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Dear Samara Readers,

You may not know me, my name is Paul Fulton and I am the project manager for Riverwood. Starting on October 1st, a weekend that coincided with both doors open ontario, and culture days, The Riverwood Conservancy and HotBox Mississauga unveiled an inaugural exhibition of art within the park itself.

The event had a very good turnout in the form of two separate tours which were coordinated for guests visiting the park and included short talks given by each artist.

The core principles of this program were to have a senior artist mentor developing artists and the creation of site specific sculptures. The results were not a grandscale piece of public art decided upon by a select few but instead, material specific sculptures created by artists for Conservation itself. Like the cultural landscape of Mississauga, these artists, and our own understanding of what art is and what it does is growing.

This project like so many others of its kind was a product of hard work, determination and volunteerism. It couldn't have happened without the collaboration of TRC, the city of Mississauga and the CVC. HotBox projects was also proudly sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council.

To find out more about this project and view a list of artists participating visit: To look at images please visit our HotBox Riverwood blog and our webpage.

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