News from Artscape and our community
Youth Workers Make Change in Regent Park
Jason and Jermyn Creed talk mentorship, loving their community and how the next generation is giving back By Karen Whaley | Photography by Yasin Osman | Sound Recording/Editing by Candice McCavitt Jason and Jermyn…
Sewing the Quilt of Love
By Karen Whaley | Photography by Yasin Osman | Videography by Candice McCavitt Regent Park: A Love Poem In the lobby of the Paintbox Condos hangs a remarkable quilt titled, “Regent Park: A Love…
Daniels Spectrum Wins Global Award
Artscape, together with development partners Toronto Community Housing, The Daniels Corporation and the Regent Park Community, and project architect Diamond Schmitt Architects, were honoured with the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI)…
Our New Senior Management Team
Artscape announced today the appointment of Jane Hopgood as the new Director of Fund Development and Nidhi Khanna as the new Managing Director for Daniels Spectrum. Both will play an…
Salon 2016: Connecting with Creativity
Our 5th annual Artscape Salon, presented by Rockport and Hines Tridel, not only sold out early, but was also our biggest and most successful yet! Over 300 attendees and 32 Featured Guests came to…
Artscape Announces Changes to Executive Team
LoriAnn Girvan Appointed to New Position of Chief Operating Officer; President Celia Smith Moves on After 8 Successful Years TORONTO - Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - Today, Artscape announced two…
Susan Pigott Succeeds Robert J. Foster as Chair of Toronto Artscape Inc.
New Slate of Board of Directors Announced at Annual General Meeting TORONTO, ON (Wednesday, April 27, 2016) ̶ At Artscape’s Annual General Meeting held on April 20, 2016, Susan Pigott…
Artscape Unveils New Weston Community Development
Today, Artscape and its partners joined Mayor John Tory and community members to break ground on a new exciting community cultural hub in Toronto’s Weston neighbourhood. The development is an…
Culture as Urban Acupuncture: Tim Jones @ MaRS Global Leadership
Our great CEO Tim Jones spoke at MaRS Global Leadership on the topic of Culture As Urban Acupuncture. We think his presentation was electrifying! Please watch the talk and Q+A with Zahra Ebrahim of archiTEXT and learn how…
Artscape Sandbox Opens
Artscape Sandbox, the newest project for creative placemaking organization Artscape, celebrated its official opening last night. A veritable who’s who in the arts and cultural sector, development industry, funding partners…
Meet Coco Guzman, Winner of the 2015 Artscape Award @ TOAE
On Saturday, Sept. 19, the 2nd annual Artscape Award was presented at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE). Artscape is a proud sponsor of the TOAE, Toronto's first and longest-running outdoor…
Globe and Mail Article on Artscape Full of Errors and Misrepresentations
An article by John Lorinc published by the Globe and Mail on Saturday July 25 under the headline Escape from Artscape paints a distorted picture of Artscape that is grounded…
Panamania: A Poet turned Revolutionary in Niagara, A Pan-American Story
Canadian dance icon & Artscape cultural ambassador Veronica Tennant on a new treatment of a classic poem. In 1824, a young, exiled Cuban poet stood on the shoulder of Niagara…
The Journey 2015: It’s a Wrap! Our recap of one incredible week
Artscape was thrilled to celebrate the creative talents of the Regent Park community during a week of rehearsals and sold-out presentations of The Journey from June 17 to 20! In…