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.
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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.
VIDEO: Canadian charity lets artists send a message in Malala-inspired Toronto exhibit
Plan Canada gave 24 artists a single page from a photo book to act as their inspiration for an art piece. The book, titled “Every Day Is Malala Day”, is a collection of photographs of…
Art Guild of Scarborough’s Fall Art Show biggest yet
The Art Guild of Scarborough, celebrating its 51st year this year, has organized more than a few Fall Art Shows, but none was quite like this one. This year’s annual Fall Art Show, which ran Nov. 2 and 3, had the best turnout ever, Art Guild president Garry Herridge said.
Warden Underpass Mural bridges history, neighbouring communities
If a picture’s worth is a 1,000 words, then the worth of a painting spanning a busy multi-lane road must be priceless. Councillors Michelle Berardinetti and Gary Crawford joined artist De Anne Lamirande, her team and others to celebrate the completion of the Warden Underpass Mural on Oct. 20 with a community celebration and ribbon cutting.