Tag: public art
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What Is The Future Of Book Libraries?
“Libraries are our friends” said famed writer Neil Gaiman. Katharine Hepburn once asked “what in the world would we do without our libraries?” When last polled about a decade ago in 2011, Toronto was home to ninety-eight public libraries and two book mobiles; with approximately thirty thousand programs hours and more than 19 million in…
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Environmental Artist Uses Large Scale Building Murals To Promote Marine Life
Wyland, marine life artist and environmental activist, is making waves with his latest nationwide campaign for conservation. He’s best known for his series of 100 monumental marine life murals around the globe. Steve Creech, President of the Wyland Foundation, is one of many behind the work the org is doing to enlist the support of…
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Leave Your Art Behind For Others To Carry Forward
Random acts of kindness come in all shapes and sizes, something as simple as a smile to a stranger, or paying for the guy behind you in the cue at the coffee shop drive-thru counts. The idea is to leave someone, whether you know them or not, with a brightened day and a reminder that…