The Quilt's final 2010 Tour stop will be at the OCC's Gallery as part of the exhibition Fresh, Local, Craft!

Be sure to join us for the exhibition opening reception and panel discussion!

Opening Reception:
Thursday, November 4th, 7:30 – 9:30 pm
OCC Gallery, 990 Queen St W, Toronto

Panel Discussion:  
Thursday, November 4th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St W, Toronto

Click here for the 2010 Tour dates

In celebration of the 5th Anniversary of Ontario’s Greenbelt, the Ontario Crafts Council and the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation have come together to create a dynamic community quilt: the Quilt of Possibilities. Burkhard Mausberg, President of the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, explains that “Quilts have a meaning and significance well beyond the finished product: they are as much about how they’re produced and the stories they tell. They bring people together to participate in a ritual that is steeped in tradition and yet results in something that is new and exciting.”

With this in mind, a call for submissions was put out to a diverse network of craftspeople, organizations and the public to create a square that would help make up the whole of the final community quilt. Participants were encouraged to share their ideas and memories of what the Greenbelt means to them, how it has impacted and enriched their lives, and to explore how possibilities grow in the Greenbelt.

When the call closed over 60 squares were received from across Ontario and other provinces, and even as far away as Switzerland. Squares varied in size from 12 to 6 inches and were created using diverse materials, techniques and subject matters. Each square tells a story, shares a memory, a feeling or an emotion of what this important landscape means to them. Together they create a quilt that embodies the complexity and diversity of the Greenbelt.

The Quilt of Possibilities ultimately explores our relationship with the Greenbelt and how it inspires us. It celebrates the positive role that the Greenbelt plays in our lives, including its ability to bridge urban and rural life with the preservation of Ontario’s rich natural environment.

As you take a moment to enjoy the Quilt of Possibilities we invite you to reflect on what role the Greenbelt plays in your life:

Quilt of Possibilities, Queens Park Opening

Back Row: Val Firmin, Nola McConnan, Maggie Butterfield Dickson, Katalin Lawford, Catherine Vamakas-Lay, Sandi Wong, Anastasia Tiller, Karen Chisvin, Alena Melas, Pamela McNeill, Michelle Zikovitz

Front Row: Dorie Preston, Colleen Kennedy, Valerie McLean, The Honourable Speaker Peters, Cheryl Trudeau, Katherine Laco

May 4th - June 11th                          Queen's Park Public Gallery, Toronto, ON

June 25th - June 26th                       G8 Conference, Huntsville, ON (**closed to the public**)

July 1st - 4th                                       Beyond Imaginings Exhibition and Hot Spot, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON

July 21st - August 8th                       The Pond Gallery at the Alton Mill, Alton Mills, ON

August 13th - 15th                             Hot & Spicy Food Festival, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON

August 20th - 22nd                            Fortune Cooking Food Festival, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON

Sept 28th - Oct 11th                            Niagara Pumphouse Gallery, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Oct 13th - Nov 22nd                             Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON

November 4th - December 12th      OCC Gallery, 990 Queen St W, Toronto, ON

To download the Greenbelt Quilt of Possibilities catalogue (4MB) please click here

See the Quilt being created! View the photo album or time lapse video via the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation's Facebook page  

The OCC gratefully acknowledges the support of the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation                                       

Possibility grows in the Greenbelt. Wrapping around the Golden Horseshoe, the Greenbelt is 1.8 million acres of potential to make Ontario, and the earth, a better place. Encompassing the Niagara Escarpment, the Oak Ridges Moraine, Rouge Park, hundreds of rural towns and villages and some 7,100 farms, Ontario's Greenbelt is one of the largest and most diverse in the world.

For more information on Ontario's Greenbelt please visit:

The main Greenbelt and Foundation website www.greenbelt.ca
The Greenbelt food website www.greenbeltfresh.ca
The Tour de Greenbelt cycling event website www.tourdegreenbelt.ca