About Artscape Youngplace
Artscape Youngplace is a community cultural hub in the West Queen West area of Toronto whose spaces include studios occupied by artists and organizations, a public lounge, café and free public art galleries across three floors. It occupies an historic property that was originally a public school. Artscape Youngplace is named in recognition of a generous lead gift from The Michael Young Family Foundation.
What Happens Here
Artscape Youngplace attracts a diverse crowd, and hosts many thousands of visitors every year. On any given day you’ll find people coming to enjoy galleries, the public cafe, the first-floor lounge, workshops and classes, performances, art events, and programs offered by resident organizations. The upper floors buzz with the energy of creative invention happening within the studios.
Fast Facts
Development Facts
Opened: November 19, 2013
Pre-occupancy (development) cost: $17 million
Former site: Public school (the Shaw Street School)
Affordability model: Below-market rental (commercial) and ownership (commercial); some at-market commercial ownership
Building Ownership Detail: Artscape holds a majority equity position in the building legally owned by Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 2397 carrying on business as “Artscape Youngplace.”
Building Details
Area (square feet): 75,000
Spaces included: 39 studios occupied by artists and organizations; one public lounge (Urban Living Lounge); Café (mezzanine level); Hallway Galleries located in circulation spaces
Tenants: See website directory
Building accessibility: Fully accessible by Ontario standards
Partners
Developer: The Dalton Company
Design: Teeple Architects (renovation), WilliamsCraig Inc. (interior design of main floor)
Did You Know?
The transformation of the building was completed just before the centenary of its construction in 1914. The chalkboards, vitrines, signs and clocks on the walls originally belonged to the Shaw Street School.
Supporters
Artscape Youngplace Campaign
The Artscape Foundation thanks the following governments, foundations, corporations and individual philanthropists for their extraordinary generosity in bringing Artscape Youngplace to life. Together, their contributions helped build this community cultural hub and will ensure that it remains both affordable and sustainable over the long term.
Lead Gift
$2,000,000 | The Michael Young Family Foundation
Cornerstone Supporter
$1,300,000 | Department of Canadian Heritage
Patrons
$150,000+
- Anonymous
- BMO Financial
- The Saskin Family and URBANCORP>/li>
- Ontario Trillium Foundation>/li>
- The City of Toronto
Champions
$100,000 – $149,999
- Castlepoint Numa and Cityzen Development Group
- First Capital Realty Inc.
- Lifetime Developments
- TD Financial Group
- The Remington Group Inc. and the R. P. Bratty Family Foundation
- TAS Shaping Beautiful Cities
Great Friends
$25,000 – $99,999
- Alterna Savings
- J.P. Bickell Foundation
- Iler Campbell LLP
- The Dalton Company Ltd.
- Philip Deck and Kimberly Bozak
- Lifetime Developments
- Robert and Julia Foster
- The Henry White Kinnear Foundation