{"id":65307,"date":"2022-05-05T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=65307"},"modified":"2022-05-03T14:05:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T18:05:49","slug":"the-power-of-place-artists-as-city-builders-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2022\/05\/05\/the-power-of-place-artists-as-city-builders-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Place: Artists as City Builders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to The Power of Place: Artists as City Builders. This series emerged out of my strong interest to share with you the incredible work that is happening across the city by artists supported by our StreetARToronto team, with a focus on highlighting the work being done by diverse Indigenous, Black, and Peoples of Colour artists throughout Toronto. <\/em><\/p>\n

View my previous interview with Anishinaabe Knowledge Keeper Andre Morrisseau of Fort William First Nation here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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My exploration of the role of street art as a tool to empower communities through meaningful art continues with my first of three video segments with artist Leyland Adams. These interviews focus on communities whose voices have too often not been heard, or heard but not respectfully considered. Leyland and I discuss his trajectory from working with Youth to discovering aerosol to studying art at Sheridan College to becoming a full-fledged graffiti and mural artist \u2014 including a side-hustle involving painting art on shoes! Enjoy this introduction to the artist Leyland Adams.<\/p>\n