With our current programs, TAPESTRY and ArtMEETs, being so textile-focused we've had sustainability in textiles and fashion on our mind. This month we invited Norwin Anne, a Filipinx textile based artist, eco-culture communicator and (re)maker/designer, to write about these incredibly…
Together let’s honour Earth Day by helping out your local pollinators! By Kimberley Dewing, Comms & Marketing Assistant *Banner photo from The Butterfly Laneway (along Felstead Park)* Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd and with the coming spring,…
This month, in recognition of International Transgender Day of Visibility, the East End Arts team put together a listicle that we hope you'll find useful and informative! Did you know that every year on March 31st it's International Transgender Day…
This month we invited Lalaa Comrie, an Afro-Caribbean Poet, Book Blogger, and Diversity Advocate from Toronto (who currently facilitates our program, the Anti-Oppression Book Club), to share some of her book recommendations for Black History Month. We are excited to…
East End Arts is encouraging you to shop and support local businesses and creators this holiday season in east Toronto and beyond! You've likely read the statistics: giant corporations like Amazon have seen their profits grow more than 200% since…
This month of the #EEABlog, we invited one of our local Councillors, Paula Fletcher, to reflect on Toronto's Year of Public Art, and what it means to her. A Thought on Public Art from Paula Fletcher I always say that…
This month of the #EEABlog, we are reflecting on our most recent 2021 Arts Survey, and reflecting on the changes we want to see in a post-pandemic world. Re-Imagining "Normal" Our East End Arts Survey looked a little different for…
Small Art, Big Impact: The World's Longest Rock Snake on Kew Beach “How One Special Community, Participatory Arts Project has helped to Unite and Inspire Communities in East Toronto and Beyond” As a Community Arts Organization, we truly believe in…
40 Years of Pride Toronto - Looking Back and Looking Ahead This month we invited two talented guest writers to share their thoughts on the 40th Anniversary of Pride Toronto, and to think about where Pride will be in another…
Asian Heritage Month is Every Month By, Chelsea Cameron-Fikis This month is “Asian Heritage Month”, and according to the Government of Canada’s website, this is a month “for all Canadians to learn more about the many achievements and contributions of…
A Spoonful of Art Helps the Medicine Go Down At the end of March, East End Arts staff, along with our colleagues from the other LASOs and The Toronto Arts Foundation, got a little science lesson over Zoom! We thought…
This month on the #EEABlog, our Communications Manager, Chelsea, sat down with some local women who work in the arts sector of Toronto to hear their thoughts and ideas around this year's theme for International Women's Day: #ChooseToChallenge! *Banner image…
This month we invited Fiona Raye Clarke, an award-winning Trinidadian-Canadian writer, community-engaged artist, and curator/moderator of our 2018 event, Black to the Future, to share some of her thoughts around Black futures in the arts. We are excited to share…
As we wrap up 2020, East End Arts is taking a moment to reflect on what #EastEndLove means to us! We hope you enjoy this final blog post of 2020, and stay tuned for future blog posts in 2021! #EastEndLove…
East End Arts is encouraging you to shop and support local businesses and creators this holiday season in east Toronto and beyond! There’s no doubt that it’s been a rough year for everyone, notably local businesses and creators who have…
This month on the #EEABlog, we're chatting all about public art! [Photo above is a recent mural on Danforth Avenue, completed by Elicser Elliott, Nick Sweetman, Sight and Spyone]. Cities gain value through public art – cultural, social, and economic…
This month we invited Adam Garnet Jones, the lead artist of our program BYOBeads, to share some of his thoughts around the importance of 'keeping Indigenous beadwork alive and in the public realm'. We love what he had to share…
Earlier this year, we conducted our second arts-audience survey to gather opinions from our east Toronto communities. While the outbreak of COVID-19 cut our survey window short, we received so much useful feedback! Read below to learn more! As a…
This month our Communications & Development Intern, Rishit Shah, wrote about his "virtual internship" experience with East End Arts this past summer! From a Zoom first day to a Zoom farewell, this phase zoomed in on a whole other world!…
This month we sat down with Monica Wickler, one of the lead artists running our summer program Girls Mural Camp, and a well-known street artist in Toronto who continues to shift the gender disparity of women/female/non-binary muralists in the world…
This month our Executive Director, Shana Hillman, took some time to talk about our role as a Community Arts Organization, and how community arts will play a crucial role in the recovery of our communities and our City. "Since the…
This month on the EEA Blog we're talking about our popular summer program, ArMEETS! Right about now, in a “normal” year, some of you would be getting ready to join us for an exciting lineup of summer ArtMEETS workshops! This…
This month on the EEA Blog we're talking about PRIDE 2020 and giving you some ideas on how to celebrate this year! In Toronto the first Pride was a picnic. Held on Toronto Island in 1970, the Gay Day Picnic…
Introducing our first official "blog post". Stay tuned for more to come! We wrote this post collaboratively from our makeshift, quarantine, at-home office spaces, likely with our sweatpants on, and our hair up in a messy bun and/or washed and…