Fresco, aims to transform 50 picnic tables into works of art.
Once they’re ready, the tables will be showcased across Waterloo Region.
Director of marketing for Explore Waterloo Region, Diane Murenbeeld, says they asked a local company to create 50 picnic tables made of locally sourced materials.
“The 50 tables have been set up and we did a call for artists to try and bring some folks out to transform each and every table. Each of the tables would be destined to sit on a patio somewhere in Waterloo Region.”
She says the tables are being transformed by 39 artists with completely different backgrounds.
“We’ve got an urban planner. We’ve got a father and his adult son who are particpating alongside each other. We’ve got a 12 year old emerging artist. We’ve got a new Waterloo Region resident from California. We’ve got a father and his 11 year old daughter each designing tables side-by-side.”
Murenbeeld says muralists, textile artists and graphic designers will be celebrating Waterloo Region in their work.
“We’re seeing everything from ‘it looks like Friday’ all splattered on a table, to one artist’s memory of the water park in Bingemans. We’ve got the Grand River that’s flowing all across, spilling off the side of the table onto benches.”
She says Beauti-tone and Home Hardware are providing all the paint and supplies to help the artists transform the tables.
