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The L.O.F.T. Change Happens

The LOFT is involved in a number of activities to mobilize youth and engender change in the community...

UTR paints mural in Stratford

As part of an Under the Radar event, twenty LOFT youth spent the weekend of June 19^th and 20^th in idyllic Stratford. Monforte Dairy commissioned UTR to paint their barn and silo in the LOFT's signature graffiti style. Accompanying the senior artists were four junior artists, who had earlier demonstrated their skill and potential at the Central Tech Graffiti Festival. While the senior artists took a more abstract approach to the barn, the junior artists demonstrated a solid, traditional graff style on the silo.

Senior artists Javid, Logan, and Danilo and part of the finished mural.

Junior artists Amber, Amelia, Troy, and Vapor with their graffiti bombed silo.

The event became quite a local spectacle, with people coming from all over the Stratford area to catch a glimpse of this unique urban-rural artistic collaboration. Several LOFT youth accompanied the artists, supporting the event with music, DJing, t-shirt sales, and engagement with local community members about the LOFT and UTR. Check out the Stratford Beacon Herald's article about the event.

Stratford locals pose in front of the new graffiti masterpiece.

And before we forget, we want to show some huge love to Ruth, the Monforte Dairy staff, and the people of Stratford for showing us unbelievable hospitality and respect the whole weekend!