Artscape Wychwood Barns tenant, Toronto Artscape Foundation Launchpad Bursary recipient, and fashion designer, Ron Tam graduated from Seneca College School of Fashion in 2014. In the same year, he launched VANDAL, a contemporary womenswear line that fuses street aesthetics and…
Steven Restagno was awarded the Artscape Award for Best in Student at the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair this past July. As a multidisciplinary artist, Steven works in photography, video, sound and installation, but his primary focus has always been figurative…
Congratulations to Phil Anderson, the longstanding Executive Director of Gallery 1313, located at Parkdale Arts and Cultural Centre. He recently won an Acker Award for his role in championing community arts in Toronto. Phil Anderson has been the Executive Director…
Hannah Cowan has always wanted to forge a career in jewellery design and goldsmithing. After completing Western University’s Bachelor’s degree program in Visual Arts, she enrolled at George Brown College’s Jewellery Arts program, where she learned the craft, over three…
In 2015, UK-born Samantha-Jane Ince took a few months off her IT career to fulfill a lifelong dream of living in Paris. At the time, a major Sonia Delaunay retrospective was taking place at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris…
Stein Wang met his business and design partner, Topher Kong, while completing the Industrial Design and Furniture Design program at OCADU. Their creative approach balanced; Stein focused on the logical side of design, while Topher was drawn to the emotion.…
Illustrator, designer, animator, Gyimah Gariba is headlining Artscape Daniels Launchpad’s Common Ground on September 26 with a provocative discussion on dreams. Originally from Ghana, Gyimah discovered a love of drawing while bringing his favorite cartoon characters to life. While attending…
Toronto Artscape Foundation Launchpad Bursary recipient, Pierre Bimwala started Mer Des Dieux (translated to Sea of Gods) with his childhood friend turned business partner, Andrew Nyarko, several years ago. Mer Des Dieux uses imagery, nuance, and motion of the natural…
This month, the first artist tenants moved in to Artscape Bayside Lofts, including Mariana Bolaños, a Mexican artist based in Toronto who has created a diverse body of work in painting, ceramics and installation. We chatted with Mariana to learn more about…
by Natalie Nguyen, Artscape Intern Meet 19-year-old Kiduse Gezahegn, otherwise known as Ducey, an up and coming R&B singer from Toronto, who has already caught the eye of singer, songwriter, Jessie Reyez. He’s also one of 12 participants in the…
Lydia DeVries’s stunning red dress is creating a lot of buzz around Artscape Daniels Launchpad. The fashion designer and Launchpad member created it in Launchpad’s Textiles + Fashion Studio. What makes the dress really special is that it’s made entirely…
Artscape Wychwood Barns is where artists, designers, social purpose organizations and environmental non-profits come together to build a more vibrant and sustainable community. As one of the first tenants at Artscape Wychwood Barns, Local Enhancement & Appreciation of Forests (LEAF), an environmental…
For Kima Lenaghan, winning the Best of Student Award at the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair meant that she could get a foothold as one of Toronto’s emerging artists. As part of the Award, Kima completed a residency at Artscape Gibraltar…
Allison Rowe’s project for her Winter Island Residency is all about seasonal joy, community and exploration. Bringing together youth Island residents and Artscape Gibraltar Point residency participants, Allison will build a large snow fort. To culminate her residency, Allison will…