Culture
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TUFF call for submissions
This year’s Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) got its start last Wednesday as a call for submissions was issued from the Dundas subway station...
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Businessman on a Horse
The University of Toronto boasts a large collection of public art and “Businessman on a Horse” by William McElcheran might be one of the most...
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Wiarton Willie is Everywhere
One of the joys of passing through small towns is seeing how the celebration and/or marketing of a local icon shapes the landscape. Often the signs and...
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Memorial to Commemorate the Chinese Railroad Workers in Canada
The “Memorial to Commemorate the Chinese Railroad Workers in Canada” was created by Eldon Garnet and Franicis LeBouthillier. It is located at...
By Shaun Merritt -
Out of the Blue
“Out of the Blue” by Shayne Dark, is located on Queen Street West in front of the Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art. It is made of wood and...
By Shaun Merritt -
Event Guide: Activate!
Each year our first year Experience Design classes at OCAD — there are over a dozen as each design student must take the class — throw an...
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Courante in the Toronto Music Garden
Having grown up in the “city of lakes“, I find Toronto’s waterfront to be a welcoming refuge from the dry air and cement that...
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Monument to Multiculturalism
Often referred to as “Symbol of Multiculturalism”, “Monument to Multiculturalism” by Francesco Perilli, is located in front of...
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Civic Scenery, Civic Statuary
EDITOR’S NOTE: Shaun Merritt begins a new column on public art in Toronto, looking at what we have, where it is, and some of the stories behind it...
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Anyone can be a monument — for 60 minutes
Trafalgar Square, in the heart of the city of London, England, is famous for its statue of Admiral Nelson (victor of the Battle of Trafalgar) high at the...
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Museum Access Program Expands… But More for Some than for Others
This morning, Mayor Miller and City Librarian Jane Pyper announced an expansion of the Museum & Arts Pass program. Initially kicked off 18 months ago...
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Improv Everywhere give 2,000 high-fives on NYC subway
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abt8aAB-Dr0[/youtube] Improv Everywhere, the performance art group that cause “scenes of chaos and joy in...
By Shawn Micallef