This project, entitled Multipli’city, is managed by Mural Routes and is part of the StreetARToronto Partnership Program in collaboration with the Corktown Residents and Business Association, the City of Toronto Parks Department, and Relay 2017 – Friends of the PanAm Path. While the artists’ designs are diverse, they are tied… Read More

The theme of a “media art gallery” was chosen by the youth to reflect their views on how media and advertising affect youths today. Read More

This mural was painted in 2016 by B.C. Johnson, with support from StreetARToronto’s Support Program. Johnson covered all four walls of the building (nearly 1000 square feet) with a freehand landscape design featuring Canadian flora and fauna. Upon completion of the mural, Johnson was hired by local businesses to paint numerous walls in the same plaza. Read More

Port Union and the Rouge River share a history that spans thousands of years. The Port Union-Rouge Park mural, designed and led by experience mural artist Allan Bender of Blinc Studios, beautifully depicts parts of this story. Read More

Artist: John Hood Address: 382 Old Kingston Road Highland Creek Village, Scarborough Date: September 1994 This mural recreates a scene showing members of the Highland Creek community working together to build an addition to the Wesley Methodist Chapel in the early winter of 1867. The chapel once stood adjacent to… Read More

Artist: Sara Collard, assisted by Meaghann McLeod. Address: 1489 Kingston Rd., Toronto. Date: September 2012 Read More

Part of the Birch Cliff Community Mural Project Read More

1859 Kingston Rd, Scarborough, ON M1N 1T3, Canada Restoring Mural Routes office’s Monarch butterfly murals. Read More

Flight explores themes of migration, transition, and change – inspired by the migration of the monarch butterfly. Read More

Artists: Leo Lam; Juhyun (Jane) Oh; Faith Webster; Anthony Jamez (aj) Monohan, Javid Alibhai Project Managed by Mural Routes Location: 3228 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto. Just east of Markham Road. Artists’ Statement: The theme of our mural – Natural Mystic – is “New Beginnings”. It portrays a family’s journey and their… Read More

Artist Mentor: Victor Manzo with 7 youth artists 3181 Eglinton Avenue East, Scarborough, ON. Project Managed by Mural Routes, 2007 Artists’ statement: Diversity – people from all corners of the world, living in one eco-system. Like the branches of a tree, mingling with the roots of a mushroom, touched by… Read More

Artist Mentor: Jim Bravo; with 7 Youth Artists from YOUTHLINK 3600 Kingston Road at Markham Road, Scarborough ON. Created in Summer 2008 by local youth, this mural symbolizes the evolution of community as it celebrates strength and diversity through creative participation. The mural is part of Amnesty International’s Project Urban… Read More

This mural, entitled Intersections, was created by student artists as part of a youth summer training initiative run by Mural Routes. Read More

Artist Mentor: Rob Matejka; Youth Artists: Jaime Bruno, Maggie Chan, Tristan Joseph, Cleon Mills, Demi-Yang Osmond, Marina Saad (Project Assistant), Curtia Wright This mural was moved from its original location at 2682 Eglinton Ave. E to 1420 Warden Ave., Scarborough ON in 2010. The design for the mural was created by… Read More

Artist Mentor: Rob Matejka Artists: Jordan Chretien, Maggie Chan, Johnny Yang, Tristan Joseph Address: 1163 Ellesmere Road at Midland Ave., Scarborough ON This richly symbolic mural was designed by the team of youth artists, after consideration of community input. It portrays the passage of a gift from left to right,… Read More

Combining mural, street and community arts under one concrete roof Read More

This bright coloured “rainbow” sunset was inspired by the youth’s input to celebrate diversity. Read More

The TERRA STRAT’AA is the second landmark mural painted by MEDIAH for the City of Toronto Read More

The Radi’aal Encompass is one of two underpass murals painted by respected graffiti artist Mediah in partnership with Mural Routes. Read More

Artist: William Lazos, 2013 Address: 208 Greenwood Ave, Toronto, ON M4L 2R1, Canada Following a successful mural project in 2012, property owner Lefteris Karagianis worked closely with Mural Routes to continue streetscape improvements to his property at Greenwood and Gerrard. Artist, William Lazos was selected through an open call competition… Read More

“Forest of Birch Trees” was painted on panels and is now installed, towering three stories high on the side of Birch Cliff Public School. Read More

Mural Routes had the opportunity to revitalize Toronto’s iconic rainbow tunnel mural, located just south of Lawrence on the East side of the Don Valley Parkway, on the south entrance of the CN Rail Tunnel and part of the East Don Trail. Read More

“Welcome to Birch Cliff” was designed by Anthony Delacruz and painted by Mural Routes artists and volunteers. Read More

The west wall shows the iconic Bluffs and Elizabeth Simcoe– the woman who gave Scarborough its name. Read More

Concept/lead artist: Jim Bravo, Head Painters: Jim Bravo, Anthony Delacruz and Em Ciobanica,  with graduates from Mural Routes Leadership Training in Mural Making program Address: 1289 Gerrard St. E. at Greenwood Ave., Toronto Date:  Summer 2012 Neighbourhood storeowners and residents, led by property owner Lefteris Karagianis, wanted to make a… Read More

This was the first mural in the Birch Cliff Community Mural project: a partnership with residents of Birch Cliff and Mural Routes. Read More

Artist: Tara Dorey, 2011 Location: Warden Woods Community Center, Scarborough, ON Metamorphosis is based on the themes of change and transformation, bringing positivity to the entrance of the community centre. Lead artist Tara Dorey and Mural Routes’ artists led local youth in a series of stencil-making workshops to create the images… Read More

Artist Rob Matejka mentored a team of youth and community members to create a mural spanning the North side of the bridge (871 feet or 266 metres). Read More

Before his engagement as keynote speaker at the 12th National Mural Symposium in Midland Ontario, Berlin-based artist Hand offered to leave a gift to Toronto in the form of an outdoor public art mural. Trace is one of the artist’s series of anonymous public portraits – his first in Canada. Read More

This mural is painted on the two abutment walls and four centre columns of the bridge crossing Sheppard Ave. just west of Leslie Street. It was completed in October 2006. Read More

Artist: Phil Irish, September 1998 Location: 1728 Kingston Road at Birchmount Road, Scarborough Toronto artist Phil Irish completed the 11th mural on Mural Routes Heritage Trail in September 1998. Located at 1728 Kingston Road in Scarborough, the mural, entitled “Mitchell’s General Store”, depicts life in surrounding community of Birch Cliff… Read More

Artists: Phil, Jennifer & Jamie Richards, July 1996 Location: 2835 Kingston Road at Eastville Avenue, Scarborough This commemorative mural depicts passengers boarding a radial car at Stop 17 on the Toronto and York Radial Line, at the junction of St. Clair Avenue and Kingston Road. In the background is Scarborough… Read More

Artist: Phillip Woolf, October 1992 Location: 2340 and 2348 Kingston Road Scarborough The unique “double” mural, painted on facing walls by Phillip Woolf, depicts two eras in the life of Spooner’s Garage. Built in 1926 and rebuilt in 1947, the garage was located on the south side of Kingston Road in… Read More

Artist: Jeff Jackson, July 1992 Location: 2340 Kingston Road at Sharpe Street, Scarborough The Onondaga was built near Kingston in 1790 and served as flagship of the Provincial Marine until her retirement in 1797. This was the ship in which Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe and his wife Elizabeth sailed across Lake… Read More

The Cliffside Golf Course was located south of Kingston Road and West of Midland Avenue with a beautiful view of Lake Ontario. Read More

Artist: John Hood, September 1990 Location: 1577 Kingston Road at Kildonan Drive, Scarborough In 1862 the Scarborough Rifle Company was organized with headquarters in a school at Eglinton Avenue near Markham Road. It was the first of several militia companies formed in York County. The company was rushed to the… Read More