A Better Tent City residents shine through glass art

For the residents of A Better Tent City in Kitchener, art is becoming a growing part of community life.

After last year’s success selling handmade Christmas ornaments, residents have now created glass lanterns that are on display at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery in Waterloo.

The tealight lanterns, made of fused glass, are part of a new exhibit inspired by the stories and artwork from A Better Tent City residents.

Residents at A Better Tent City made tealight lanterns inspired by their experiences of homelessness. See them at the Clay and Glass gallery. Christine Clutton

“This exhibit really came out of the relationship between A Better Tent City and the gallery,” said Zoe Miller, community development lead at The Community Company, which helps run the Tiny City Makers progra