Public art turns heads, tells stories, and sparks conversations
Our work has been featured in academic journals and media, including the CBC, Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail. We also speak at international conferences and public engagements (such as the Creative City Summit, ULI Symposium, and Park People Conference).
Photo Credit: Mila Bright Zlatanovic
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Select Media Coverage
- March 22, 2024: Streetscape Showcase placemaking project lights up downtown Carleton Place – Inside Ottawa Valley
- February 8, 2024: 4 highlights to take in at Snelgrove Community Centre open house on Saturday afternoon – Brampton Guardian
- February 2, 2024: Oakville offers opportunity for local Black, Indigenous or racialized artist – InHalton
- October 26, 2023: What to do before development begins? Meanwhile uses – Real Estate News
- September 8, 2023: City of Waterloo announces 2023 Lumen Festival lineup – City of Waterloo
- August 11, 2023: City announces two new Artists in residence – City of Fort St. John
- June 14, 2023: Stratford council adopts BIA’s downtown public art plan – Stratford Beacon Herald
- March 26, 2023: Magic Windows planning to light up downtown Port Colborne – Pelham Today
- September 29, 2022: Creating positive change through artistic expression – York University
- August 23, 2022: Local artwork wrapped around posts downtown depicts local history – My Timmins Now
- February 2, 2022: Yue Moon 完滿: Tiger With Wings 如虎添翼 – AGOinsider
- October 15, 2021: TTC station undergoes amazing transformation – BlogTO
- August 26, 2021: Public art project aims to reunite residents returning to revitalized North York community housing complex – North York Mirror
- June 19, 2020: Use your construction hoarding as public art with amazing results – Building Excellence
- August 5, 2019: A look at Toronto’s murals and the messages behind them – The Globe and mail
- July 26, 2018: Go up the side of Toronto’s giant new 23-storey mural with its creator Okuda – CBC Arts
- August 4, 2016: Midtown mural by UK artist Phlegm takes Toronto public art to new heights – Now Toronto
- September 19, 2015: Side street revitalization honours Toronto’s role in reggae – Toronto Star
- September 28, 2013: 200 Wellesley St. mural unveiled – Toronto Sun
Conferences and Speaking Engagements
- March 15, 2024: Marketing and Social Media in Public Art Podcast Interview, University of Lethbridge
- January 21, 2024: Urban Canvas: Empowering Youth through Public Art and Creative Media, DesignTO
- November 3, 2023: Urban Ravine Symposium
- October 6, 2023: The Gathering Divergence Multi-arts Festival and Conference, Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario
- October 3-5, 2023: Creative City Summit
- June 21-23, 2023: Park People Conference
- June 14, 2023: OCADU Cultural Community Expo
- June 11-12, 2023: The Placemaking Gathering, Evergreen Brickworks
- April 16-19, 2023: OBIAA Annual Symposium
- January 25, 2023: Shaping Space, DesignTO
- September 10, 2022: Heritage Toronto Walking Tour
- March 31, 2022: Public Art Forum, Town of Aurora
- September 28, 2021: Partners in Art Walking Tour
- August 10, 2020: Seokyeong University
- November 7, 2018: ULI Symposium