This year's Art of Peace festival, organized by the St. Catharines and Area Arts Council, along with Project Ploughshares Niagara, was a success! Drawing approximately 1,000 people on a very sunny, hot Saturday afternoon. Saturday June 7th OPIRG participated with this year's peace festival by hosting a workshop and a table in the Art Through Peace stations. Vanessa Gomez, board member of OPIRG - Brock, organized an exciting Seeding for Peace art activity for passersby engaging them in conversations about peace and letting them know about OPIRG. The festival drew a variety of different people and hosted a number of different events and participants. People could walk on stilts, get their face painted, enjoy local food and listen to incredible local musicians.
This year also mark's the festival's first "Making Peace" limited edition CD. This cd is a compilation of talented local artists singing about peace. It's 10$ and the money goes towards making a bigger brighter peace festival for next year! Contact the St. Catharines and Area Arts Council, downtown St. Catharines for more information on the CD and how you can get your hands on one!
