Social Arts with Melanie Schambach
Engaging individuals, communities, and institutions
in creating public art working collaboratively through
different participatory formats on specific social issues.
Over 160 participants reflected about London during the global pandemic through the collaborative creation of thirteen digital murals in the summer of 2020. Participants, who share a caring connection to this community, either contributed with storytelling, treating the wall, painting the underpass, or making art for the murals. ‘Truth to Power,’ ‘We Are Nature,’ and ‘This Land We Are On,’ are some of the topics the process surfaced and unwrapped.
In a thirteen week process, participants were invited to engage in activities such as online meet ups, readings, videos, group exercises, and storytelling in many forms to explore their own stories of origin, belonging, and their place in the community. The process surfaced relevant themes, and participants were encouraged to choose and explore these themes through various art mediums. From abstract paint, to photography, performance or watercolours, participants were assigned to create sections of each mural panel. After the online program was completed, participants were invited in person to treat and paint the wall.
Connected in Chaos is a legacy of community resilience in times of hardship. Now more than ever, we need creative collaborations that revitalize and strengthen our sense of belonging to this city. It is especially important that we take a breath and pause to celebrate the inherent beauty of our diversity. This project seeks to offer a collective commitment to process together the difficult times we are living in locally and globally. Let's stay Connected in Chaos.

Mural Contributors
Abeera Atique
Adele Xu
Alejandra Laria Aleaga
Alejandro Zuluaga
Alex McVety
Angela Found
Annette Sullivan
Barbara Gillham
Carolyn Szturm
Chesney Sickks-Jarvis
Courtney Apple McIntosh
Cristopher Zha
Dakota Sabourin
Danielle Moore
Denise Giboire
Denise Love
Denise McDonald
Desiree Kern
Eloise Zha
Emma Richard
Eren Can Dogun
Erica Brown
Ernie Wilson
Estelle Chen
Esther Kern
George Wang
Gianni Giorgio Battel
Hailey Tallman
Helene Desruisseaux
Isabelle Avola
Janet Blair
Janet McCrea
Jeni Peralta
Jennifer Rex
Jennifer Topfer
Joanne Stilwell
Joe
Jon Lavkulich
Julie Ryan
Kai Smith-Kilmer (kesk)
Karen Rhebergen
Karissa June Hill
Kateri Derman
Kavya Kozhiparambil PradeepKumar
Kelly Webster
Kim crawford
Kitty Pang
Korey Morgan
Kristine Clarke
Kristine Wachowiak
Krystal Shen
Leah Wall
Linda De Bruyn
Lisa Rice
Maggie Hanan
Margaret Isobel Boos
Marie Antoinnette Parisio
Marisa Light
Maureen Schambach
Melanie Schambach
Melissa Lavallee
Michelle Quinlan
Michelle Short
MMS aka Sponge Bob
Monica Peeff
Nadya Shupta
Naomi Tamilade
Nicole Moore
Nicole Pham
Nikki-Lee Venair
Nnaemeka Anfinwe
Orla Rose Fleet
Pamela Hough
Rebecca Parisio
Rebecca Perrin
Rob Cosh
Rui Wang
Sandra Regalo
Stephanie Antone
Suzy Chen
Sylvie Verwaayen
Treva Depew
Virginia Hannay
William Neal
Willie Wu Wenyi

Community Participants
Alisa Barttlet
Alvin Taguibao
Andrew Fleet
Anita Bidinosti
Ann De Bono
Antone
Ariel Beaujot
Ashley Robyn Elaine Sandham
Bailey Giroux
Candice Lubick
Carole Perraud
Catherine Eve Czuma
Chris Smith
Claudia Lachlan
Clayton Lindsay
Colleen Jamieson
Danielle Hill
Denise McDonald
Dorit Osher
Ella Sheridan
Elsa Rose Eastabrook
Emily Amaral
Farwa Khawaja
Gabrielle Pelletier
Gayle
Gena Brumitt
Greg Miller
Gwen Brouwer
Gwenda Dieleman
Hannah Hewitt
Harshita Jha
Haven Patiño-Chacon
Ian Scott
Jaimi Forbe
Jasmine Ball
Jason Jordan
Jean Moir
Jennifer
Jennifer Martino
Jessica Ellis
Jessica Sontrop
Jessica Thornton
Jill Canterbury
Joanna Banks
Joanne Lynn Cooper
Jorge
Joseph
Kane Lachlan
Karina Viovy
Katie Stewart
Kelly Charlton
Krista Ruth Bailey
Kristina Fearon
Laurie Rintoul
Leah Blenkhorn
Leona
Lily Ryan
Lincoln McCardle
Linda DeBruyn
Lisa Coddington
Luis Claudio Brito Patricio
Luis Gerardo Nieves Sanchez
Madison Bamsey
Magdalen Mykaela Slack-Westlake
Marietta Dost
Mary Ann Hodge
Mary Elizabeth Bowes
Meghan Nolan
Mina antone
Munya Haddara
Necole Douglas
Nicole Hernandez-Viovy
Paul Seale
Peter O'Dronyck
Pilar Barrios
Randy Stewart
Rasha Mohamedkhair
Rodolfo Patiño
Roueida Ismail
Samuel Hornby
Sandra Miller
Sarah Gastle
Stefanie Sosa
Susan Day
Tamara M
Tate Hornby
Thiago Mesquita Carvalho dos Reis
Tim Limsana
Treena Orchard
Trystan Trotman
Valentina
Vanessa
Wandy Dieleman

Community Organizers
Abeera Atique
Ahmad Qaraeen
Andrew Leest
Anita Bidinosti
Bailey Giroux
Carolyn Szturm
Chris Goss
Colleen Jamieson
Danielle Hill
Jenn Gilbert
Jennifer Rex
Julie Ryan
Karina Viovy
Leslie Giesbrecht
Lindsey Hoover
Marieta Drost
Monica Joy
Nikita Miller
Nikki Venair
Ryan Craven
Sarah Feehan
Shelly Happy
Toinette Parisio
Yasmin Hussain

Community Partners
BealArt
City of London
Cleanworks
CN
Forest City Gallery
Indwell
Innovation Works
L'Arche London
London InterCommunity Health Centre
London International Academy
Mind Your Mind
Museum London
Participation House Support Services
Pathways Skill Development
Positive Voice (+)
Unity Uniform & Safety
Youth Opportunities Unlimited

Community Spporters
Boys & Girls Club
Cornerstone, TVDSB
Cross Cultural Learners Centre
Hutton House
Muslim Resource Centre
Nokee kwe
Pillar NonProfit Network
ReImagine

Special Thanks
Abbe Drennan
Abeera Atique
Annette Sullivan
Carlos Medina
Chris Goss
Dan Smoke
Jennifer Rex
Kane Lachlan
Kavya Kozhiparambil PradeepKumar
Iain Stevenson
Laurel Martin
Marie Antoinnette Parisio
Mary Lou Smoke
Pamela Hough
Randy Stewart
Ruby Smith Diaz

Social Arts Team
Melanie Schambach
Alejandro Zuluaga
Julie Ryan
Ryan Craven
Maureen Schambach
Emma Richard
‘Connected in Chaos’ is the final art production of The Richmond Underpass Community Arts Project, and it was made possible through the City of London’s Neighborhood Decision Making (NDM) program.
To learn more about the arts practice of the leading team visit SocialArts.ca