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200 Wellesley St - Phoenix Mural
(STEPS Initiative)

Location:
Toronto, Ontario
Part of STEPS’ Emerging ARTivist Program, this youth-led art installation
project depicts a soaring phoenix on
the side of a 32-storey social housing
building in St. Jamestown, Toronto.
Both a beautification and a community
building project, the mural is intended
to counter the negative stereotypes
associated with the St. Jamestown
community, and incorporates themes
including diversity, local culture, safety,
and optimism. Now a local landmark
and the world’s tallest mural, this work
of community art involved the engagement of hundreds in the community.

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