Discover new ARTonBOXES across Vaughan

Did you know you can find beautiful original artwork outside, across Vaughan? Fifteen new art designs themed around the ART of HEALING have been installed on traffic signal boxes as part of the City of Vaughan’s ARTonBOXES program. 

Check them out now! They can be seen on the traffic signal boxes at the following locations:

Ward 1:

• Melville Avenue and Major Mackenzie Drive – Maureen O’Connor, Godsend 

• Entrance of North Maple Regional Park at 11085 Keele St. – Jennifer Raetsen, Untitled # 1 Vaka 

• Jane Street and Fredrick Banting Street – Sandra Scarpelli, Floral Healing 

Ward 2:

• Islington Avenue and Napa Valley Avenue – Alex Bray, In Bloom

• Highway 7 and Kipling Avenue – Ziyi Jiang, Song of the Phoenix   

• Highway 7 and Islington Avenue – Frank Mazzuca, Solus Par Aqua  

Ward 3:

• Weston Road and Ashberry Boulevard – Andre Kan, Fragment/Renewal  

• Major Mackenzie Drive and Lawford Road – Joanna Katchutas, Iridescent Signs

• Ansley Grove Road and Windflower Gate – Meegan Lim, Eternal Bloom, Endless Flight

Ward 4:

• Bathurst Street and Rutherford Road – Vridhhi Chaudhry, Paper Boat Letters

• Interchange Way in the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre – Thelia Sanders Shelton, Love Superheroes

• Apple Mill Road and Jane Street in the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre – Ron Wild, Flower of Life 

Ward 5:

• Clark Avenue and Hilda Avenue – Danielle Cole, Plant Ladies

• Atkinson Avenue and Clark Avenue – Ashley Dadoun, River Healed 

• Yonge Street and Clark Avenue – Rina Gottesman, Home is Where the Heart Is

View the map of ART of HEALING traffic signal box locations.

Through the ARTonBOXES Program 10-Year Implementation Strategy, more than 100 traffic signal boxes will be installed at major intersections city-wide between 2025 and 2034, representing a signature creative placemaking initiative in Vaughan. Transforming traffic signal boxes through art contributes to the creative character of Vaughan’s neighbourhoods, beautifies city streetscapes and discourages graffiti. Art designs that are part of the program will become temporary public art assets in the Civic Art Collection of the Vaughan City-Wide Public Art Program, available for all to enjoy. 

To learn more, visit vaughan.ca/ARTonBOXES.

QUOTE

“Vaughan has a vibrant arts and culture scene, and the City of Vaughan is dedicated to showcasing the rich diversity of artistic talent that defines our city. The ARTonBOXES program contributes to our city’s unique character by beautifying public spaces in our neighbourhoods and high-traffic intersections in all five wards across Vaughan. I want to thank the City’s Economic Development team for bringing this program from its pilot stage to full capacity. I also want to recognize the artists – from painting and photography to mixed media designs, thank you for showing everyone, through your incredible artwork, why Vaughan is a truly extraordinary place to be.”

– Mayor Steven Del Duca

QUICK FACTS

• Fifteen new art designs themed around the ART of HEALING have been installed on traffic signal boxes around Vaughan as part of the City of Vaughan’s ARTonBOXES program.

• Through the ARTonBOXES Program 10-Year Implementation Strategy, art will be installed on more than 100 traffic signal boxes city-wide between 2025 and 2034, representing a signature creative placemaking initiative in Vaughan. 

• Transforming traffic signal boxes through art contributes to the creative character of Vaughan’s neighbourhoods, beautifies city streetscapes and discourages graffiti.

• Art designs that are part of the program will become temporary public art assets in the Civic Art Collection of the Vaughan City-Wide Public Art Program, available for all to enjoy. 

LEARN MORE

• The City’s ARTonBOXES webpage

• The City’sARTonBOXES Program 10-Year Implementation Strategy

• Economic Development department’s website

• Economic Development department’s eNewsletter

• Economic Development LinkedIn