Int’l culture leaders to participate in Artscape study tour
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…
RFP: Telescopic Seating Unit
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…
Property Tax Relief
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…
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…
Re-imagining entrepreneurship education
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…
Assaf Weisz to lead our Creative Placemaking Lab
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…
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…
The Islands Artist Residency
Through a partnership with Fogo Island Arts and Art Metropole, Artscape is pleased to announce the call for applications for the third iteration of The Islands, a two-part artist residency that encourages arts writing and criticism in…
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…
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…
Program Partners for Artscape Weston Common Announced
Today, Artscape is pleased to announce UrbanArts and Shakespeare in Action as our program partners for our community cultural hub in development, Artscape Weston Common. These innovative arts organizations will play a unique role…
Muhtadi Thomas: African Drumming Legend of TO
Since discovering drumming around age 16, Muhtadi Thomas has become, over the course of 50 years, a master of African drumming and many percussion instruments. He is a well-known teacher…
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.…
Creative and Digital Industries Embrace Launchpad
On December 15, we introduced Artscape Daniels Launchpad to the digital music industries in the GTA and were thrilled to have Jeffrey Remedios, CEO of Universal Music Canada and Raja Khanna, until recently CEO, Television &…