Communication
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Park(ing) Day!
Today, Friday, September 16th, is PARK(ing) Day! In cities around the globe, artists, activists and citizens will transform metered parking spaces into...
By Hilary Best -
Through My Lens seeks photographer-explorers
For ten days in September – the 7th through to the 16th – Exhibit Change is organizing a photovoice-inspired event called Through my Lens to...
By Ian Malczewski -
Toronto Life screws Jane Jacobs?
According to the September issue of Toronto Life, the city is – or ought to be – in the throes of an “exodus to the burbs” where, as the headline informs...
By John Lorinc -
STREET SCENE: The Muralist
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
ROAD SHOW: Hay Hay Winnipeg!
To coincide with the launch of Spacing’s first national issue, the magazine presents the Spacing Road Show, a tour of 10 Canadian cities this...
By Matthew Blackett -
Rob Ford Toronto graffiti crackdown personal?
As Spacing‘s Dylan Reid wrote earlier today, Mayor Rob Ford is cracking down on graffiti in Toronto. The above picture was taken on April 29, 2010...
By Shawn Micallef -
The question of graffiti
In his campaign for mayor, Rob Ford promised to crack down on graffiti. Apparently, the crackdown has now started in the most visible possible location...
By Dylan Reid -
Have Your Say on the City Budget. You! (Not you.)
Photo by HiMY SYeD / photopia. The Budget Committee held a meeting during the lunch break of Thursday’s Council session. It lasted from 12:45–12:50...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
Dept. of Cute Signs: “Walk your Bike” sidewalk stencil
I was in Stratford, Ontario last weekend and noticed this stencil on the sidewalks at intersections, indicating that people should walk their bikes when...
By Dylan Reid -
Artists hit the Junction by (yarn) storm
With the Junction Arts Festival just around the corner, a group of local knitters who’ve dubbed themselves the “Junction Yarnstormers”...
By Emma Feltes -
Ontario Place needs to keep its hot pants on
The following is a reprint of my recent psychogeography column in Eye Weekly looking at the future of Ontario Place. The photos included in this post are...
By Shawn Micallef -
Exploring Brick Works’ graffiti and revitalization project
The Brick Works have been acknowledged by photographers, urban explorers, graffiti artists, homeless people, and underground events promoters as the...
By Nicole McIsaac