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The mural was developed through community workshops focused on ecology, nature, and climate change. Photos courtesy City of Toronto (via Instagram @cityofto)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A new 22-storey mural in Toronto\u2019s Cabbagetown neighbourhood brings the surrounding natural landscape to the side of an apartment building, featuring a maple tree photographed across the street in Allan Gardens.<\/p>\n

Titled Ecology of Us<\/em>, Canadian artist Emmanuel Jarus painted the mural on the south-facing wall of the building at 140 Carleton St.\u00a0The artist partnered with the building\u2019s owner and StreetARToronto, a City of Toronto program, to complete the project in late October.<\/p>\n

The mural was developed through community workshops focused on ecology, nature, and climate change. Local residents contributed leaf sketches that were incorporated into the bottom right-hand corner of the finished artwork.<\/p>\n

The project received funding through StreetARToronto\u2019s Monumental Program, which supports large-scale murals on buildings at least 30.5 m (100 ft) tall.<\/p>\n

Created over several weeks using a suspended swing stage, the mural transforms a previously plain apartment wall into a large-scale public artwork inspired by the neighbourhood\u2019s surrounding trees.<\/p>\n

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The project received funding through StreetARToronto\u2019s Monumental Program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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