Hey You!
“Hey you!” invites you to throw away your worries and jump into a sea of floating people with not a care in the world. Take a break and float along with us in this whimsical breath of fresh air.
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Traffic Box at Dovercourt and College
This traffic box has been transformed into a historic Toronto low-rise apartment building.
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Motherlands
“Motherlands” is a whimsical and anthropomorphic take on the term “motherland” and the lasting connections people possess when moving from their native places of birth to a new country to call their home.
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Mural at 1140 Bloor St W
Made in 2016, this perspective-bending mural located in Bloordale Village makes you wish you were there. The bright and peaceful garden scene that’s painted turns a boring city wall into a work of art.
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Mural at Opal Dental Care
StART Support provides materials for the creation of graffiti art and art murals on properties with a history of repeated graffiti vandalism on walls exposed to city streets
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Waves
This piece is a visual representation of universal connection and unity.
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ELLA
Ella is a ten foot tall mosaic work by Red Dress Productions. This mosaic depicts a woman holding an umbrella and complements the second mural on the same building.
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Kiss and Tell
This mural depicts a collage of LGBTQ books that form outlines of kissing figures.
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The Pin Button Project
This mural depicts dozens of political activist pins from the area and the LGBTQ rights movement.
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Mural at the 519
This mural pays tribute to the activism of the LGBTQ community in the Church-Wellesley community.
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TCHC Mural
This bright and colourful mural celebrates women throughout the world.
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Around the World in East Chinatown
Around the World in East Chinatown, a graffiti art project in the Gerrard and Broadview neighbourhood, has transformed seven frequently tagged walls in the area with seven new wonders of the world.
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Bathhouse Raids
This mural commemorates the gay bathhouse raids that occurred in Toronto in 1981. The raids marked a major turning point in the history of the LGBTQ community in Canada.
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Utility Cabinet at Church and Charles
This piece is a colour interpretation of a historical photograph of store fronts in winter in the 1940s.
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Signal Box at Jarvis and Carlton
The box is inspired by the nearby Allan Gardens Conservatory.
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Equilibrium
This 23 storey landmark work of art by internationally celebrated street artist Okuda, from Spain, emphasizes the natural, physical and human diversity of the surrounding area through its colour palatte and form.
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Signal Box at Sherbourne and Gerrard
The design is done in the classic Ukrainian “Petrykivka” art style featuring a variety of intricate decorative elements inspired by nature.
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ASSERTA REPRISE
The artwork entitled ‘ASSERTA REPRISE’ is an abstract piece that has a majestic undertone.
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Lovebot
StART Support provides materials for the creation of graffiti art and art murals on properties with a history of repeated graffiti vandalism on walls exposed to city st
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Utility Cabinet at Gerrard and Berkeley
This box is transformed into a bookshelf and references the nearby Parliament Street Library.
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Utility Cabinet at River and Oak
This piece promotes the message of peace by incorporating the peace symbol, the word “respect”, and a balloon made of the word “peace” translated in various languages.
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Project Picasso
Alleyways full of graffiti behind Gerard Street in Toronto’s East Chinatown are responsible for bringing cops and kids together through Project Picasso. The project is working with various community resources to paint over graffiti in the neighbourhood.
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Signal Box at Broadview and Gerrard
Evgeny Cherkassov took inspiration from the ancient exotic wall murals of India. He used warm and vibrant colours which produced the cartoonish and pleasing look of the finished boxes.
