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The State of the Arts

Living With Culture in Toronto

By: Alana Wilcox,Christina Palassio,Jonny Dovercourt

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The State of the Arts

Living With Culture in Toronto

By: Alana Wilcox,Christina Palassio,Jonny Dovercourt

City Hall proclaimed 2006 the Year of Creativity. ‘Live With Culture’ banners flap over the city. And across the city, donors are ponying up millions for the ROM and the AGO. Culture’s never had it so good. Right? The State of the Arts explores the Toronto arts scene from every angle, applauding, assailing and arguing about art in our fair burg. The essays consider the big-ticket and the ticket-free, from the Opera House and the CNE to the subconscious art of graffiti eradication and underground hip-hop. In between, you'll find considerations art in the suburbs, how business uses art to sell condos, questions of infrastructure, an examination of Toronto on film and a history of micro press publishing. You'll read about the fine line between party and art, the trials of being a capitalist in a sea of left-wing artists, the power of the internet to create arts communities and a plea for spaces that cater to musicians and their kids. Throughout, you'll find equal doses of optimism and frustration, and a good measure of T.O. love. Taken together, the thoughts of these writers, thinkers, musicians and city-builders aim to create an honest survey of where we're at and where we can go.

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Coach House Books

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1770562141

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GreenTOpia

Reimagining Green in Toronto

By: Alana Wilcox,Jonny Dovercourt,Christina Palassio

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Reimagining Green in Toronto

By: Alana Wilcox,Jonny Dovercourt,Christina Palassio

More trees. Hydrogen-fuelled cabs. Urbiology. A new model of taxation. Solar panels on big-box stores. The art of salvage. Composters for dog poo in city parks. Retrofitting our urban slabs. Gardening the Gardiner. Ravine City. What would make Toronto a greener place? In the third volume of the uTOpia series, dozens of imaginative Torontonians think big and small about sustainability. From suggestions for changes to our transit system and more mixed-use neighbourhoods to a tongue-in-cheek proposal for a painted line aroudn the city and a short comic book about Toronto in the year 2057, GreenTOpia challenges the city and its residents to rethink what it means to be green in a metropolis, and how to take their love of the city one green step further. Other pieces include an interview with Mayor David Miller and a breakdown of the ecological impact of our morning coffee. GreenTOpia features photos, maps and a 56 page green directory of resources, organizations, incentives and programs promoting sustainability in the GTA.

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1770560858

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9781770560857

GreenTOpia

Towards a Sustainable Toronto

By: Alana Wilcox,Christina Palassio,Jonny Dovercourt

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Towards a Sustainable Toronto

By: Alana Wilcox,Christina Palassio,Jonny Dovercourt

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1552451941

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