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Dupont Bike Mural Launch - Art Starts

Dupont Bike Mural Launch - Art Starts

Artists from the Art Starts organization at the launch party for their new cycling-themed mural on Dupont St. at Dundas.

Photo by Vic Gedris 2009-08-25.

Dupont Bike Mural Launch - Art Starts

Dupont Bike Mural Launch - Art Starts

Artists from the Art Starts organization at the launch party for their new cycling-themed mural on Dupont St. at Dundas.

Photo by Vic Gedris 2009-08-25.

Dupont Bike Mural Launch - Liz Forsberg

Dupont Bike Mural Launch - Liz Forsberg

Liz Forsberg, local resident and managing director of Art Starts addresses the crowd gathered on the Railpath for the Dupont cycling mural launch party.

Photo by Vic Gedris 2009-08-25.

Boo Radley's gives a discount to cyclists

Boo Radley's gives a discount to cyclists

Boo Radley's Junction Bar and Grill at the corner of Dupont and Campbell was offering 10% discounts to cyclists.

Photo by Vic Gedris, 2009-08-25.

Dupont Bike Mural Launch

The new cycling-themed mural, Strength in Numbers, at the intersection of Dupont and Dundas Streets is complete, and Art Starts are holding a launch celebration.

  • Who: Art Starts

New cycling mural at Dupont and Dundas


If you haven't been through the railway underpass next to the Dundas St. West and Dupont St. intersection on the west side of our neighbourhood recently, you have been missing out on some incredible changes! The streetscape has evolved tremendously in the past couple of months: The West Toronto Railpath linear park and trail is now open, there are bicycle lanes on Dupont St., and a brand new mural dedicated to bicycle culture has been painted along the entire 400 foot south wall.

Talk about a major transformation! Standing next to the railway bridges, you can see all these sights come together into a single place where a formerly desolate and bike- and pedestrian-unfriendly area has been completely transformed. Just stand there and look at the bright colours, watch people walk by above you on the Railpath, watch cyclists stream by on the Dupont St. bike lanes, and listen to people as they talk about the new mural. Beautiful!

The mural, titled Strength in Numbers, was installed by a group of artists from Art Starts, an organization that helps build Toronto communities by using the arts. Funding for these murals came from the City of Toronto's Graffiti Transformation Investment Program, as well as the Toronto Arts Council and Ontario Arts Council. Lead artists Joshua Barndt and Jamie Bradbury, along with five youth artists painted the murals over four weeks in July and August 2009.

I interviewed lead artist Jamie Bradbury, who provided some insight about the mural:

Dupont Bike Mural - Artist in Action

Dupont Bike Mural - Artist in Action

Cycling-themed mural at Dupont and Dundas, by Art Starts. Photo by Vic Gedris, 2009-07-28.

Dupont Bike Mural - Artist in Action

Dupont Bike Mural - Artist in Action

Cycling-themed mural at Dupont and Dundas, by Art Starts. Photo by Vic Gedris, 2009-07-28.

Dupont Bike Mural - Artist in Action

Dupont Bike Mural - Artist in Action

Cycling-themed mural at Dupont and Dundas, by Art Starts. Photo by Vic Gedris, 2009-07-28.

DupontBikeMural_Switchin

DupontBikeMural_Switchin

Cycling-themed mural at Dupont and Dundas, by Art Starts. Photo by Vic Gedris, 2009-08-17.

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