Culture
-
Two cool short films at TIFF Tuesday
While TIFF can be more about stargazing and seeing this fall’s eventual blockbuster movies, the film fest can also uncover some fantastic short...
By Matthew Blackett -
Events Guide: lecture and film screening on the history of Toronto’s movie theatres
WHAT: “Toronto Movie Theatres: Palaces for the People,” lecture by Paul Moore; followed by screening of the documentary, Dreamland: A History...
By Emma Feltes -
Events Guide: Silent Film returns to the Music Hall
WHAT: Music Hall’s 90th anniversary, featuring silent film Dollars and Sense WHEN: Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Doors open at 7:00pm, plaque...
By Jake Schabas -
Youth paint cycling-themed mural on Dupont
New bike lanes are not the only reason why Dupont has recently moved up on my list of preferred cycling routes. Just this Tuesday, as I approached the...
By Emma Feltes -
Seniors redo Christie Gardens murals
New murals are going up on Christie Street’s retaining walls just north of Dupont. While the sunflowers and pastoral scenes emerging on the newly...
By Jake Schabas -
Watch the Fourth Plinth
A couple of months ago I wrote about the upcoming “One and Other” project for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, England. The...
By Dylan Reid -
The Archer
Henry Moore’s Three Way Piece Number Two: Archer, better known simply as The Archer, is one of Toronto’s best known pieces of art. This is...
By Shaun Merritt -
South East Scarborough Pow Wow
“From the rez to the city, my people are you with me? You’re tuned in to the chief of the concrete city,†rapped hip-hop artist Wabs Whitebird...
By Emma Feltes -
Happy Canada Day
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xESPNlH5rrA[/youtube] Happy Canada Day! Recognize anybody in this Trudeau-era anthem film? Where are these...
By Shawn Micallef -
Bodies in Urban Spaces
Austrian choreographer Willi Dorner and photographer Lisa Rastl have combined to create ‘Bodies in Urban Spaces,’ a public art exhibit that...
By Jake Schabas -
Have you seen the RedBall?
Kurt Perschke’s RedBall, appearing in different parts of the city during Luminato, is one of my favourite public art projects I’ve seen in...
By Matthew Blackett -
Untitled
This statue stands outside the Kelly Library at St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto. It was unveiled on June 6th 1973 and was made of...
By Shaun Merritt