The Aria Mural
“It was really nice being a part of something bigger than yourself and coming together with other artists to create this mural.”
The South Asian Yard, with the help of 6 local artists, presents Aria, a community-driven mural. This creative venture provided South Asian youth the opportunity to express their bicultural identities through art, bringing eternal impact to the community of Agincourt, Scarborough. In doing so, Aria celebrates and increases the visibility of the South Asian bicultural identity.
About Aria
Aria solidifies the significance of the intersectionality of the South Asian bicultural identity, foregrounding a new sense of visibility and belonging like never before. Artists from the Agincourt and surrounding Scarborough community painted individual patched representing their unique experiences as young adults navigating their South Asian and Canadian identities.
Aria is a love letter to the second-generation South Asian Canadian community, folx who identify within the South Asian bicultural identity, and the Brown Girl Trauma Community.
Meet the Aria Team
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Branavi Balendran
Artist (Two Tiles)
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Nayana Anantharajah
Artist (Two Tiles)
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Sarah Waithe
Artist (Two Tiles)
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Pree Rehal
Artist (Three Tiles)
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Rasikka Ramesh
Artist (Two Tiles)
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Isabelle Yasi
Artist (Two Tiles)
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Mahira Khan
Project Co-Lead & Artist (4 Tiles)
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Ria Arora
Project Co-Lead and Co-contributor to Aria
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By Branavi
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Tile by Branavi
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Tile by Nayana
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Tile by Sarah
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Tile by Pree
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Tile by Rasikka
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Tile by Isabelle
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Tile by Mahira
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Tile by Shilpi
Our Supporters
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Ari Para
Continuous supporter and small business owner!
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Neetuja Sritharan
Future social worker, helped with Aria process!
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Muhib Khan
Young artist, helped paint the Aria mural!
Our Sponsors
This mural wouldn’t have been possible without Agincourt Mall (CentreCorp Management) and Agincourt Community Services Association (ACSA). Thank you for supporting SAY and sponsoring our creative venture!
Aria Mural Launch
Aria was officially unveiled to the community with a celebration! The mural launch was filled with supportive friends, proud family members, loving community, abundance of conversations and plentiful smiles.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who could show up to support our team and months of effort!
Location
Agincourt Mall, Scarborough
Date
Feb, 9th, 2023
Aria Evaluation
The Aria Evaluation was written and published in December 2023, co-written by Social Work Placement Student, Megha Patel and Founder and Executive Director Ria Arora.