Indigenous artwork sought for heritage garden

May 25, 2022

South Frontenac Township was successful in securing a Community Grants Project for the 2022 Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II towards the Glendower Heritage Garden.

The project will introduce a community garden to the neighbourhood park that will feature Indigenous artwork commemorating the long-standing relationship between the Algonquin, Anishnaabe, and the Haudenosaunee peoples and the Crown. The garden will also include an accessible pathway, edible trees and heritage/ heirloom plants that would have been commonly planted in gardens when the Queen ascended the throne 70 years ago, and a plaque acknowledging the Queens Platinum Jubilee and the funding received for the project.

Requirements & Specifications:

• A permanent art instillation suitable for the outdoors.
• There is no medium specifications or requirements.
• The space for the artwork is approximately 5 ft. x 6 ft. (please see page 3 for project design concept).
• The artwork must depict the long-standing relationship between the Algonquin, Anishnaabe, and the Haudenosaunee peoples and the Crown.