The giant mural, funded through the city’s Graffiti Transformation Program, is the culmination of four weeks of work by five youth artists and two lead artists: Joshua Barndt and Jamie Bradbury. The mural is located where the new West Toronto Railpath intersects with Dupont at Dundas and in front of the new bike lanes along Dupont. The mural which has been titled Strength in Numbers celebrates the Junction, paying homage to its industrial past rooted in the railway, and highlighting its ongoing development as a diverse neighbourhood-oriented community.
Art Starts: Graffiti Transformation Project: Strength in Numbers
Time: October 26, 2009 from 7:30pm to 9pm
Location: Wise Daughters Craft Market
Street: 3079B Dundas St. W.
City/Town: Toronto
Event Type: meeting
Organized By: Mary Breen
The Culture Committee welcomes guest speaker Josh Barndt, facilitator of the Dupont bike mural who will talk about what made that project a success, and share plans for a community mural in Parkdale/Roncesvalles.
Other agenda items: Boom Times Spring Fling update, discussion of other local arts activities.
Credit: JRA Cultural Committee
links:
bikingtoronto.com: Cyclist Related Mural Launch in the heart of the Junction
spacing.ca: Youth paint cycling-themed mural on Dupont
by Emma Feltes
artstarts.net: Media Advisory| Biked-Themed Mural
"Art Starts is proud to celebrate the launch of a new 400 foot bike-themed mural at the intersection of Dupont and Dundas..."
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