No.9 Contemporary Art and the Environment

No.9 Contemporary Art and the Environment The Culture of Sustainability

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No.9 has wrapped up the final in school Imagining My Sustainable Community program of the year at Module Vanier, part of...
06/28/2025

No.9 has wrapped up the final in school Imagining My Sustainable Community program of the year at Module Vanier, part of the Limestone District School Board. 🌱🌻🏘️

We are deeply grateful to the dedicated educators and students who brought this program to life through their thoughtful engagement and creative work.

Special thanks to our garden team and to Stephanie Jarvis, who generously volunteered her time to support the classroom experience.

We are pleased to announce our Community Art Sundays are starting this weekend!! Every Sunday for the whole season we wi...
06/08/2025

We are pleased to announce our Community Art Sundays are starting this weekend!! Every Sunday for the whole season we will host various Arts for you or your family and friends.

From 11-2 this Sunday June 8th come join us at the gardens for rock painting. Paint rocks to decorate (and label) your own garden or help us label our garden🌱

Details:
📍 1516 Summers Road Rideau Lake Ontario
🎨 Paint will be provided
🧺 Bring your own lunch
🪨 A rock or two (dozen)

On Monday we were happy to host a field trip of 60 grade 3 students from the to participate in a land based curriculum ...
05/16/2025

On Monday we were happy to host a field trip of 60 grade 3 students from the to participate in a land based curriculum with a focus on indigenous programming lead by

Liv Rondeau  
Vice-Principal of Indigenous Education


It all starts in the greenhouse 🌱 Thanks to Elizabeth, our lead educator and program developer, the starter plants are r...
05/09/2025

It all starts in the greenhouse 🌱 Thanks to Elizabeth, our lead educator and program developer, the starter plants are ready to head into the gardens and kick off another season of growth! Her passion makes the space that is No.9 Gardens not only beautiful, but abundant. Thousands of pounds of organic food grown here are donated to food banks across Ontario—none of it possible without her care and vision.

With Mother’s Day around the corner, we’re especially grateful for the nurturing spirits like Elizabeth who help things grow—with patience, purpose, and so much heart.🌷💕

We love you mom! - Your kids, Rupert & Hanna

No.9 has successfully completed another Imagining My Sustainable Community program, this time in Toronto’s Danforth area...
04/23/2025

No.9 has successfully completed another Imagining My Sustainable Community program, this time in Toronto’s Danforth area. We extend our sincere thanks to newly trained educator Rebecca Minielly and her students for their outstanding work implementing the program. We were also fortunate to have the support of OAA member and architect Golshid Saham, Principal of MEGS Architects, who generously volunteered her time in the classroom to assist with model building.

Students explored underutilized lots near their school and proposed thoughtful, community-focused solutions that integrated the 9 pillars of sustainable design. Their projects emphasized affordable housing, green building practices, public transportation, and economic development—all essential components of low-carbon, inclusive communities.

Thank you to our valued sponsors , , , and the sustainability department for making this program possible! ⭐️

Earth day is a reminder - to be grateful for the land that feeds us, the air that fills us, and the moments of connectio...
04/23/2025

Earth day is a reminder - to be grateful for the land that feeds us, the air that fills us, and the moments of connection that ground us. So many of our most cherished memories begin with nature.

The greatest way to honor the earth is to live in a way that nurtures it in return.

🌎🌱🌳

Last week No.9 in partnership with Focus Forward for Indigenous Youth delivered a furniture workshop to seven youth fro...
03/19/2025

Last week No.9 in partnership with Focus Forward for Indigenous Youth delivered a furniture workshop to seven youth from the Tyendinaga community.

Interns learned how to draw and model in scale to represent their ideas for new custom benches and classroom furniture for the new language and cultural centre being created by TTO. Later this year the students will work with a mentor carpenter to build out benches that will provide the seating for the new cultural space.

It was exciting to see new design ideas that include traditional Indigenous knowledge, teachings and symbols. At the end of the five day workshop the interns presented their furniture ideas friends and family.

TTO is actively engaging the community in the design of the project so that this new building provides skill building opportunities for local youth. It was great to facilitate this workshop with such talented individuals! 

In 2019 No.9 administered its Imagining My Sustainable Community workshop to high school students in Tyendinaga in the h...
03/12/2025

In 2019 No.9 administered its Imagining My Sustainable Community workshop to high school students in Tyendinaga in the hopes of launching a community designed building that would provide the space for a new language and cultural centre.

Yesterday we got to tour the building that came out of our workshop with the current interns that are participating in our furniture design workshop.

TTO, who is the organization heading up this project wants as much of the ideas for the centre to come from the youth of the community. We are working in partnership with Focus Forward for Indigenous Youth to see the furnishing is designed and built by these talented individuals from the community. Stay tuned for more examples of building a future of sustainable communities! ✨🏗️💡

As we prepare our hearts for the holiday season, we invite you to join us in the celebration of giving. Giving Tuesday i...
12/03/2024

As we prepare our hearts for the holiday season, we invite you to join us in the celebration of giving. Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. 🌎🤲🏻

We invite you to support our IMSC program, which has empowered and educated over 5,000 students to develop solutions for a more sustainable future. The video above highlights the impact each donation amount can make, and you can donate using the link in our bio. Thank you!

Here is a recap video of our Imagining My Sustainable Community workshop at Kingston’s Central Public School in action. ...
11/23/2024

Here is a recap video of our Imagining My Sustainable Community workshop at Kingston’s Central Public School in action. Enjoy!

With the supportive education and tools, we believe the next generation can design and build a brighter, greener, & more sustainable future! If our program moves you, please consider donating to support IMSC using the link in our bio 💚

Golden paths and vast skies, at No.9 Gardens there’s beauty to be found in every step 🌼💛
11/23/2024

Golden paths and vast skies, at No.9 Gardens there’s beauty to be found in every step 🌼💛

On earth day this year No.9 was one of three NGO’s across the Americas to win a substantial grant totaling $1 million do...
10/26/2024

On earth day this year No.9 was one of three NGO’s across the Americas to win a substantial grant totaling $1 million dollars from HCLTech.

With the support of the Americas Climate Action Grant, No.9 has started the process of training teachers across Ontario on how to deliver a workshop on designing a sustainable master plan to their students. No.9’s Teach the Teachers Program would like to thank HCLTech for their generous support.

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