On November 19, Cassettes 100, a unique performance piece, made its Canadian debut in the lobby of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts through the efforts of artists Andrea Mapili, Byron Abalos, along with Soulpepper Theatre Company and the UP Center…
Meet some of the wonderful studio occupants at the Artscape Distillery Studios! We dropped by last week and asked a few questions about their practice.
Emerging artist Katrina Jurjans wowed us at the 2017 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition with boldly layered paintings. Her work garnered not one but two accolades at the festival, including the Best of Painting and Best of Student Award (which is…
Soaring property values have created an affordability crisis that is impacting multiple cities and their cultural sectors. The World Cities Culture Forum has honed in on the crisis through case studies on major cities with an abundance of creative communities.…
Get ready for an unforgettable #creativeTO17 On November 30... Join us for Artscape’s first-ever CreativeTO gala fundraiser and toast some of Toronto’s legendary city builders. This spectacular creative black-tie event, happening across three floors of Artscape Youngplace (180 Shaw Street),…
Salvador Alanis and Ximena Berecochea are the founders of the Institute for Creative Exchange (ICE) at Artscape Youngplace. This power couple facilitates workshops designed to promote artistic collaboration with a focus on creative processes. Our Communications & Promotional Assistant at Artscape Youngplace got…
As you have likely heard, the City of Toronto has closed Toronto Island Park and suspended ferry service for the general public due to dangerous levels of flooding on the Toronto Islands. City-owned facilities on the Island, like Artscape Gibraltar…
On April 21, we held an event to proudly present Artscape Daniels Launchpad, our one-stop art and design entrepreneurship hub opening in 2018 that will provide affordable access to technology and tools of the trade, reframe entrepreneurship for creative people through innovative…
How Raising Artists is Encouraging Creativity and Imagination Raising Artists is an art program designed for children and parents held in SKETCH at Artscape Youngplace and the Centre for Social Innovation (Regent Park) at Daniels Spectrum. We spoke with CEO and founder,…
Artscape announced today the appointment of Karim Rahemtulla as the Managing Director of Artscape Daniels Launchpad. As an integral member of Artscape’s senior management team, Karim will play a critical role in all aspects of Artscape Daniels Launchpad, starting with…
The Sidra Project, a Canadian experiment using virtual reality (VR) technology to create a visceral sense of life inside a refugee camp, has proven highly successful in generating empathy and engaging participants to help with local refugee resettlement efforts. The…
Web nostalgia, digital culture and Froot Loops tones collide in Kaley Flowers’ ceramic sculptures. Heavy-Hearted Garden Party, Flowers’ upcoming exhibition at Artscape Youngplace, uses a playful mythology of characters to explore the internet's impact on the human condition in turbulent times. The exhibit…
For the month of February, Daniels Spectrum is celebrating Black History Month by mounting a major selection of original paintings from the historic and celebrated Florida Highwaymen. The exhibit will be supported by 26 commissioned portraits of each of the Florida Highwaymen, created…
We're pleased to announce a number of developments in our Artscape Weston Hub project. Browse these updates and you'll get a sense of an energetic, thriving arts-based community hub-to-be! New on ArtscapeWeston.ca: The statement reflecting the Community Vision for the…