Project T-Dot At Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

Name: Project T-Dot At Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport — Ajani Charles
Start: 2024-07-22T10:00:00-0400
End: 2025-09-30T23:55:00-0400
Location: Airport Terminal Atrium, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

Monday, July 22, 2024 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 11:55 p.m.

Airport Terminal Atrium, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport 2 Eireann Quay Toronto, Ontario, M5V 1A1 Canada (map)

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A Short Film On Project T-Dot At Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Location: Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Year: 2024, Production Company: The Ark Media Group, Executive Producer: Ajani Charles, Producers: Ajani Charles, Anthony Delacruz, Director: Ajani Charles, Writer: Ajani Charles, Director of Photography: Ajani Charles, Production Coordinator: Anthony Delacruz, Post-Production Supervisor: Anthony Delacruz, Editor: Keegan Tam

Ajani Charles’ second solo Project T-Dot art exhibit, presented by Nieuport Aviation and proudly sponsored by Sony Music Entertainment Canada, is currently on display at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. This exhibit features and is a continuation of Charles’ 19-year-old documentary project on Toronto’s hip-hop culture, community, and history, which he began producing in December 2006.

Initially part of the CONTACT Photography Festival’s 2024 programming, the exhibit is located past the airport’s underground tunnel in the terminal atrium. It is fully accessible, bilingual (English and French), and free to the general public; no airline ticket or entrance fee required. Open daily from 5:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST, it is the largest art installation ever presented at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, as well as the largest exhibit on hip-hop culture in Canada currently (as of the summer of 2025).

Due to overwhelming public reception, the exhibit, originally scheduled to end on January 22, 2025, was extended by eight months until Tuesday, September 30, 2025, and has since been expanded. On June 17, 2025, a fourth wall installation was unveiled, further enriching the exhibition.

The exhibit showcases over 100 members of Toronto’s hip-hop community and affiliated organizations through 75 large-scale black and white vinyl prints, a printed information panel and banner, and a 55-inch touchscreen featuring the first and largest digital public database of a major city’s hip-hop community. The interactive screen, updated regularly throughout the exhibit’s duration, offers in-depth information on the cultural icons featured.

The exhibit highlights a wide range of influential, emerging, and legendary figures, including but not limited to:

Artists and Cultural Figures
Baby Yu, Boi-1da, Chris Bosh, Click, Director X, Drake, Future The Prince, Haviah Mighty, Jessie Reyez, Jonathan Ramos, Jully Black, Kardinal Offishall, Killy, Lissa Monet, Maestro Fresh Wes, Marlon Palmer, Mastermind, Master T, Michie Mee, Monika Deole, Moses Znaimer, Ron Nelson, SAFE, Shawn Desman, SKAM, Skratch Bastid, Smoke Dawg, Starting From Scratch, TOBi, The Weeknd, Tyrone Edwards, 4KORNERS, DJX, Amber Morley (Deputy Mayor), Carey Riley (Sony Music), Craig "Big C" Mannix, Dan-e-o, Dream Warriors, Hassan Phills, John Bronski, Ken Masters, Manifest, Michael Williams, Patrick Nichols, Jester, Randall “R.T.” Thorne, Ricochet, Roy Woods, Russell Peters, and Sadboi.

Organizations and Brands
100 Miles Brand, Advance Music Canada, Bag of Trix, Battle of The Beatmakers, Flow 93.5, Do Dat Entertainment, Ground Illusionz, Honey Jam, Hong Shing Restaurant, Justice Fund, Manifesto Community Projects, MuchMusic, Play De Record, October's Very Own, Operation Prefrontal Cortex, Roots Rhymes Collective, The Circle, The Forgiveness Project, The Remix Project, The Toronto Raptors, Too Black Guys, OVO Sound, and Vibe 105.

Upcoming Additions
Deborah Cox, Gizmo, Ivan Evidente, Junia-T, Marcia Deacon, Mauricio Ruiz, Nam Kiwanuka, Smiley, Snowd4y, and Will Strickland, among many others.

Following the success of Charles' first solo Project T-Dot art exhibit at Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square in 2022, still the largest exterior exhibit ever installed at City Hall, this expanded installation cements Project T-Dot as the most comprehensive visual chronicle of Toronto’s hip-hop legacy.

Thank you to all visitors in advance. In keeping with the exhibition's interactive nature, visitors are encouraged to share their thoughts and experiences of the art and Project T-Dot on social media using the hashtag #projecttdot and by tagging Ajani Charles (@ajaniphoto). In the meantime, the exhibit’s press release can be viewed here.