Culture
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THE ARTFUL CITY: The Legacy of the Toronto Sculpture Garden
By: Rina Greer For over thirty years, the Toronto Sculpture Garden was the site of innovative, temporary, contemporary sculpture installations. This...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: On the Waterfront, building public art collections in Toronto’s newest neighbourhoods
By: Rebecca Carbin Previous articles in The Artful City series provide a thorough overview of Toronto’s approach to commissioning public art. In recent...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: Evolution of public art policy in Toronto
By: Jeff Biggar Public art has a storied past in Toronto’s History. The City of Toronto’s public art collection stems back to the late 19th century, with...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: Interview with Barbara Astman
Barbara Astman is a Canadian artist who lives and works in Toronto and specializes in photography and new media. Her artworks are in both public and...
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The Artful City
The Artful City is a bi-weekly blog series exploring the evolution of public art and its role in the transformation of Toronto, both the city fabric and...
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Why we need youth-created art in public spaces
At the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal on Queen’s Quay West, a colourful, 80-foot mosaic stretches the length of the pedestrian walkway. Fragments of glass...
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What Amsterdam taught a Torontonian about urbanism
Tulips, windmills, and all those salacious, smoke-filled thoughts aside, Amsterdam is internationally regarded as a haven for urbanism and as a hub for...
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What Philadelphia can teach Toronto about art, history, and public spaces
Among North American cities, few can boast the depth of history that’s on offer in Philadelphia. The compact downtown, plotted out by William Penn in the...
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The two worlds of my Etobicoke
My childhood was spent surrounded by the Humber River and grocery stores. I live in Rexdale, where there’s not much to do and every reason to leave. For...
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How is your ward feeling today?
Social media and GPS are creating opportunities to map cities in many new ways. They also provide the opportunity to map city data as it flows in real...
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Good Reads: Summer edition of the Friends of Fort York’s Fife and Drum newsletter
The summer edition of the Friends of Fort York’s quarterly newsletter, Fife and Drum was released recently. It’s a busy time at the Fort this...
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Unveiling the Bloor Viaduct’s Luminous Veil
At night, the Rosedale Ravine is dark. It’s so dark, in fact, that the Bloor Viaduct is just shapes overhead, cobwebby steel arches and thick square...
By Kat Eschner