Too many Billboards – Not Enough Art

The Beautiful City Billboard Fee (BCBF) would see a charge paid by billboard advertisers through an annual license fee. Revenue would be dedicated to bylaw enforcement and art in the public sphere. A priority would be placed on funding marginalized communities and youth art and distributed through arms-length or peer jury processes. Specific objectives of the BCBF include:

• Urban beautification & employment for artists
• More funding for tracking & policing billboard advertisers
• Helping move Toronto towards a pedestrian focused aesthetic
• Promoting community ownership of public spaces
• Diversifying access to public communication

Click below to sign the petition and find out how you can get involved!
http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbfpetition.asp

This week’s NOW Magazine has a great explanation, and a fairly lively comments section – comment here, or comment on the Artsvote Facebook page or comment on the NOW page – but comment and make your voice heard!

http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=172623