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Our cities are going through a renaissance of sorts not perhaps out of choice but out of necessity as a housing crisis consumes us. Infrastructure is dated. Sprawl threats municipalities. Artists see the towers springing up around them and they have become the reluctant victims of development . Labelled the soldiers of gentrification artists are now just the casualties of urban speculation and a city that seems like a ship without a pilot.
The selected artists in this exhibition have taken individual explorations of their urban environments. Some are former planners and architects. This exhibition offers no solutions just a glimpse into our city.
Ironically the art deco building that houses the gallery is slated for demolition. The facade of the former police station will remain to respect heritage ( a former Police Station – Division 6 ) as a new Parkdale Library takes the space along with the Green P Parking lot. New housing in a ten story building will pop up where the Dollarama Store now resides. Tenants including the Gallery will move into this new building . When the building was first turned over to Artscape in 1997 with a 20 year lease it was time when buildings with history were repurposed.
Participating Artists include : Beverley Daniels, Frances Patella, Paul Brandejs, Bruce Freeman, Sandra Franke, Margaret Kittel Nancy Bennett, Jesse Miletin , Emanuel Pavao, Robert Teleruck, Bill Ward, Sanghoon Kang, Natalia Tcherniak, Pooja Kumar, Courtney Fairweather, Gerda R. Wekerle, Kate Greenway, and others.
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