EVERY KID NEEDS A TEAM

Curated by Lay-Up

Every Kid Needs a Team is the first collection in our new Neighbourly Love Series, where TOAF invites our 401 Richmond neighbours—awesome cultural organizations working across the building, many outside the visual arts—to select TOAF artworks through their own unique “curatorial lens.” As a cultural hub, 401 Richmond is full of organizations with their own unique connections to art.

This collection is curated by Lay-Up, a charity providing cost-free programs centred on the culture of basketball. The Lay-Up team is also our 401 Richmond work “crush”—always strutting past our office in stylish sportswear and bringing the best energy. We couldn’t wait to see what they came up with.

Hear what inspired their collection:

“At Lay-Up, we believe every kid needs a team—and that means bringing the whole person into the sport experience. Curated through the individual favourites of our leadership team, this collection brings together works as distinct as the people who selected them, reflecting our belief that our unique strengths, perspectives, and ways of being make the collective stronger. We use sport to create teams where young people belong, discover their strengths, develop their voice, and feel empowered to show up fully as themselves.”

Read our Blog Post to find out why the Lay-Up team chose the pieces they did.