Art and Intercultural Dialogue – Center for Intercultural Dialogue

Mural Mosaic’s Global Roots Project (Re)Connecting the World: one painted tile, one tree, one community, one country at a time.

The purpose of the project is to (re)connect communities, families and long distance loved ones through the joy and inspiration that bringing mosaic tiles together into one united piece of art. Mural Mosaic Art Director and world renowned artist, Lewis Lavoie, has chosen the TREE🌳 as the symbol of connection for this project. These one-of-a-kind mural mosaics will be created, connected and shared around the entire WORLD!

Global Roots kicked off its first national mural with Canada Connects Seasons in April 2021, and they are now organizing America Connects Regional in 2022. In addition, they have Canada or USA custom mural mosaics for 100-5000 participants per mural. All participants receive instructions and online art lessons.

Mural Mosaic produced over 100 Murals for a National Mural Project during Canada’s Sesquicentennial. The Canada Mosaic Mural project was launched in 2015 to celebrate our 150th birthday, beginning the journey to complete 150 murals illustrating Canada’s cultural and geographical diversity. Over 80,000 people participated in this national project to celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary.

Gonçalves, S., & Majhanovich, S. (Eds.). (2016). Art and intercultural dialogue. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.

How can art act as an intercultural mediator for dialogue? In order to scrutinize this question, relevant theoretical ideas are discussed and artistic intervention projects examined so as to highlight its cultural, political, economic, social, and transformational impacts. This thought-provoking work reveals why art is needed to help multicultural neighbourhoods and societies be sustainable, as well as united by diversity. This edited collection underlines the significance of arts and media as a tool of understanding, mediation, and communication across and beyond cultures. The chapters with a variety of conceptual and methodological approaches from particular contexts demonstrate the complexity in the dynamics of (inter)cultural communication, culture, identity, arts, and media. Overall, the collection encourages readers to consider themselves as agents of the communication process promoting dialogue.

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