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Artist Alice Aksay. Photo by Janis Fertuck.
Arts

You can get anything you want at Alice’s Art Studio

November 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

Artist Alice Aksay has realized a dream with the opening of her own art studio on Bayview. Alice earned her honours degree at OCAD while raising her three children, then went to York after several …more

Juliette Roux,14, with her rst place drawing.
Arts

The kids are alright: children’s art is thriving at local school

May 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

Aspiring young artists from across the GTA recently took part in the first Children’s Art Competition held by Leaside’s Canadian Contemporary School for the Arts (CCSA) on Vanderhoof Ave., with an awards gala held on …more

painting of a building at Laird and Parkhurst entitled “The Hunt.”
Arts

Artist Brandon Steen feels the muse in Leaside

April 1, 2018 Susan Scandiffio

In the 1980s, Leaside High School kids would skip classes and hang out in one of three places: the AV room, the “butt hut,” or the art room. For Brandon Steen, it was the art …more

“Light from Within” by Rodney Latourelle, image courtesy of Metrolinx.
Development

Where’s the public art?

March 1, 2018 Geoff Kettel

If you’re wondering if your transit experience will be enhanced by public art displays at Leaside‘s new Light Rail Transit (LRT) stations (Leaside at Bayview, and at Laird) the answer seems to be no! But …more

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Mike and Katie and their son. Photo Katie Porter.
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