{"id":1365,"date":"2020-07-23T15:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T19:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/six-major-trails-plus-one-copy\/"},"modified":"2020-10-07T12:32:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T16:32:16","slug":"art-in-markham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/art-in-markham\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme 2: Art in Markham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The second Markham Cycles More theme is: Art in Markham!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The theme runs from July 24 to August 6 and celebrates Markham\u2019s creativity, with photo stop locations at sculptures, murals, and artistic buildings across Markham. Although the gallery is closed at the moment, there&#8217;s lots of art to be appreciated outdoors, from the seat of a bicycle! In particular, there are nearly 100 traffic box murals all across Markham &#8211; what mural do you have in your neighbourhood?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW this week &#8211; City staff are looking for suggestions of where to add bike parking in Markham. Did you ride your bike to the grocery store and then have nowhere to park? Let us know about it for another entry into our prize draw! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js is-open\" data-initially-open=\"true\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-10683\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Photo Stop Locations<\/h2><div id=\"ac-10683\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-0 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/48742940618_cc02d26d5d_k-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1376\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/?attachment_id=1376\" class=\"wp-image-1376\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Markham Cycles Mural at Milliken Community Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cathedral_of_the_Transfiguration-Markham-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1377\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/?attachment_id=1377\" class=\"wp-image-1377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cathedral_of_the_Transfiguration-Markham-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cathedral_of_the_Transfiguration-Markham-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cathedral_of_the_Transfiguration-Markham-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cathedral_of_the_Transfiguration-Markham.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cathedral of the Transfiguration<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Gambrel-Journey.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1378\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/?attachment_id=1378\" class=\"wp-image-1378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Gambrel-Journey.jpg 400w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Gambrel-Journey-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Gambrel Journey at Markham Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6128-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1379\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/?attachment_id=1379\" class=\"wp-image-1379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6128-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6128-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6128-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6128.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Quarry at Toogood Pond<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Markham-Sign-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1380\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/?attachment_id=1380\" class=\"wp-image-1380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Markham-Sign-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Markham-Sign-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Markham-Sign-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Markham-Sign-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Markham-Sign-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Markham Sign at John Daniels Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Traffic-Box-Wraps-2-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1382\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/?attachment_id=1382\" class=\"wp-image-1382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Traffic-Box-Wraps-2-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Traffic-Box-Wraps-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Traffic-Box-Wraps-2-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Traffic-Box-Wraps-2-1536x977.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Traffic-Box-Wraps-2-2048x1302.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Traffic Box Murals &#8211; locations all across Markham<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Varley-Art-Gallery-1024x606.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1383\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/?attachment_id=1383\" class=\"wp-image-1383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Varley-Art-Gallery-1024x606.png 1024w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Varley-Art-Gallery-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Varley-Art-Gallery-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Varley-Art-Gallery-1536x910.png 1536w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Varley-Art-Gallery-2048x1213.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Varley Art Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/pride-of-canada-carousel.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1384\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/pride-of-canada-carousel.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/?attachment_id=1384\" class=\"wp-image-1384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/pride-of-canada-carousel.jpg 800w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/pride-of-canada-carousel-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/pride-of-canada-carousel-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Pride of Canada Carousel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Please note: Varley Art Gallery, Cathedral of the Transfiguration and Pride of Canada Carousel are currently not open to the public, but they can be viewed from the outside. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-90362\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Map of Photo Stop Locations<\/h2><div id=\"ac-90362\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theme-2-map-1024x710.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theme-2-map-1024x710.png 1024w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theme-2-map-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theme-2-map-768x533.png 768w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theme-2-map-1536x1065.png 1536w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Theme-2-map.png 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See the locations on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=1sl7mVJrc0T3txEUhVvTYeBy3DFn-CUe-&amp;usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Map<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Or take a look at Markham&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markham.ca\/wps\/portal\/home\/neighbourhood-services\/walking-and-cycling\/routes-and-maps\/01-routes-and-maps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cycling map<\/a> for all the trails in Markham. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js ticss-abd652b6\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-17667\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">How to Participate<\/h2><div id=\"ac-17667\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up<\/a> and set a summer cycling goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then take a photo with your bike at as many of the photo stop locations above as you can from now until August 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submit your photos via social media (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) using the hashtag #MarkhamCyclesMore and tagging @MarkhamCycles, or emailing it in (markhamcycles@cleanairpartnership.org).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also submit a suggestion for improvements to Markham\u2019s Cycling Network or tell us about a location in need of bike parking. As the City continues to improve the trails, bike lanes and cycle tracks, City staff are looking for the public\u2019s feedback on where infrastructure is missing and where adjustments and improvements can be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All submissions will be entered into a draw to win prizes. Draws will take place every two weeks, when a new theme and a new set of photo-stop locations will be announced.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-80230\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Prizes<\/h2><div id=\"ac-80230\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Prizes for Theme 2 will include a gift card to The Boiler Room at JoyRide150. Thank you for your generous contribution to encouraging cycling in Markham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"408\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boiler-Room-logo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boiler-Room-logo-1.png 408w, https:\/\/markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boiler-Room-logo-1-300x86.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim signup-widget ticss-0eea08d6\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/biking.jpg);background-color:#4f6d67;min-height:200px\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Join the Markham Cycles More Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-gray-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/more\/\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.markhamcycles.ca\/more\/\">Sign Up Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second Markham Cycles More theme is: Art in Markham!  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