New Library Card features Artwork by Indigenous Artist Tsista Kennedy
The London Public Library turns 125 and to celebrate, they are honoured to share this limited edition Library card featuring artwork by Tsista Kennedy with you, our community.
Drop by any London Public Library location starting November 26, 2020 to exchange your existing card or to get a new card.
Details and Q&A with artist: http://www.londonpubliclibrary.ca/about-my-library/borrowing-items/library-cards/limited-edition-library-card
About the Artist:
Tehatsistahawi (Tsista) Kennedy is a Woodland-Style Artist belonging to the Anishnaabe and Onyota'aka nations. Tsista lives in London and has led art classes for youth at London Public Library. You can find Tsista Kennedy and his artwork on Instagram at tsista.kennedy.
About the Artwork:
"When I’ve been in the libraries in London, I always noticed kids playing and reading with their parents and I saw how the curious and playful spirits of the children would draw their parents and families to these places of knowledge and learning. I was taught that children are the future of our communities. I decided to use woodland-style florals in my artwork, all of which sprout and grow from the children, and to show how everyone is looking at the flowers, watching as they flow from the children and the place they hold in our communities.
I think a sense of community is one of the most important things folks can have in life. I’d feel that sense of community seeing the families being together at the library, or the young adults planted around tables with their faces buried in all kinds of books. I wanted to portray that feeling I’ve had every time I’ve taken a moment to observe the environment around me in one of London’s public libraries."
