Our city provided the stage for an important conversation between urban and cultural thinkers and practitioners from 25 global cities on the growing affordability crisis that threatens local arts and culture in cities worldwide. Artscape, with support from the World Cities Culture…
Not Far From the Tree is a non-profit organization that inspires Torontonians to harvest, share, celebrate and steward the bounty from our urban orchard. They work with over 2,000 volunteers to collect and distribute the city’s annual fruit harvest, based…
Moynan King is a writer, director, performer and curator with many credits to her name. A long-time member of the Artscape community, Moynan is also the editor of a new book, QUEER/Play: An Anthology of Queer Women’s Performance and Plays,…
Lyla Rye is the latest subject in photographer Greg Edwards’ portrait series of artists in their Artscape studios. An artist working primarily in video, Lyla’s artistic practice has evolved over roughly twenty years, encompassing sculptural installation, video installations and single-channel…
Did you know that Toronto receives more than 75,000 immigrants per year? Though many arrive with high levels of education and work experience, the unfortunate truth is that most will face labour market barriers like precarious work and lower wages…
On Wednesday, May 30, fire broke out within Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park. The building suffered limited fire and smoke damage. Portions of the first and second floors experienced water damage from the activation of the building’s sprinkler system. Local fire…
PRESS RELEASE Toronto Artscape Foundation and HXOUSE partner to create ‘No More Dreams,’ a program to empower local young artists Initiative represents a philanthropic investment in Toronto’s creative community by La Mar Taylor and Ahmed Ismail TORONTO, ON—Today, Toronto Artscape…
Painter David Barnett, pictured above, is the first subject in photographer Greg Edwards' portraits of Artscapers in their studios, a personal project we are delighted to sponsor. David and Greg, both longtime members of the Artscape community and accomplished senior artists, met…
Artscape, with support from the World Cities Culture Forum and Canada Council for the Arts, and in association with the City of Toronto, is set to welcome a delegation of policy makers and practitioners from around the world to Toronto…
Issue Date: May 14, 2018 Submission Deadline: May 31, 2018 at 3 PM The current seating infrastructure in Ada Slaight Hall, located within Daniels Spectrum, is a discontinued model of the Irwin Telescopic Seating System, model 5000. This unit was…
On May 8, the Government of Ontario announced that the special tax subclass for "creative co-location facilities" was made law. This policy innovation will result in lower overall space costs paid by artists and organizations at eligible hubs (determined through an…
Yasin Osman, a rising star in the world of photography, loves Regent Park. The 25-year old artist has already made his mark on his neighbourhood, founding #shootforpeace, a grassroots arts mentorship program that engages local youth in storytelling through photography.…
Artists are known for breaking the mould and doing things differently—so it's not surprising that a one-size-fits-all approach to entrepreneurship education doesn't fit their needs. Many entrepreneurship training programs follow a similar conventional model, acting like all participants are trying to…
Artscape is pleased to introduce Assaf Weisz, the new Managing Director of our Creative Placemaking Lab. Starting today (April 23, 2018), Assaf will manage a team of people to understand and leverage the power of the arts to be a…