Updated August 26, 2008
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August 23 - 24, 2008
2nd annual Afri Village Fest at Bloor & Ossington
We are hosting an art exhibition of some African artists. Be sure to drop by!
September 19-20, 2008:
Friday opening 6:00-8:00pm with live graffiti and barbecue in the back
Saturday dialogue at 6:00 pm
Freedom of piece
exhibition by a.r.t.e.r.y and dialogue on graffiti and the city
Watch youtube videos on ARTERY's Mural unveiling at Spadina and Dupont
Should this graffiti piece on our property owner's wall be removed as ordered by the city?
Is graffiti art or crime? Vandalism or beautification? What is the connection between gang related activities and graffiti culture? What is good graffiti and what is bad? These are questions we'd like to address at the first large scale project of TheStoreFront Community that will take place on Saturday September 20. Property owners around the GTA, a few in our own neighbourhood of Bloorcourt and Bloordale Village, have been ordered by the City to remove commissioned art / graffiti from their properties. We would like to build dialogue on this issue with an exhibit, neighbourhood tour, discussion and interactive pieces to collect information from the public. Through documentation of our event we want to make a mark as TheStoreFront Community, measure our collective power and put our communication strength to the test with an issue that affects the urban landscape.
Volunteers are needed to help out with the event.
Contact us:
info [at ]thestorefrontcommunity.com
City of Toronto bylaw Chapter 485 Graffiti by Municial Licensing & Standards Division
Other projects we'd like to engage people to discuss:
greening public and private spaces, music on the street, highschool art programs, bicycles, historic preservation, multicultural programming, cleaning our streets, kids and art (come to us with your ideas and we'll make it a project if you have the passion and energy to make it happen. We are a communication platform for you — connecting people to projects, projects (progress) to events and events to statements...as a community)
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