{"id":65434,"date":"2022-05-19T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=65434"},"modified":"2022-05-18T13:19:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T17:19:48","slug":"the-power-of-place-artists-as-city-builders-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2022\/05\/19\/the-power-of-place-artists-as-city-builders-4\/","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 interviews with Anishinaabe Knowledge Keeper Andre Morrisseau of Fort William First Nation here,<\/a>\u00a0Leyland Adams here<\/a>, and Caitlin Taguibao here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Some of you will be familiar with Jessey (Art of Phade) Pacho\u2019s powerful \u201cPaint the City Black\u201d project in 2020 when over 40 artists from the GTA and Montreal converged in Graffiti Alley to cover the area well known for its murals with images supporting Black Lives Matter. Jessey is a renowned graffiti artist, teacher, mentor, and is increasingly seen as a leader in his community for creating awareness around social injustice, equity, race relations, and community engagement. For 10 years, Jessey has managed multiple teams of artists using \u201chip hop\u201d art forms to deliver programming in schools from kindergarten through grade 12, and in learning environments for Indigenous, newcomer, and marginalized communities across Canada. I hope you enjoy Part 1
\nof my talk with Jessey as much as I enjoyed being in conversation with him. He\u2019s a remarkable person and artist and I\u2019m excited to follow him as his career evolves.<\/p>\n