Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/09/2025

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Appendix ADVIS01�1Y COMMITTEE MEMBEI�1S The development of Toronto's new public art strategy was guided by an Advisory Committee of community and cultural leaders.The Committee met three times in 2019 to provide advice and feedback on the strategy and public and stakeholder consultations. Committee Member Title Amir Akbari Founder, Behind the Line David Anselmi Senior Director, Real Estate,Canada Lands Company Chair,Toronto Public Art Commission Edward Birnbaum Director of Legislative Affairs,Office of the Mayor, City of Toronto Rebecca Carbin Principal,Art+ Public UnLtd Karl Cwynar Curator, Evergreen Brick Works Bonnie Devine Artist and Founding Chair, Indigenous Visual Culture Program,OCAD University(Emerita) Sara Diamond President,OCAD University Dean Drever Artist Helena Grdadolnik Director,Workshop Architecture Member, Toronto Public Art Commission Adrian Hayles Artist and Curator, Hashtag Gallery Layne Hinton Co-Curator,Art Spin Leah Houston Artistic Director, MABELLEarts Luis Jacob Artist Alexis Kane Speer Executive Director,STEPS Initiative Lila Karim Executive Director, North York Arts Gabriel Leung Vice President, Development,Concord Adex Mimi Joh-Carnella Chair, Board of Directors, Partners in Art Rui Pimenta Co-Curator,Art Spin Asad Raza Producer and Curator Tamira Sawatsky Architect, Public Studio Anjuli Solanki Director of Community Programs,STEPS Initiative Dan Silver Associate Professor,University of Toronto The Strategy was also being informed by an internal working group of City staff led by the Economic Development and Culture Division, with representation from City Planning, CreateTO, Environment and Energy,the Indigenous Affairs Office, Long Term Care Homes and Services, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Solid Waste Management Services,Toronto Public Library, Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto Water, Transportation Services, and Waterfront Toronto. 46 Creativity and Community— Everywhere