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by caffiend | July 14, 2008 at 06:41 pm
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Style In Progress 2008 was yesterday in the Queen St. West alleys in Toronto, and from what I saw the event went great! Myself and a few friends got into town nice and early, and got lots of pictures of the first half of the day, and not as many of the second half. I'm planning to return to the alleys pretty soon to get pictures of the finished pieces. Here's a few of my favourites from the shots I took, the rest of which are up in a set on my Flickr.
Thanks to the organizers, artists, and sponsors for putting on a great event! I already can't wait till next year's!
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at 20:26 on July 14th, 2008
Caffiend, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Nice fics. Wish I was there
at 08:36 on July 15th, 2008
It was a good day, definitely worth checking out if you can make it next year! I think I might try staying later next year and get pictures of the finished pieces. As it stands now, I think I'm making another trip into Toronto next weekend so I can get the finished work.
at 08:05 on July 15th, 2008
Hey, great pictures. Thanks for posting this. I'd like to know more about the event itself - a competition?
at 08:34 on July 15th, 2008
No competition, just a celebration of culture.
The area where all the painting was being done is a space that the city allows graffiti writers to hit year round (I believe), and this event was a way to bring the Toronto area graffiti community together for a day of hassle-free painting.
It was interesting to see the people who came through to check it out as well. News crews, police, random people out on the town, and supporters of graffiti were all out admiring the work being put up on the walls.
I believe this is the 5th year they've run Style In Progress, but I only found out about it last year so I'm not sure.
There's some more information up on their official website too: www.styleinprogress.ca
at 12:49 on July 15th, 2008
caffiend, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Wonderful pics, Thanks for sharing
at 12:50 on July 15th, 2008
Nice photos!
I didn't realize the alley was even there until I accidentally stumbled upon it while covering a Tibetan rally and march this past Spring.
It was a great surprise. I found myself getting 'carried away' snapping photos of all the art and realized I'd better get back to the protest.
at 14:36 on July 15th, 2008
I forget what the circumstances were for me, but I found out about it all completely by accident too.
I was in Toronto for something else entirely the day after last year's event, and just happened to see how painted up the alley was. While I was walking through it, I noticed "styleinprogress.ca" up on some of the walls and decided to check it out.