2022

Union Station & The Downie Wenjack Fund Present:

“Here Now, Here Always: Walk With Us”

Sponsored by TD Bank

This Public art installation by Anishinaabe Artist Emily Kewageshig depicts four figures who walk ahead into the future, striving forward with ways of being and existing. The painting symbolizes the importance of culture transitioning through time and history. Kewageshig created the imagery to display how life is cyclical: it shifts, changes, and adapts in cycles in order to preserve knowledge and allow for continuity of future generations. Kewageshig ties this piece back to her homelands by using naturally found materials to ground the art piece and create a direct connection to where she comes from. The artist encourages viewers to recognize the history that is rooted in the land we reside on, and to encourage viewers to Walk With Us on this journey, while imagining a future of togetherness.