A parade tomorrow will officially launch
The Bridging Project in the Kingston-Galloway neighbourhood -- a project that organizers hope will transform a neighbourhood while employing local youth.
According to Karin Eaton of the group
Mural Routes -- who are organizing the project alongside the City of Toronto, the
Scarborough Arts Council, The Amazing Place and
Jumblies Theatre -- says the project came out of the work of a U of T geography department social mapping study. "One issue that kept coming up was that the bridge on Lawrence East between Orton Road and Galloway Road was such a barrier in the community," she says. The plan calls to perform an "art intervention" by painting a mural on the bridge over the course of the summer.
The initiative will employ local youth under the guidance of an artist mentor. As of this week, Eaton was still waiting to hear back from funding organizations to determine the number of summer jobs the program will create, but she says 10-15 youth will be employed on the project.
The June 24 launch parade kicks off a 2pm at the northwest end of the bridge, proceeding to the community market at the East Scarborough Storefront.
Writer: Edward Keenan
Source: Karin Eaton, Mural Routes
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