Otonabee Memorial Community Centre Holds Contest to Create Mural Project

After two rounds of renovations at the Otonabee Memorial Community Centre, the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan is giving artists a chance to add their creativity to the arena’s main entrance in a contest for a mural project for the facility, announced on Tuesday.

Photo courtesy of the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan.

Submissions from the public are being sought until Nov. 15.

Once the winning design is chosen, it will be etched onto boards for community members to help paint. It will be mounted on the arena’s outer wall in spring next year. The Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan reminds participating artists to keep this style in mind when creating and submitting their work.

The contest is open to all individuals and groups regardless of background.

The Township has given the following suggestions:

  • Recreation or the value of teamwork in sports played within this Township;

  • The Indigenous history of this region;

  • The landscape or natural history of the Township;

  • The history of the communities that now make up the Township.

A complete set of rules and an outline of the project is available by emailing OSMMuralProject@gmail.com. A judging committee will choose the main artwork, which must be approved by Township Council.

Upgrades at the Keene-based arena began in 2018 and wrapped up in 2024. The project modernized the 1977 facility to meet modern accessibility standards and the community's recreational needs.

Since then, the Parks and Recreation Committee in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township has decided to add a 24-foot by nine-foot mural at the main entrance.

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