Art on Barton

June 9, 2025 Glodeane Brown

The front of 91 Barton. Image courtesy of Jenneen Marie Beattie.

It was a dream come true. For many years, artist Stephanie Avery had an idea to bring together a group of artists to transform abandoned buildings around the city of Toronto.

Winter Programming: Brightening Up Winter Through Art

February 16, 2022 Glodeane Brown

Outdoor light art installation at night. The strings of light are thin, purple and swirly, supported by tall metal truss columns and wire mesh. — Nordic Lights (part of Nordic Bridges). ‘Pressure’ by Hans E Madsen. Photo by Brian Medina.

As we navigated ongoing and rapidly changing public health restrictions over the past two years, including many closed indoor spaces and limits on indoor gatherings, outdoor activities have taken on greater importance.

Art Talks: Culture Fancier Interviews Susan Blight

December 11, 2020 Glodeane Brown

Earlier this year I interviewed two artists as part of the Art Talks series. The series was produced by Artifier and is in partnership with Artifier, Partial, and Culture Fancier.

From Athens to Ontario: Vandalism, Dissent & Social Protest

July 19, 2017 Glodeane Brown

In this post, I'm going to talk about two incidents that happened around the same time and have very different contexts, but both revolve around an act of vandalism. The first incident happened in Athens, Greece and the second was local to me, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Winter Stations 2017: Catalyst

March 15, 2017 Glodeane Brown

Inside Midwinter Fire. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto

Once again, I visited the beach in March to view the Winter Stations exhibit. You can read about my 2016 visit here. Although the 2017 theme was Catalyst (converting one form or substance into another), last year's theme of Freeze/Thaw perfectly described the weather and what happened to my face and extremities on the afternoon of Sunday, March 5th.