This article has been in my drafts folder for the longest time, so forgive me for this dated article.

A number of us headed downtown to do all that is Luminato last last Saturday— and we focussed mainly on the visual arts and design events. We roamed a bit around the financial district to see some of the hanging art that surrounded most building lobbies.

Anyways, he highlight events were definitely those along Harbourfront. I was very surprised so much people down by the water. There was visual arts, music, cultural events, buskers, cultural food, and just lots of happy people enjoying the sunshine by the water.

We spent a helluva a long time at the Bellissima tent just adjacent to the Queen’s Quay Terminal. They had very amazing curries, salads, and wonderful cultural live entertainment. If course, we checked out the great light spectcle, PULSE FRONT, surrounding the Harbourfront. Apparently, the light show was so popular that they extended the show to.. today. I really enjoyed the show, and it’s so exciting to see Toronto doing something like this.

With events like Luminato and Nuit Blanche, it is clear that Toronto has a real thirst for arts and culture. What best place to do it than a diverse and vibrant place like Toronto? I think that we really can expect great things here in Toronto, and it is really attempting to bring in that ‘creative class’ that we talk so much about in planning school.

I think the one thing Toronto should work on is to accomodate more places for arts, culture, and entertainment to take place— free from having to get a permit or to pay some private sector party. I guess this is why some of the public spaces people are so keen on pushing for these places.

It would really be great for arts and culture to just naturally take place. That would be neat.

Luminato - [luminato.com]
A businessperson’s notion of a festival - [thestar.com
Pulse Front Photo - [flickr.com]