Monday Mural

 

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June 2023 - Toronto ON

Founded in 2007 by David Pecaut and Tony Gagliano, Luminato Festiv

al Toronto is an international arts festival dedicated to big, bold contemporary works of art that cut across traditional artistic boundaries of music, dance, theatre, and visual art. Originally created to help Toronto rebuild after the SARS epidemic, Luminato works at the intersection of artists, spectators, and city spaces to produce once-in-a-lifetime experiences that highlight the very best of our city, region, and country. ​

BELONGING

In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, social belonging is smack in the middle of the pyramid. We do not thrive without an understanding of how we fit in. And yet, social isolation and the sense of otherness pervade our public life. How can we better be a village to one another? How can we better help one another belong?

Through a series of guided engagements with the artwork, you will be invited to explore your sense of belonging in the creation of a new temporary mural at one of the city’s busiest intersections. What does belonging feel like? Smell like? What is a memory you have of feeling like you belonged?

Artist - Bareket Kezwer aka Bkez

Monday Mural

I'm linking up at Monday Mural

June 2019 - Toronto ON

New murals at Stackt, Front and Bathhurst.

ELICSER - always happy to see his work! Click on his name in labels below to see more of his work.

BKEZ  (Bareket) Click on her name in labels below to see more of her work.

Young Jarus

This references a news story from 1981.

On Feb. 4, 1981, the Toronto gay community, like many communities, was somewhat fractured, with many disparate voices and factions offering opinions on how to advance their issues.

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But the next night marked a pivotal moment in galvanizing the community — when police officers armed with crowbars and sledgehammers raided four city bathhouses and arrested more than 250 gay men.

Click here to see Toronto's Pride Village murals.