Hi, my name is Eli Klein, and Three years ago, I nearly died.

I was hit by a car door while cycling and sustained a gruesome,traumatic brain injury. It shattered my skull, triggered a stroke, and rewired my life completely. Recovery has been long, brutal, beautiful—and full of surprises.

Now, after 3+ years of healing, adapting, and redefining who I am, I’m ready for a kind of return. This isn’t just any event. This is my *victory lap.*. TISAS26 (the first Inaugural Toronto International Street Art Summit) is a huge, immersive , globally-minded,bold, five-day street art conference and mural/ graffiti festival in one that I’m producing in October 2026, featuring muralism as a spectator sport, artist talks, workshops, a film festival, giant dance pARTIes in the street and family programming. It's the kind of large-scale cultural celebration I *used to produce* before my injury—and it’s powered by everything I’ve learned since.

We’re raising funds to make this vision real:

Artist Fees (paid equitably, per CARFAC standards) https://www.carfac.ca/tools/fees/

Artist+ staff on-site meals

Production Costs & Equipment

Paint, so. Much. Paint.

Travel Support/accommodations for International Artists

Accessibility Measures for Artists and Audiences (ramps, ASL interpretation)

This isn’t just about art on walls—it’s about *disability visibility*, healing, and joy in public space.

If you’ve followed my journey, supported my recovery, or just believe in accessible, inclusive, punk rock public art:

Please, Help us build this.

Thank you for being part of this wild, beautiful next chapter.

With love and spray paint,

Eli

No raffles, sweepstakes, giveaways, or returns on investment are offered in exchange for any donations made to this GoFundMe.

Eli Klein

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