This series of murals along Dundas Street West created as part of a cultural exchange celebrates the relationship between Canada and Chile and in particular the cities of Toronto and Valparaiso during 2018.

Created in 2014, “The Dream” was created by artists JARUS and RUDJER. It is located in the alley behind “Tony and Nick’s” restaurant.

This mural, which depicts a sleeping young woman, was created using a combination of realistically rendered and impressionistic paint techniques that draw viewers into its dreamlike atmosphere. The artists have carefully portrayed a sense of closeness to the dreaming subject, giving passersby a moment of rest.

This mural pays tribute to the Portuguese community of Toronto, depicting a traditional fisherman from the Nazaré region of Portugal.

He wears traditional clothing from the region, including a long pointed cap, a brightly coloured shirt, and a sash worn around his waist. In one hand he holds a length of rope, and in the other a net. A fleet of fishing boats can be seen behind him, and beyond them, the open ocean. The Portuguese community has been a longstanding and important presence in the Dundas West area, which is also known as “Little Portugal.” Starting in the 1950s, large numbers of immigrants, many from the Azores and Madeira regions of Portugal settled in this neighbourhood.

Today it is estimated that there are over 480,000 people of Portuguese descent living in Canada. Many other regions of Toronto are also home to large Portuguese communities, and Portuguese residents and businesses continue to play a crucial role in the life of the Dundas West neighbourhood.

This mural was executed by Pablo Gomez and produced by Rodrigo Ardiles. Students from nearby Alexander Muir Public School, along with other  members of the community took part in its creation at workshops led by artists from Valparaíso, Chile, as part of an ongoing artistic exchange between Valparaíso and Toronto.

Located at 1615 Dundas Street West (at Brock), this mural was painted to commemorate what would have been the 100th birthday of Violeta Parra- a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, ethnomusicologist, and visual artist.

The mural depicts Violeta playing the guitar. Beside her there is a large hawk surrounded by flowers. The work features vibrant tones or green and blue.

Parra was a vocal advocate for indigenous peoples in Chile and was the first Latin American visual artist to have a solo exhibition at the Louvre in 1964. She passed away in 1967.