A City of Toronto, Transportation Services Division program rooted in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, collaboration & supporting community-engaged street art.
Indigenous artists across what is now called Canada are invited to submit an Expression of Interest for the Donald D. Summerville Olympic Pools Mural Project.
streetartoronto.ca/summervil…
Deadline: Feb 3, 2025
Many thanks to @TorontoPFR for your continued support.
ALT A poster promoting the Donald D. Summerville Olympic Pools Mural Project. The main focus is a large red wall, with text reading, "WE WANT YOUR ART HERE!" in bold yellow letters. A large yellow arrow points to the wall. The bottom half provides details: "StreetARToronto Expression of Interest," inviting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists to apply. The deadline is February 3, 2025, at 9:00 PM EST.
ALT An image featuring a taller section of the proposed wall highlighted in red.
ALT An image featuring two sides of the proposed wall, highlighted in red.
Call for StART Artists! 📣
Apply to #TOAF64
StART artists who apply & are selected by the @torontoartfair jury will be awarded a free opportunity at to showcase their work in person at TOAF and online at TOAF.ca
Apply before March 1st w. code TOAF64StART
ALT [Image Description: A bold graphic poster with a solid purple background featuring orange and white text. The top text reads, "Call for Artists & Makers" in orange letters. On the bottom left, the logo for TOAF (Toronto Outdoor Art Fair) is displayed in white, along with the text, "Deadline: March 7, 2025" and "TOAF.ca" in white. The design includes orange rays extending from the right side, resembling a sunburst. ]
This #OutsideTheBox2024 Mural was painted by Irene Castellano a Toronto-based graphic designer and illustrator whose work often focuses on the importance of self-care, mental health, supporting your community, and self-preservation.
📍 MOUNT PLEASANT RD AND MANOR RD E
Indigenous artists across what is now called Canada are invited to submit an Expression of Interest for the Donald D. Summerville Olympic Pools Mural Project.
streetartoronto.ca/summervil…
Deadline: Feb 3, 2025
Many thanks to @TorontoPFR for your continued support.
ALT A poster promoting the Donald D. Summerville Olympic Pools Mural Project. The main focus is a large red wall, with text reading, "WE WANT YOUR ART HERE!" in bold yellow letters. A large yellow arrow points to the wall. The bottom half provides details: "StreetARToronto Expression of Interest," inviting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists to apply. The deadline is February 3, 2025, at 9:00 PM EST.
ALT An image featuring a taller section of the proposed wall highlighted in red.
ALT An image featuring two sides of the proposed wall, highlighted in red.
This #OutsideTheBox2024 Mural was painted by Tenzin Tsering, a Tibetan-Filipino Illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. This work highlights the movement of the city of Toronto and touches on themes of Diversity, Mobility, and the Environment.
📍BATHURST & PRINCE CHARLES
This #OutsideTheBox2024 Mural was painted by Nafiseh Saadati, whose painting shows the beauty of Toronto by using a combination of cold and warm colors.
📍WOODBINE AVE & NORWAY AVE
This December, we unveiled the Sherlock Holmes Walkway. Inspired by the legendary detective, this space invites the community to step into the mystery, creativity, and storytelling that make Sherlock Holmes a timeless icon. 🗝️📖
This #OutsideTheBox2024 Mural was painted by Gong a Toronto-based street artist whose work blends the fluidity of Farsi calligraphy with the boldness of street art, creating pieces that resonate with diverse audiences.
📍 STEELES AVE W & YONGE ST
Indigenous artists across what is now called Canada are invited to submit an Expression of Interest for the Donald D. Summerville Olympic Pools Mural Project.
streetartoronto.ca/summervil…
Deadline: Feb 3, 2025
Many thanks to @TorontoPFR for your continued support.
ALT A poster promoting the Donald D. Summerville Olympic Pools Mural Project. The main focus is a large red wall, with text reading, "WE WANT YOUR ART HERE!" in bold yellow letters. A large yellow arrow points to the wall. The bottom half provides details: "StreetARToronto Expression of Interest," inviting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists to apply. The deadline is February 3, 2025, at 9:00 PM EST.
ALT An image featuring a taller section of the proposed wall highlighted in red.
ALT An image featuring two sides of the proposed wall, highlighted in red.
This mural, by Pegah Peivandi, is a vibrant ode to the city's lively summers. The canvas bursts with colors that mirror the warmth & intensity of Toronto during the season, creating a visual symphony of energy & life.
📍ST CLAIR AVE W & SYMES RD
The Scrivener Underpass Mural by Zuna Amir brings color * inspiration to those passing through this vibrant space. Whether you're walking to work, biking through the city, or enjoying a stroll, this stunning piece of art is here to brighten your journey. 🌟
📷: @symbolikone
ALT A wide-angle view of the mural at the underpass entrance. The colorful artwork includes buildings, waves, and foliage, surrounded by greenery and pedestrians walking nearby.
ALT A vibrant section of the Scrivener Underpass Mural featuring abstract waves, trees, and the clock tower of Toronto’s Summerhill LCBO on a red and orange background. The perspective stretches along the underpass walkway.
ALT A zoomed-in panel of the mural with bold, colorful depictions of a brick building, a leaf symbol, and a bird flying above a bright yellow pillar labeled "VALLEY."
ALT A close-up of the Scrivener Underpass Mural signature, reading "StreetARToronto @zunaamir.art" in purple text on an orange-red wall with yellow accents. Below it is a painted logo that says "ZUNA" in white letters on a purple background.
This #OutsideTheBox2024 Mural was painted by Wendy Lu, a Hard of Hearing, Taiwan-born, Toronto-based multimedia artist. The art on this traffic signal box shows the transformation of our community gatherings and natural environments in love, hope and peace.
📍BATHURST & DANBY
"My design represents the urban parkland environments that are so essential to our city. By representing a variety of local plant life, I hope to capture the diverse natural environments that surround us..." - Joanna Katchutas
📍 FRONT & PORTLAND
We’re excited to share that vibrant cycle track barriers have been installed along Ferrand Drive as part of the City’s growing cycling network! 🚴♂️
This colourful barrier art was designed by local artists through a collaboration with StART & @to_cycling_ped 🎨
ALT A photograph of vibrant cycle track barriers, installed along Ferrand Drive. A pedestrian can be seen walking on the sidewalk on the right hand side of the image.
ALT A close up photo of on eof the painted cycle track barriers installed along Ferrand Drive with artwork by artist Melika Saeeda. The artwork features images of people, pets and community against a blue background. Behind hte cycle track a person walking a dog can be seen walking along the sidewalk
The Sherlock Holmes Walk mural behind Toronto Reference Library got an anything-but-elementary addition.
See it, then visit the 5th floor to see our room styled as Sherlock's study.
🎨 Jetr, Skam, Phade
🤝 @StART_Toronto, @TTChelps, Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection
ALT Long outdoor mural reading Sherlock Holmes Walk
This #OutsideTheBox2024 Mural was painted by David Woodward, a queer, Toronto-based artist who's artwork combines imagery from the natural world with a human form, reflecting on our connections with wildlife, ideas of metamorphosis & cycles of life.
📍 Queen St E & Broadview Ave
ALT A human form reclines amongst floating visuals including dogs, a bird, moths, a milkweed pod and a snake. All forms are awash in gradients of purple, blue, green and red. The negative space around these forms is solid black.
ALT A human form reclines amongst floating visuals including dogs, a bird, moths, a milkweed pod and a snake. All forms are awash in gradients of purple, blue, green and red. The negative space around these forms is solid black.
ALT A human form reclines amongst floating visuals including dogs, a bird, moths, a milkweed pod and a snake. All forms are awash in gradients of purple, blue, green and red. The negative space around these forms is solid black.
ALT A human form reclines amongst floating visuals including dogs, a bird, moths, a milkweed pod and a snake. All forms are awash in gradients of purple, blue, green and red. The negative space around these forms is solid black.
#StARTSpotlight 🌟 JetR 🧑🎨
This #OutsideTheBox2024 Mural was painted by JetR (@just.jetr) aka CL, a Toronto-based artist, who is known for both letter-based graffiti writing & traditional graffiti.
📍 Dundas St W & Palmerston
This #OutsideTheBox2024 Mural was painted by Wandy Chang (@wandy_cheng). This piece depicts a scene that re-imaginines neighbourhood houses in cozy attire during the colder, dreary months of winter to inspire a sense of brightness and delight.
📍NEILSON RD & KEELER BLVD
This piece entitled "David's Rose," was painted by Sebastian Galzote, a Filipino-Canadian self-taught artist whose work encompasses spray-paint, tattoo & oil on canvas. It is inspired by the classic statue and rose subject found in realism tattoos.
📍EASTERN AVE & WOODFIELD RD
This #OutsideTheBox2024 Mural was painted by Claudia Luz Doare (@claudialuzd_) a French-Miskito artist/educator based in Tkaronto (Toronto) whose hand painted traffic signal box artwork was inspired by mulberries.
📍 EGLINTON AVE E AND BARBADOS BLVD