PROJECT
AT A GLANCE
Life on the Line 2020-21 was a public art project and mental health awareness campaign on the Toronto TTC Subway.
The campaign focused on supporting loved ones mental health. Ten artworks relating to mental health by ten different artists were exhibited across 200 20" x 27" posters on the Line 1 Subway from November 16th, 2020 - January 16th, 2021 to raise awareness and funds for the Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto's Family Outreach and Response Program.
50 limited edition (signed & numbered) prints of each of the ten selected works were available for sale in our e-commerce store, where 75% of all sales will be donated to the CMHA Toronto's Family Outreach and Response Program (the other 25% will be paid to artists).
We partnered with Unsinkable, a mental health storytelling platform founded by Olympian Silken Laumann, who published the artist's mental health stories throughout the campaign.
Exhibited across two-hundred 20" x 27" posters on the
Toronto TTC Line 1 subway
Displayed across 375 TTC subway platform screens
Artist mental health stories published on
Unsinkable, a national storytelling platform
PARTNERS
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SUPPORTED BY
IN-KIND
ARTISTS &
ARTWORK
10 Ontario-based artists were selected for Life on the Line through a 'call for submissions' process*. Artwork is now being exhibited across 200 20" x 27" posters on the Toronto TTC's Line 1 Subway, until January 16th, 2021.
Limited edition, signed and numbered prints of the selected works (11" x 14") are now available for sale in our online store; printed on Hahnehmuhle Bright White Rag paper. 75% of all print sales will be donated to the Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto's Family Outreach and Response Program.
*Juried by: Claudette Abrams Workman Arts, Ashley Mulvihill Ninth Editions, Umbereen Inayet City of Toronto, Cory Bartlett CMHA Toronto, Megan Kee Twentytwenty Arts, and Stella Melchiori Twentytwenty Arts.
ALEXANDER ROBINSON
MARCIA DIAZ
DUNCAN MCLEAN
SERI STINSON
JULIETA CHRISTY
ERIC PAUSE
FAYE HARNEST
RAMUNE LUMINAIRE
DINA BELAIA
DOMINIC BUGATTO
The artist's mental health stories will be published on Unsinkable, a
mental health storytelling platform founded by Olympian Silken Laumenn.
Artist stories will be published over the duration of the campaign, from
Nov 16th, 2020 - Jan 16th, 2021. Be the first to know when they are released, including giveaways, resources, and more by signing up for our newsletter:
CMHA TORONTO
FAMILY OUTREACH & RESPONSE
The Family Outreach and Response Program (FOR) at CMHA Toronto is a recovery-oriented and trauma-informed program that provides much needed support to families in the City of Toronto
FOR fills a critical gap in our mental health system, working with many families who’s loved one is not receiving any mental health support. FOR is often the only service available to these families who would otherwise be excluded from the system.
WANT TO SUPPORT F.O.R.
WITHOUT PURCHASING A PRINT?
We encourage you to donate directly to the Family Outreach and Response Program.
Your donation will allow FOR to continue developing and delivering innovative, recovery-based services to families and
loved ones.
75% of all print sales will be donated to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Toronto's Family Outreach & Response Program.
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