UforChange works with new Canadian and low-income youth living in and around St. James Town to inspire them and give them the tools to succeed by providing support and resources to pursue higher education, volunteering, job shadowing and/or employment opportunities. They help to connect youth with professionals, artists, and community leaders who teach them how to use the arts as a vehicle for economic, cultural and social change.
UforChange is a federally funded pilot project until March 31, 2012.
If you’d like to see this program continue, you can make a donation HERE.
(Tax receipts are available for donations of $25.00 or more.)
I just found this great video featuring Toronto’s screen printing duo Michael and Bianca aka Kid Icarus. Watch the video and get familiar with this Kensington Market print shop.
Our friends over at Playground decided to get Toronto artist Al Runt (famous for the Lee’s Palace mural) to give their new office space a bit of colour. Watch the video to see how Al turns their white pillar into a work of art.
44 Wide presents the launch of the Toronto Liberty Project with a special photo exhibition called “The City Limits” featuring the work of Ryan Emond (who made the incredible Toronto Tempo timelapse), Javin Lau, Neil Ta, Brandon Tarek, and Ronnie Yip.
The Toronto Liberty Project (TLP) is a new group of Toronto-area photographers looking to build a community by sharing their knowledge, experience, and expertise with others. The main objective of the Toronto Liberty Project is to showcase the exceptional work of both established and aspiring photographers through a series of regularly scheduled gallery exhibitions
Tonight is opening Night!
Where: 44 Wide (171 East Liberty St, Unit 122) When: 6-9pm
After countless sleepless nights moving, stacking and animating books, the good folks over at TYPE bookstore (883 Queen St West) put together this unique stop motion piece, entitled “The Joy Of Books”.
Normally, we only post about Toronto and/or Canadian based projects, but this project “Flesh Love” by Tokyo-based Photographer Hal caught our attention. The series of portraits depicts couples vacuum-sealed together in a singular form, representative of their total connectedness.
“The two lovers draw closer until they finally transform into a single being. But seriously, when looking at these vacuum-sealed “packs of love”, it makes me wonder about true love between these couples and a whole different, intriguing and confined world.”- Hal
Our friend Sam Shuter aka “Sammo” is a Toronto based artist (originally from Montreal), who’s been making a name for herself with her painted series “The Introduction”. The powerful lines and vibrant colours make for an impressive piece of art. Take a look and leave a comment letting us know what you think?
Toronto photographer Jeff Harris has been taking a photo (self-portrait) a day since 1999, documenting his life with his Olympic Stylus 35mm film camera (he’s gone through six camera’s). His work was exhibited in this past year’s CONTACT Photography Festival, and most recently featured by TIME Lightbox.
I was checking out some of the latest videos on vimeo when I came across photographer Ruzanna’s rough cut of “Toronto Life”. Her project is a collection of over 5000 photographs edited into this short video, which she aims to re-edit in order to submit to future film festivals.
Here’s a quick glimpse of Toronto portrait artist Bernard Abarquez, as he shares his passion for art while working on a commissioned piece. Take a look below to see a couple more pieces from his portfolio.
Photography has never been so easy, with affordable digital cameras, smart phones, and apps like Instagram, everybody has the ability to take and share great photos. The new book “My Eyes, Your Thoughts” is a perfect example of how easy it is to create and share a collection of photos. Self taught photographer Taha Muharuma took a series of photos in Toronto, from March to November 2011, using only his iPhone4 (and iPhoneography apps).
We’d like to introduce you to Toronto based photographer Alex Kisilevich. He first caught our attention with his “bubble” photos as seen in this post. Although his work may be new to some, he’s no stranger to photography, with his work featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, from 2006 until present day.
Take a look at his work, and let us know what you think?
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