City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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News Release: November 6, 2014
Murals tell tales of Toronto's Corktown at King Street
underpass
StreetARToronto (StART) today unveiled four murals
designed to highlight Corktown's history and bring colour to four formerly grey
pillars in the community.
The murals, created by lead artist Shalak Attack with
artistic collaborator Bruno Smoky and project assistant Fiya Bruxa of Essencia
Collective, are located on King Street west of Sumach Street.
"These exciting murals are a welcome addition to the
revitalization of our Corktown public realm and bring beauty and vitality to
our public spaces," said Councillor Pam McConnell (Ward 28 Toronto
Centre-Rosedale). "Investing in local artists and art not only makes our
neighbourhoods more beautiful, but it nurtures the spiritual health of our
city."
Each pillar highlights a different part of Corktown's
past. One showcases its First Nations history and the early migration of
European settlers who helped build the neighbourhood. A second depicts the
area's working class roots and the third mural highlights education and
Toronto's first free school, Enoch Turner. A fourth mural looks to the future
with a bold cityscape.
StART, launched in 2012, is a program of Transportation
Services' Public Realm Section. It is an innovative, public-private partnership
designed to develop, support, promote and increase awareness of street art and
its ability to beautify the city's visual landscape.
StART’s Underpass Program provides opportunities for
artists to create works of art that contribute to the program mandate, to make
walking, cycling or driving through Toronto's underpasses more appealing, and
to strengthen the sense of place, inclusion and belonging within communities.
Lead artist Shalak Attack is a Canadian-Chilean visual
artist dedicated to promoting her artistic expression on urban walls across the
world. Together with her husband Bruno Smoky and her sister Fiya Bruxa,
Shalak’s inspiration is to share the beauty and strength of storytelling
through colours to contribute to the cultural and artistic development of local
and international communities.
This news release is also available on the City's
website: http://bit.ly/1xdSJ0p
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North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It
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