A Night of Postcards Cambridge is a community art project to encourage the sharing of perspectives, thoughts, and memories of Cambridge. Our mission is to develop a collection of drawings, writings, sketches and maps made by individual contributors to create a visual identity for the city.

We are distributing blank postcards at local businesses and community centres to be handed out to the public. The postcards are yours to be creative – there are no rules. Take a little time or lots, any medium, method or subject matter – it’s all up to you. We want to encourage creativity, we want to encourage fun, and we want to gather everyones’ thoughts about our rich community. This project is open to anyone and everyone – all ages and talents.

These postcards will become pieces of art – personal perspectives brought together to make a shared vision. Once gathered, we will host an exhibition – a colourful collective memory shown through the creative and imaginative eyes of our community.

At the University of Waterloo School of Architecture and our partnering locations, there will be submission boxes where the finished postcards can be dropped off for collection. The postcards will all be put on display at the BRIDGE Pop-Up storefront gallery located at 60 Main St in Cambridge, and later will all be made into a book – a summary of drawings and notes to show the local perspective.

Get involved! A Night of Postcards Cambridge will only be possible with community participation, and the encouragement and support of local businesses and groups. We hope you will participate in this art project with us – either by drawing on a postcard, by being one of our distributing/collecting partners, or just by attending the event. The exhibition will work to raise funds for future community art initiatives, and bring together the city for one night. Our goal is to provide inspiration and identity, and to excite te community about their surroundings. The project is a student-run non-profit initiative organized by BRIDGE Waterloo Architecture; come share our enthusiasm for Cambridge and the arts.

Participation in this project makes you eligible for the 100 Notebook Project.

Email us, and follow us online – more information, pick-up/drop-off locations and details about the project will be posted. If you are interested in getting involved, please get in touch. We hope to see you and your postcard at our upcoming exhibition.

Postcard collection ends November 25, 2014

Exhibition date to be announced soon – visit us online or follow BRIDGE Waterloo Architecture Facebook page to stay up to date.