Tag: youth

Leadership Training 2014 Call for Applicants

LEADERSHIP TRAINING IN MURAL MAKING 2014 Certificate Program Leadership Training in Mural Art Production and Project Management for Emerging Artists aged 16-29 April 28th – July 7th Mondays 5-7 30pm & Saturdays 1-4pm *No classes on Victoria Day weekend (May 17 or 19th) Toronto Public Library – Yorkville Branch (near Bloor-Yonge Station) & East End …

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Birch Cliff Murals 2013 Media Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mural Routes unveils three new Birch Cliff murals, including the monumental Forest of Birch Trees mural at Birch Cliff Public School November 25, 2013 This past summer, not-for-profit mural arts service organization Mural Routes created three new murals in Toronto’s Birch Cliff community, as part of the Birch Cliff Community Mural Project. …

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Summer 2013 Mural Team Update

The first two weeks of the summer have flown by!… Here are some highlights: We have a team of 8 youth employed to work for us throughout the summer from TDSB Focus on Youth, Tropicana and local High school Coop students, led by Lead Artist, two assistant lead artists, and our Program Coordinator. One of our Coop …

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“Rainbow Tunnel” Mural Update

About one month in to our Spring project and the team is about half-way through painting the Inner-tunnel and North-facing side of Toronto’s infamous and much-loved “Rainbow Tunnel”. Many people know the tunnel as a bright rainbow which was painted on the South-facing entrance and is viewable by many tired commuters who travel along the …

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The Bridging Project (Summer 2010)

The Bridging Project transformed an east Toronto six-lane traffic bridge on Lawrence Avenue East (between Orton Park and Kingston-Galloway) into the connector between the two neighbourhoods.  Mural Routes collaborated with The Amazing Place, Jumblies Theatre, Scarborough Arts Council and Toronto Culture – Arts Services on The Bridging Project, bringing arts and environmental activities to the …

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