Posts Categorized: Public Art

If you haven’t been to the neighbourhood in a little while, here are recent additions to the street art and wayfinding in Toronto’s Riverside to see and check out!

This mural by Jerry Rugg (@jennyrugg) a.k.a. birdO celebrates the Don River’s winding past through the lens of one of its quiet architects: the muskrat. You can find it on the north-facing wall of 4 Boulton Ave in Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood.

Check out the Riverside Roots and Wings art project which brought public art to local public spaces including CafeTO barricades within Riverside’s 10 blocks and the local Riverside Community Garden space, to provide awareness and education about local birds, pollinators and plants that are important in our community.

The ‘Along the Riverbanks’ mural (2022) was created by artist Nick Sweetman in Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood. It is a 2000 sq ft mural depicting the story of our connection to the Don River and as our urban environment grows and becomes more and more dense, we are surrounded by fewer wild spaces and it is important to protect and appreciate the ones that remain, as well as the flora and fauna that inhabit them. Read on to learn more about the art and artist.

You Were Here’ is a new interactive light installation in Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood that uses motion tracking to animate the hundreds of butterflies lit with LED lights by artist Meghan Cheng. This interactive public art can be found by passers-by at Korman & Co in #RiversideTO, 721 Queen E, just steps east of Broadview Ave.