Award winning mural called Tangled Geese by artist Kayla Buium that was sponsored by the Mimico Village BIA.
Mimico has a prize winning mural.
A much-talked-about mural of two geese in Mimico Village has won the top prize of all murals across the city.
The mural called ‘Tangled Geese’ by artist Kayla Buium, which graces the side of 394 Royal York Road, has won the TABIA City of Toronto Mural Award.
A framed print was awarded to the Mimico Village Business Improvement Association (BIA) which sponsored the mural that depicted a black and white geese in flight.
Tangled Geese mural artist Kayla Buium.
A presentation was made at a Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA) gala dinner on December 5 at the Palais Royale Ballroom, at 1601 Lake Shore Blvd. W.
The mural was selected from a number or street art submitted from 84 BIAs across the city.
The artwork was launched with a catchy light show that made the geese look animated as if they were in flight. People loved the show.
Holding the award are Alison Juda, Mimico Village BIA Co-ordinator (right) and Josee Gosselin, a Board Member and with The Bread Essentials.
“It feels great to win,” said Montreal artist Buium. “It feels pretty good to be recognized for my work by the City of Toronto.”
She thanked projection artist Nathan Bruce for putting together the light show.
“The honour will look good on my resume,” Buium said. “I was surprised to hear the news that I had won.”
TABIA executive director John Kiru said the caliber of competition was very good and The Tangled Geese mural stood out.
With the award-winning artwork are from left Alison Juda, the Mimico Village BIA Coordinator, Neil Pakey, of sponsor Nieuport Aviation CEO, Maureen Sirois, the TABIA Board President, The Eglinton Way Chair, Josee Gosselin Mimico Village BIA Board member, The Bread Essentials and City of Toronto Councillor Shelley Carroll.
“The diversity of a black and white geese was outstanding,” Kiru said. “For many people it represented a number of things.”
He said 30 awards were handed out to Toronto BIAs at the event. This was the only one won in South Etobicoke.
“The work touched upon a number of societal issues,” Kiru said. “It is a very beautiful piece that showed an environmental side.”
The Mimico Village BIA was incorporated in 1997 and has been involved in a variety of streetscape initiatives and community events such as their Annual Tulip Festival held on the last Tuesday of May, dubbed “Tulip Tuesday,” to celebrate the arts and culture in the community.
It is located on Royal York Road between Newcastle and Evans Avenue. The quaint neighbourhood of shops and services caters to the local community and surrounding neighbourhoods.