September Gallery Show – Outside the Box: Art in the Everyday by Kseniya Tsoy

The Outside the Box is a flagship program by StreetARToronto (StART) that transforms the City’s traffic signal boxes into public art across the city.

Since 2013, the program has worked with local artists to transform Toronto’s traffic signal boxes into vivid flashes of colour, texture, and imagination. Once purely functional pieces of urban infrastructure, these boxes now brighten sidewalks and intersections with bold patterns and layered images that catch the eye as you pass.

With more than 700 boxes hand-painted or vinyl wrapped by local artists across the city, the program has created an ever-expanding outdoor gallery woven into Toronto’s streets and neighbourhoods—from the energy of busy intersections to the quieter details of residential streets.

This photo exhibition showcases the evolution of the program through the years and celebrates the diverse artistic styles, techniques, and, of course, the artists represented in this vibrant collection of public art.