The Shoe Project

The Shoe Project operates under the umbrella of the Mary A Tidlund Charitable Foundation.

Our next performance is June 6 at the Arts & Letters Club, Toronto

The Shoe Project tours, too! Our shoes have been exhibited at Bow Valley College in Calgary and Mohawk College in Hamilton.

For more information write to:  shoeprojecttoronto@gmail.com

 

At CBC’s Ideas, Katherine talks to Paul Kennedy about The Shoe Project. You can stream the program at http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2012/02/27/in-their-shoes/.

 

Katherine writes about The Shoe Project:

http://stellaa-org.blogspot.com/2012/01/shoe-project-by-author-katherine-govier.html

http://amwriting.org/archives/9771

 

The design of the webpages in this section is taken from the Bata Shoe Museum webpages designed by Nicole Cahill; all of the photos are by Suzanne McLean © 2012 Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada.

 

The Shoe ProjectThe Shoe Project is an ongoing writing workshop for women who are new to Canada, led by Katherine, and funded by a private sponsor.

We meet for eight weeks in spring and fall. We exchange stories of arrival, and the role shoes play in old and new lives. At the end of each session we have either a 'Snapshot Exhibit' or a performance. We
are fortunate to be able to meet in the Bata Shoe Museum, and visit their storage under the guidance of Senior Curator Elizabeth Semmelhack.


These are the stories -and shoes- from Session 1 and Session 2. Bios of the writers follow the stories.

1: My Great Grandmother:
The Wartime Shoemaker

2: In My Red High Heels

3: A Converstation Starter

4: Mother's Work

5: Skiing

6: The Wind Beneath My Feet

7: Canada, Olé

8: My Aunt’s Memory of Shida

9: Cooverji the Village Cobbler / Baby Black Shoes

10: My Nike Running Shoes

11: My Funky Shoes

12: My Blue Wedgies

13: Democratic Shoes

14. My Grandfather's Gift

15. An Afternoon at the Abbey

16. Window to the World

17. Thin as Silk

18. Walking

19. Dance to Live

20. Irish Green Shoes

21. Treasure Shoes

22. Red Boots