“ It ’ s important to stop and think about how Toronto was built . There was a human cost to it .”
March 23 , 2019
“ Home on the Streets ” Art Exhibition :
Global News , January 30 , 2019
Internationally acclaimed artist Marco Sassone ’ s “ Home on the Streets ” exhibition made its Canadian debut at the Joseph D . Carrier Art Gallery in January 2019 . The artist ’ s collection of paintings and drawings , which depict the tragedy of homelessness and his personal connection to this issue was profiled in an interview by Susan Hay on Global News .
“ City Builders ” Art Exhibition :
CBC News , March 23 , 2019
Another exhibition , “ City Builders : A History of Immigrant Construction Workers in Postwar Toronto ,” was the focus of a CBC News feature when it opened at the Columbus Centre in March 2019 . Villa Charities partnered with York University and Myseum Intersections 2019 to host the multi-media exhibition , which told the story of thousands of construction workers who built Toronto – most of them newcomers to Canada – and the dangers they faced .
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