Pocket residents crowd-fund cash to save Art in Phin Park

Residents of the Pocket neighbourhood (south of the Danforth between Jones and Greenwood Aves.) have raised $2,000 in a crowd funding campaign to save a popular free community art program called Art in Phin Park. In so doing, they ensured the fourth annual edition of the community event. As reported by Joanna Lavoie of the Beach Mirror the Pocket Community Association (PCA) was told this Spring that it would not be receiving the much-valued grant from the Toronto Arts Council. The community group needed the funding to purchase art supplies as well as hire artist-in-residence Jerry Silverberg and other special guest artists. You have to admire the proud people of the Pocket.