28 Jul 2021

Artscape Bayside Lofts - Natia Lemay

 Row of unstretched paintings depicting various members of a black family, hung inside a long stretch of windows

Location: 30 Merchants' Wharf
Date photo taken: 16 June 2021

I feel like you never know what you're going to see when you visit the East Bayfront these days. Sure, lots of cute dogs being walked is a given. Also construction and views of the water, but surprises also abound. One day recently part of the promenade was decorated with candy coloured paper lanterns and huge pots of flowers. The same day I saw that I also noticed this streetside gallery. It's probably been there for awhile but I've never noticed it. It runs along the west side of the new development at 30 Merchants' Wharf, a building which houses 80 affordable housing units geared to artists and artist-run families. Known as Artscape Bayside Lofts, the units are part of the larger Hines-Tridel Aquavista development and are owned by the City of Toronto.

This particular exhibit is called "Family in Art" and all the works are by Natia Lemay

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