Meet Guitarist Joel Reid
Guitarist Joel Reid readily admits Weston is a community dear to his heart. “Music started for me in Weston. I went to high school in Weston, and started my career there at a community centre,” he says. Soon, Joel, his…
Artists share recommendations for better live/work space designs
In August, Artscape brought together live/work tenants from the Parkdale Arts & Cultural Centre to discuss live/work space design considerations for artists, with guest facilitator Lanxi Dong. Now in its 20th year, Parkdale Arts & Cultural Centre, is Artscape’s first…
Meet Jewellery Designer Michelle Ross
With a nod to her training in fashion and textiles, jewellery designer Michelle Ross fuses semi-precious stones and metals with glass, ceramics and vintage finds to create her collection of bold, tactile contemporary jewellery. Michelle’s studies at the Nova Scotia…
Meet Ceramist Julie Moon
Julie Moon is a ceramic artist whose studio is located in the Artscape Distillery Studios. A graduate of OCAD with an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, she has exhibited extensively in Canada and…
Diverse, Radical Voices United in New Anthology QUEER/Play
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,…
In-Studio Portrait Series: Lyla Rye
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…
In-Studio Portrait Series: David Barnett
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…
A conversation with photographer Yasin Osman
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.…
Small World Music’s Big Vision for World Music in Toronto
Small World Music, established in 1997, runs the Small World Music Centre at Artscape Youngplace. We caught up with Jess Cimó, Small World’s Marketing Manager, to talk about their 16th annual Asian Music Series, running now from April 6 to…
Documenting the Liveable City
“At Work in the Memory Archive” is a fascinating initiative to catalogue and shed light on under-recognized city-building and social justice efforts in Toronto. This interactive installation forms part of the upcoming MYSEUM:Intersections at Artscape Youngplace from March 22-25. We spoke with the founders…
Rebirth Launches b current’s New Vision
b current performing arts, a theatre company producing work by and about the Black and Brown diaspora, based at the Artscape Wychwood Barns, welcomed Catherine Hernandez in 2017 as its new Artistic Director. We chatted with Catherine about her experience taking the reins and the…
The 411 on Blackburn Prize 2018 Finalist Colleen Murphy
Colleen Murphy, a celebrated playwright, filmmaker and librettist and member of Artscape’s artist community, is one of two Canadians nominated for this year’s Blackburn Prize, a prestigious award for women playwrights. We got in touch to hear her thoughts on this…
Interview: Remounting Cassettes 100 in Canada
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…
Inside the Artscape Distillery Studios
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.