The City of Oshawa began collaborating with Durham College’s Community Collaborations Course in 2015. Over the past four years, student's work has been showcased in three murals located at Civic Square (located on Centre Street at City Hall), vinyl images affixed to the windows of the Arts Resource Centre, and in Alexandra Park adjacent to Lakeridge Health Oshawa as well as inside the hospital. For the 2019/2020 project, we will be choosing locations in our Community Centres and Oshawa Seniors Community Centres.
Illustration and Design
Below are a few favourites from various commissions completed between 2010 and 2020.
This illustration was commissioned to celebrate a couple’s 50th wedding anniversary and a retirement, honouring a lifetime rooted in Oshawa.
The piece brings together meaningful local landmarks, including St. George’s Church, Guide House, Memorial Park, the Oshawa Mosque, the YMCA, and the Oshawa Creek pathways, Lake Ontario, O’Neill CVI (attended by three generations), and additional neighbourhood details.
Beyond architecture, the work reflects the social fabric of the city. The intention was to honour its complexity and the community that shaped the family’s legacy.
