Ousama Alkhatib is a Syrian newcomer who came to Canada looking for a fresh start. He fled Syria near the end of 2013 to Lebanon.
Tagged: art
Who’s behind East York’s mysterious murals?
There are a number of artistic murals in East York. We see them almost every day on the way to work or school, but who paints them? French-born painter Yannick Torres Ariel Bihan is responsible for one of them.
Kofi Frempong uses art to help Jane and Finch community
Kofi Frempong uses his artistic background and live painting skills to give back to the Toronto community through Freedom Fridayz initiative
Art breaks free from gallery walls
Art is breaking free from the confines of the gallery walls, and spilling out onto the streets of Toronto.
One of the latest additions comes in the form of art dioramas from the Open Field Collective run by artists Erika James and Scott McDermid.
Life lessons from life drawing
David McClyment is an artist, art teacher and the coordinator of the college’s fine arts program. When I first met him in his office, he pointed at my head and said I’d need to turn my brain off.
More than dim sum cooking in Chinatown
Many Torontonians pride themselves on being able to find the trendiest neighbourhoods, shops and restaurants. In short, to be able to find unique places within the city. If you’re one of those people, you just might have to head down to Spadina Avenue to check out one of Toronto’s newest stores.
Nuit Blanche: The fun, free all-nighter for art lovers
Toronto’s annual contemporary art festival, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, returns this Sat. October 3, with more than 60 art projects taking over the downtown core throughout the night.
Artist adds colour to the east end
A stretch of Coxwell Avenue is becoming a bit more colourful thanks to a group of artists beautifying the area with a striking community wall mural.
VIDEO: Top three books language-lovers should read this spring
Alena Graedon (The Word Exchange), Harry Karlinsky (The Stonehenge Letters) and Peter Norman (Emberton) came to Toronto to participate in reading and discussion about their latest novels, Observer TV Maria Shipulina reports.
VIDEO: Happy place? A Toronto museum for Pharrell Williams’ toys
The Grammy Award-winning Pharrell Williams may be known for many things, but his love of toys as an art form isn’t as usually one of them. Now, an exhibition that he’s guest curated, called “This is not a Toy” is open at the Toronto’s Design Exchange.