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And the winner is, *Drumroll please...🄁

Support Black Designers has won the coveted DesignTO 2021 People's Choice Award for Favorite Window Installation... as determined by public vote! šŸ†šŸŽ– 🄳 This amazing Window Installation Mural curated by the Daniels Art Directive features several original art pieces by Deon Best!Ā  Thank you to everyone that voted!Ā  For more information please visit:Ā https://designto.org/awards/Ā  *photo by Guershom Kitsa

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Community Outreach

Deon Best has worked with numerous organizations collaborating on creative programs such as adult workshops @ the Aga Khan Museum [2019] and Kids Summer Camp workshops @ the Gardiner Museum [2019]. Additionally Deon Best has also worked with and created content for several community outreach programs such as, Spark Cultural Hotspot & the lead theĀ Eglinton Square Community Toucan Banner. His creative influence and outreach has been experienced by hundreds of participants! Ā  *Gardiner Museum, Modern Batik summer camp *Tucan Community Banner @ Eglinton Square, in partnership with Metrolinx *TDSB school program + workshops *Toronto - SPARK Cultural Hotspot, Modern Batik...

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DesignTO 2021 featured artist

DesignTO Festival is Canada’s leading (and largest) annual design festival that celebrates design as a multidisciplinary form of creative thinking and making, with over 100 exhibitions and events forming Toronto’s design week, January 22-31, 2021.Ā  Since 2011, DesignTO has been bringing communities together to celebrate design, by taking art and design out of the studio and into the urban realm. This year,Ā ā€œSupport Black Designersā€ will be a featured Window Installation on display as part of the distanced & digital DesignTO Festival! SBDĀ is a temporary mural installed on the Daniels Building featuring writing and artwork from Black creatives. Curated by theĀ Daniels...

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