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ArtworxTO Tours: Public Art from Queen East to West

Queen Street is one of the most vibrant and historic areas in Toronto – rich in culture, heritage, art, and hundreds of unique eateries, cafes, and shops. In celebration of the Year of Public Art in Toronto, the Queen Street West BIA and the Riverside BIA (Queen E) teamed up to launch an incredible tour!

Now you can virtually explore local public art with our Queen Street Art Tour on the Driftscape app, and then go check it all out, on the street! Here’s a sneak peek of the tours and you can use the QR code to view the full tours and multimedia Google Map:

Explore Toronto’s Queen Street to uncover hidden and not so hidden public art. This walk highlights ‘all local’ art by a variety of Canadian artists. Get to know the stories behind ‘Paint the City Black’ in Queen West’s world-famous Graffiti Alley and the iconic metal art atop the Queen Street Viaduct on Riverside’s Queen East, plus many more.

Thanks for joining us on this tour of the diversity of public art along Queen Street as part of ArtworxTO Tours. We’ll explore Toronto’s Queen Street to uncover hidden and not so hidden public art. This Walking Tour starts at the corner of Queen Street East and Broadview within the Riverside Business Improvement Area (BIA) and takes us west on the 501 TTC Streetcar to the Queen Street West Business Improvement Area to discover ‘all local’ art by a variety of Canadian artists. The tour takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. You’ll learn the stories behind ‘Paint the City Black’ in Queen West’s worldfamous Graffiti Alley and the iconic metal art atop the Queen Street Viaduct on Riverside’s Queen East, plus many more local stories.

Take the virtual tour here: https://buff.ly/2XTvVdp