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By Leah Sandals

  • Yeah, but can I build one in Trinity-Bellwoods?

    Treehugger reports this morning that Mary Cusato’s Katrina Cottage has won the first ever Cooper-Hewitt People’s Design Award. The cottage...

  • I ___ this ad

    Here’s a nice option for the ad-inundated public; a sticker that will puke on beautiful models in perpetuity. Image courtesy of Wooster Collective

  • I am a wild public art party

    There is a slew of public space events happening tonight, what with a book launch, tall buildings talk, and activist meeting (see below for details). On...

  • Grrr! No passive-aggressive parks allowed!

    The Design Exchange is still seeking participants for their Passive Park Design Charette happening October 24 (next Tuesday) at the DX. That’s...

  • Scavengin’ for love… or maybe just 500 big ones

    You know, I remember feeling offended about a year and a half ago when a middle-aged editor I know alluded that Toronto’s youthful public art phenom...

  • Moose Art redux – this time interactive!

    Just when you thought Toronto’s contemporary artists had abandoned Moose Art once and for all, a spunky new arts duo and their officially named...

  • Sexism in the city

    There is an interesting article on Women’s Enews about how urban design affects resources available to battered women. Phoenix, like many cities, is...

  • Nuit Blanche verdict: A contemporary art event with legs — but balls?

    Well, I’m sorry I didn’t post on this yesterday, but frankly, in the spirit of all things Nuit Blanche-y (ie. staying up all night, seeing...

  • You gotta fight for your right to arty

    Used to be that things had to come to blows to decide who was the best artist in the land. You know, it was all about art oligarchy and art coups to...

  • Come fly with… my art.

    It’s short notice, but don’t we all sometimes need a deadline to work its production magic on us? October 2nd (yes, that’s next Monday...

  • Herb tea now, coffee later

    Art lovers, start saving up sleep now… In just over one week (well, 8 days, 6 hours, 24 minutes and 45 seconds, really) Toronto’s first-ever...

  • Rogue public art hits Disneyland

    The BBC reports that graffiti artist celebre Banksy (hey, how many graffiti artists have their own monographs?) hit the Rocky Mountain Railroad at...