Projects & Initiatives

Celebration Banners Jan-May 2012 A community arts street side banner project for the City of Port Coquitlam. Diane worked directly with students from both Riverside Secondary and Kwaquitlam Middle School to design and develop new street side banners. Using cut collage as the chosen media and inspired by the theme of local celebrations. Under the…

Mosaics of Multiculturalism Sept-Dec 2008 A Community arts and BC 150 project for Second Street Community School in Burnaby developed and designed by Diane and the Students. Over 4000 glass tile was used in the design and construction of this arts project depicting and capturing the diversity and culture of the community

Roots in the community 2006-2007   A Historic walking tour and street side banner project at Second Street Community School in Burnaby The street-side banners feature images that reflect historic landmarks, locations, prominent homes, and businesses in our neighbourhood. Each banner was designed and painted by students in Grades 4 to 7. With guidance from our…

Who would have thought that an international worker-to-worker exchange program in Havana, Cuba would lead me to Louisiana? As odd as that sounds, Cuba is my connection to New Orleans, as it was there that I met Beth Butler, the chief organizer for ACORN, now Association for Community Reform, who also happened to be in…

Hands Across Havana is a visual art initiative that I had the pleasure of coordinating and presenting while participating on a worker-to-worker exchange program this past March in Havana, Cuba. The exchange, coordinated by Co-Development Canada and CUPE BC’s International Solidarity Committee, offered six CUPE members from across British Columbia an experience of a lifetime.…