THE CANADIAN POSTCARD PROJECT
Mallory Diaczun
On daily 10-5pm to Sept 2018
CWSE Hallway Gallery, 2nd floor 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto.
The
Canadian Postcard Project is a nationwide community initiative which connects
young individuals (ages 12-20) with Canadian artists. Emerging and established
professional artists from across the country participate in a postcard
exchange. The project begins with each student choosing an artist/artwork s/he
admires and then creating a postcard in reaction to that chosen piece. Once the
student artwork is made and mailed, the Canadian artist sends a new artwork, in
the form of a postcard, back in response.
Through
a variety of classroom lessons that teach the act of looking, describing,
analyzing, interpreting, and critiquing, students engage in cooperative
learning and collaboration that results in an authentic visual dialogue between
young and practicing artists. The Canadian Postcard Project brings Canadian
artwork into the public school realm, and helps educate youth on different
styles, mediums, and themes countrywide.
Mallory
Diaczun is an artist working mostly in sculpture, installation, and community
art. Her artwork flows from her love of basketball, as she hand-makes and
installs basketball nets on abandoned hoops in various neighbourhoods. As an
arts educator, Diaczun uses her love of sports and athletics to engage students
who are at-risk. Her focus is to empower youth to build strong relationships
with their communities, both locally and nationwide, and to develop a lifelong
passion for the arts. Diaczun is currently facilitating a community art project
in rural Palmerston, where her students with special needs will be painting
murals directly onto the basketball courts and backboards in town.