Art Windsor-Essex respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Anishinaabe Territory – the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Today the Anishinaabe of the Three Fires Confederacy are represented by Bkejwanong. We want to state our respect for the ancestral and ongoing authority of Walpole Island First Nation over its Territory.
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Jane's Walk Festival: Look Again! Amherstburg
Date: Saturday, April 29th, 2023
Time: 10:45am – 11:45am
Starting Point: Amherstburg Navy Yard National Historic Site of Canada (near the clock and fountain) at 268 Dalhousie St, Amherstburg, ON
Cost: This event is free and open to all.
Accessibility Considerations: Easy walk (sidewalks or paved pathways with no hills), wheelchair and stroller friendly. Municipal parking lots in close proximity of starting point.
Join AWE for a guided art walk through Amherstburg, ON, as we celebrate the 2023 Windsor-Essex Jane’s Walk Festival.
Look Again! Outside: Amherstburg brings Art Windosr-Essex to the County, expanding from AWE’s installation of eight artwork reproductions in downtown Windsor. Found across Amherstburg, five artwork reproductions stop visitors in their tracks and spark conversations about our connection to the land.
Learn about trailblazing artists and their captivating works. Discover works from artists Lawren Stewart Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, Lionel L. Fitzgerald, and Mary Celestino.
Attendees will also get a sneak peek of 5 new artworks set to be installed in Amherstburg in Summer 2023!
FAQs
This art walk is free and open to all! Registration is not required for this activity.
The starting point of the art walk is at the Amherstburg Navy Yard National Historic Site of Canada (near the clock and fountain), located at 268 Dalhousie St, Amherstburg, ON. There are multiple municipal parking lots near the starting point. The walk will begin promptly at 10:45am. We will also be visiting River Bookshop!
This art walk is a relatively easy walk. We will be using sidewalks or paved pathways with no hills. It is wheelchair and baby-stroller friendly. There are municipal parking lots with accessible parking in close proximity of the starting point.
We encourage folks to dress for the weather and bring an umbrella or rain coat in case of rain. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Pack a small bag with a water bottle, camera, notepad, or anything else that you might need during the walk.
This event is rain or shine. In case of dangerous weather, the Jane’s Walk festival organizers will cancel or postpone the walk. Visit their website or follow them on social media for up-to-date information.
Jane’s Walk is a series of neighbourhood walking tours held annually during the first weekend in May. This year, Jane’s Walk Windsor is hosting its first-ever Essex County weekend in April 2023. Jane’s Walks are led by volunteers, and are offered for free. The walks offer a more personal take on the local culture, the social history and the planning issues faced by the residents.
Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a community-based approach to city building. She had no formal training as a planner, and yet her 1961 treatise, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, introduced ground-breaking ideas about how cities function, evolve, and fail that have become commonsense cannon for today’s architects, planners, policymakers, activists, and other city builders.
