She/Her Eileen Arandiga was born in Paris, France and raised in Fremantle, Western Australia. Eileen is an experienced arts administrator,  film programmer and curator who has spent over twenty years embedded…

She/Her Chelsea Virginia was born and raised on the shores of Lake Superior (Thunder Bay, ON - a proud northerner), and has always had a passion for capturing the world…

She/Her Born and raised in the East End, Merryn is thrilled to be serving the local community as Program Producer at East End Arts! An emerging artist and illustrator herself,…

They/Them Tyler James Andrews, or James more informally, was raised between Brampton and Caledon and has always enjoyed the power that art holds to tell stories, creating intersections of the…

They/Them Danni Hernandez is an emerging arts and culture professional and creative based in Toronto. With an education in Environmental Design from OCADU, they have a multidisciplinary approach to art-making…

She/Her Dagmawit Worku is an Ethiopian Canadian multidisciplinary new media artist and designer. She recently graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in New Media, specializing…

She/They Claire Tran is a Visual Development Artist and Arts Educator based in Toronto’s East End. Drawn by a passion for story and world building, Claire studied Animation at Seneca…

She/Her Maeve is a community arts educator and social worker based in the East End of Toronto.  While earning a Bachelor of Social Work at Toronto Metropolitan University, she discovered…

Dave Carey, Board President of East End Arts He/Him David Carey is city animator and urban innovator with 20 years of experience in government relations, strategic communications, and place-making. As…

Jane Gutteridge She/Her Jane Gutteridge is a passionate East Ender who has spent the last 45+ years distributing and supporting experimental films, auteur animation, and social justice documentaries through her…

Joyce Badley She/Her Joyce has lived in the East End for more than 35 years. She is glad to have discovered this part of the city when she did as…

Laura Grier She/They Laura Grier is a Sahtu Délı̨nę First Nations artist and printmaker, born in Somba ké (Yellowknife), and raised in Alberta. Laura has lived in many places and…

Noah Parker He/Him Noah Parker is a Marketing + Communications professional, with over a decade of experience in the public and private sectors. Noah’s experience spans the public and private…

Oliver Pitschner he/him Oliver Pitschner is a playwright, director, and arts administrator based in so-called Toronto. He is the founder of Ghost Tower Theatre Company, an independent company in its…

Sapphira Charles she/they Sapphira is an entrepreneur architect, designer, artist & performer with a rebellious multi-disciplinary creative practice.  Her practice is informed by her background in visual arts, dance and…

Tura Cousins Wilson He/Him Tura is an architect who lives and works in the east end. He is the co-founder of the Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA), an architecture and urban design…