PALS - Public Art Learning Series
Presented by Mural Routes in collaboration with The STEPS Initiative - Sustainable Thinking & Expression on Public Space.
A learning series to better equip emerging and mid-career artists working in murals and public art in the GTA. Prepare yourself, your team, or your organization for summer 2015 mural and public art projects!
Improve your skills knowledge by learning from Toronto-based public artists and project managers
Be part of the network and connections of mural artists and arts producers in the GTA
Sharing community practices
From March - June, 2015, Wednesday Evenings
5 Workshops Include:
--- Session 1 Dream it / Do it ---
Making your dream a reality; Preparing a strong application and realistic budget for calls for artists and expressions of interest.
--- Wed, March 4 6-8pm at CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst St. 2nd Floor, Rm1 ---
Karin Eaton
Artistic & Executive Director, Mural Routes
Allan Bender
Muralist and Owner, Blinc Studios
--- Session 2 Site-Specific Design ---
Site and wall assessment, creating a proportionate design maquette.
--- Wed, March 18 6-8pm, at CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst St.
3rd Floor, Rm4---
Allan Bender
Muralist and Owner, Blinc Studios
Cristina Delago
Mosaic Artist / Arts Educator
--- Session 3 Project Management ---
Ensuring that your project achieves its goals within budget and on time.
--- Wed, April 8 6-8pm at CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst St. 2nd Floor, Rm 1 ---
Karin Eaton
Artistic & Executive Director, Mural Routes
---Session 4 Design with Community in Mind---
Designing collaboratively with and for community.
---Wed, April 29 6-8pm at CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst St.3rd Floor, Rm4 ---
Shalak Attack and Fiya Bruxa
Artists and Founders, Essencia Art Collective
--- Session 5 Health & Safety for Murals---
Permits, materials, ladders, scaffolding.
--- Wed, May 20 6-8pm at CSI Regent Park, 585 Dundas St. E. 2nd Floor, Rm2---
Michael Brown
Artist / Educator
ABOUT MURAL ROUTES: Mural Routes is the only not-for-profit arts service organization in Canada dedicated to the creation, development and promotion of public wall art since 1994. We create, promote, educate, advise and link artists, organizations and others that are interested in the development of wall art. Mural Routes has become the primary advisor for communities engaged in producing public wall art in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond.
ABOUT THE STEPS INITIATIVE: The STEPS Initiative is an award winning non-profit that builds the capacity of citizens to take action in creating more vibrant and connected communities. We have been an incubated project of the Centre for Social Innovation since 2010.We use art to connect people to public spaces, by: engaging diverse communities, building youth capacity, enabling grassroots initiatives, revitalizing public spaces, and creating new opportunities for public art.
