{"id":20106,"date":"2013-08-09T17:37:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T21:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=20106"},"modified":"2014-04-12T14:40:11","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T18:40:11","slug":"art-responsibly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=20106","title":{"rendered":"Art Responsibly by Toronto Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>From St. Barnabas Catholic School<\/p>\n

August – un<\/strong>til the end of\u00a02013 <\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Pattison Onestop<\/strong>
\nposters on subway platforms<\/p>\n

Pattison Onestop<\/em> in partnership with Arts for Children and Youth<\/em> (AFCY) present Art Responsibly<\/em>, a series of hand-painted subway posters created by children and youth from Toronto\u2019s priority neighbourhoods, on select subway platforms across Toronto. Art Responsibly<\/em> posters share these youths\u2019 thoughts and feelings about \u201cbeing responsible by being artful.\u201d<\/div>\n

The young participants reused expired subway posters provided by Pattison, completely painting over the old advertising to create original new artworks under the guidance of a professional artist and an emerging AFCY youth artist at AFCY\u2019s free outreach community-based visual arts workshops.<\/em> \u00a0Art Responsibly<\/em> is an innovative AFCY initiative that intersects the notions of community arts education, arts advocacy, media literacy, civic engagement and leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs creative public springboards, the posters will be used by youth to visually convey social messages and ideas that are important to them. Their hope is also to prompt public inquiry, reflection and action. This poster project represents more chances for youth to mobilize and to use their creativity, knowledge and art making to inspire and inform members of the public, and to take leadership aimed at affecting and advancing Toronto\u2019s art scene,\u201d explains Julie Frost, AFCY\u2019s Artistic and Executive Director.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to be able to support the artistic and cultural growth of our city\u2019s youth. Art Responsibly<\/em> uses art as a catalyst and inspiration for change, and encourages a society in which imagination is valued,\u201d said Sharon Switzer, Arts Programmer and Curator, Pattison Onestop.<\/p>\n

The unique subway poster artworks were created at 6 locations around Toronto, and have been located on subway platforms in close proximity where they were made. Locations include: Art Gallery of Ontario\u2019s Free After Three program (St. Patrick Station), Covenant House Toronto (College Station), Our Lady of Victory Catholic School (Eglinton West Station), St. Barnabas Catholic School (Kennedy Station), St. Dorothy Catholic School (Wilson Station) and Rockcliffe Middle School (Runnymede Station).<\/p>\n

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August – until the end of 2013

\nPattison Onestop<\/strong><\/p>\n

Art Responsibly posters share these youths\u2019 thoughts and feelings about \u201cbeing responsible by being artful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pattison Onestop will continue to strategically add and place the Art Responsibly<\/em> posters across the network of subway platforms until the end of 2013, insuring this important programme can be viewed by as many subway commuters as possible.\u00a0The public is invited to respond to the artful subway posters via Twitter @AFCYtoronto<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"