Hands on History: Competition Winners

The Archives of Ontario, the premier source of Ontario’s documentary heritage, joined forces with the Gardiner Museum, Canada’s pre-eminent ceramic museum and launched the juried competition entitled “Hands on History”.

A call for submissions of ceramic tiles influenced and inspired by the holdings of the Archives of Ontario and other provincial archival collections began in July 2007. As a result eight original works have been selected and will be purchased by the Government of Ontario Art Collection. 

Congratulations to the successful artists:

Keith Campbell (North Bay)
Ying-Yueh Chang (Toronto)
Nicole DeBrabandere (Oakville)
Hugh Douglas-Murray (Toronto)
Tara Lynne Franco (Hamilton)
Richard Gill (Burnstown)
Kate Hyde & Thomas Aitken (Warsaw)
Robin Tieu (Toronto)

The pieces will be created as part of an initiative to promote and showcase Ontario’s ceramic artists and portray the culture and heritage of the province. The tiles will be installed at an indoor location in the new Archives of Ontario Public Service Facility slated to open at the Keele Campus of York University in 2009. 

Prior to their installation, the tiles will be launched and displayed at a reception held at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.