Past Program

SELF: Youth Visual Arts

  • March 1, 2017
Join East End Arts and Access Point on Danforth for the Opening Reception of SELF, a group exhibition featuring the work of seven talented youth artists. Meet the artists, celebrate their incredible work, and enjoy a light lunch. Saturday, May 13, 2:30-4:30pm. Free and all are welcome.

Winter Stations Community Photo Walk

  • February 23, 2017
Join East End Arts for a community photo walk on Saturday, March 11 and explore the 2017 Winter Stations temporary public art installations on Balmy, Kew, and Ashbridges Bay beaches.

tdsbCREATES Info Session

  • January 25, 2017
Prologue to the Performing Arts invites you to a FREE information session on February 6 for artists interested in the tdsbCREATES Festival. Participants at this session may be inspired or invited to submit a proposal for the current or future programs to expand the tdsbCREATES artist roster.

My City My Six

  • January 13, 2017
My City My Six is a participatory public art project that will reveal Toronto and its residents in celebration of Canada 150, six words at a time. Take your story to the next level! Register for an upcoming community arts workshop and turn your six-word story into a visual work of art to be displayed in a My City My Six exhibition at the East York Civic Centre from September 15–17.

Cultural Hotspot Community Connect

  • November 28, 2016
Help shape the next Cultural Hotspot! Artists, arts organizations, community members and groups based in East York and the Beaches are invited to attend a Cultural Hotspot Community Connect information session on Thursday, January 5, 6-8pm at Community Centre 55. Find out how to participate in this exciting project happening in 2017.

East End Connects: Your Stage

  • November 1, 2016
Join us at an Open Mic Night event on Thursday, December 1, 6:30-9pm at Time Capsule Cafe, presented by East End Arts and hosted by vocalist May Chook. Musicians, singers, comedians, poets, spoken word artists, experimental performers - this event is for all styles, levels, and ages.

2016 Culture Days in the East End

  • September 20, 2016
Culture Days is taking place September 30, October 1 & 2. Explore a list of free activities happening in Toronto's east end.

Weekend of Words

  • September 1, 2016
Join us for a weekend of literary events in the east end, as we celebrate reading, writing, the beauty of words, and the diversity of languages in Toronto with What's Your Story? East York on October 1 and the 2016 East End Poetry Festival on October 2.

2016 East End Poetry Festival

  • September 1, 2016
Enjoy an afternoon of poetry and a celebration of language hosted by internationally-acclaimed poet and novelist Anne Michaels, Toronto’s Poet Laureate. The 2016 East End Poetry Festival is Sunday, October 2, 12-4pm at the Children’s Peace Theatre.

What’s Your Story? East York

  • September 1, 2016
What's Your Story? East York is a celebration of reading, writing and publishing. Join us for this free event on Saturday, October 1 from 2-4:30pm at S. Walter Stewart Library.

Music Grant Info Session

  • August 2, 2016
Are you a musician in Toronto who needs funding for a music project? Are you recording an album? Doing production work? Join us on August 16, 6-8pm for a free information session to learn about funding opportunities for musicians through the Toronto Arts Council.

Art of the Danforth 2016

  • July 19, 2016
Art of the Danforth is free neighbourhood art event happening August 20-28. Come to the Festival Hub located at Robertson Parkette (1589 Danforth Ave.) often and frequently to find out what’s happening in the festival each day.

Art of the Danforth 2016 Launch

  • June 29, 2016
Join the creators of Art of the Danforth on July 14, 8-11pm at Linsmore Tavern to hear details about the multi-disciplinary, experimental art event that will take place August 20-28, 2016.

ASL – A Storytelling Language

  • May 30, 2016
Join nationally-renowned ASL storyteller and language instructor Mario Pizzacalla for a 6-week pilot program teaching basic communication skills for children to sign with their parents, along with rhythms, rhymes, and storytelling.

100In1Day Toronto: East End

  • May 30, 2016
100In1Day Toronto takes place June 4, 2016 across the city, including tons of free, family-friendly activities in the east end. It is a global festival of civic engagement, inviting people to imagine the possibilities for our city, unite, and participate in small initiatives to spark change.

EXPO 2025 Canada Community Consultation

  • May 13, 2016
You are invited to attend an EXPO 2025 Canada Community Consultation on Monday, May 16, 6-8pm at Ralph Thornton Centre. Expos happen every five years in varying host cities around the world. Learn more about the Expo 2025 Canada initiative.

Spring 2016 at Dawes Crossing

  • May 6, 2016
Take part in free participatory activities at Dawes Crossing, including Bolly Yoga on June 11, and My Home Is... spoken word and poetry workshop on July 2 and community performance on July 9.

Creative Potluck

  • May 2, 2016
Creative Potluck | Breaking It Down: Exploring Music In The East End. Tuesday, May 31, 6-9pm at Riverdale Hub. A free neighbourhood event, where artists and community residents gather around food to share ideas, best practices, and network.

Let’s Talk Space

  • January 8, 2016
Join in an open discussion about developing a new multi-use east end cultural arts space on Thursday, February 25 from 6:30-8:30pm at the East York Civic Centre. Share your enthusiasm for the arts in the east end. All are welcome.

inPrint Community Print Pop-Up

  • January 8, 2016
The inPrint Collective is launching their latest project “Community Print Pop Up” during the month of January. Attend the Community Print Project Celebration on Sat., Jan. 30 from 2-5pm at 1298 Danforth Avenue, 2nd Floor.

The INTERNATIONAL Picnic in Yellow

  • September 25, 2015
On Saturday, September 26 - You're invited to a fun fictional VYP launch celebration of a satirical international festival. Register to take part in free intro ukelele workshops! A free Culture Days event.

JR’s Inside Out

  • September 2, 2015
On Monday, September 28, internationally-acclaimed artist JR's interactive photography project INSIDE OUT came to TTC Coxwell Subway Station to create a Nuit Blanche installation in the east end.

2015 East End Poetry Festival

  • August 26, 2015
The 2015 East End Poetry Festival is September 20, 12-4pm at the Children's Peace Theatre. Featuring Toronto's Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke and an exciting lineup of poets, live music, workshops and activities.

SHIFT: Zone 9 of the Pan Am Path

  • May 1, 2015
Join East End Arts in a bike tour on July 11 from 1-3pm as part of the Pan Am Path Arts Relay. Community artists will bring Zone 9 of the Pan Am Path to life with Shift - featuring a variety of temporary and permanent art installations and murals created to celebrate the vibrant arts of the east end of Toronto.

National Canadian Film Day: Movie Night

  • April 23, 2015
National Canadian Film Day is April 29, 2015, and we'll be celebrating by watching a great Canadian film, giving away prizes, and sharing short films submitted by YOU!

Culture Days Information Session

  • March 28, 2015
Find out about the many available resources, tools, and tips that can make your Culture Days activities a success. Attend a free Information Session on May 26, 2015 to meet and network with other Culture Days activity organizers and find out what is being planned in your community.

Workshop: Inspired By…Winter Stations

  • March 10, 2015
Join artists from East End Arts on March 19, 2015 at 1pm for a walk along the “Winter Stations” on Kew/Balmy Beach, followed by a fun story-telling workshop and inclusion in the “Inspired By…” digital story map.

East End Connects 2015

  • January 7, 2015
East End Connects 2015 is a series of fun and social artistic and networking events hosted by local artists and community members. Events are free and all are welcome to attend.

The Music Project

  • December 22, 2014
East End Arts is proud to support The Music Project (TMP). The non-profit music school serves kids in grades K-12 in Toronto’s East End. With a focus on collaborative music-making and performance experiences, TMP offers lessons in music foundations, guitar, piano, drumming & percussion, ukulele, and choir.

Count Me In!

  • December 22, 2014
East End residents, artists, arts groups and community organizations are invited to be part of this free event on February 9. Your opinions count and will contribute to a city-wide survey about arts impact.

Spaces, Places, Faces

  • December 3, 2014
What is community sustainability? How do art and design affect community sustainability? What’s your art and design vision for your community in the east end?

Inspired By… Launch Party

  • November 23, 2014
Join us for the Inspired By... launch party on November 27, 2014 at which we will share the photos and stories that have inspired you and your east end neighbours.

Gledhill Fence Art / 100 in 1 Day

  • June 10, 2014

On Saturday, June 7th, East End Arts joined members of the Gledhill's School and Community Association to bring a community walkway to life through fence art. As part of the 100 in 1 Day Toronto initiative, events across the city…

Gledhill Fence Art

  • May 12, 2014
Join us on Saturday, June 7th, 2014 from 2-5 p.m. as we aim to do our small part in making Toronto a better place. As part of the 100 in 1 day Toronto initiative, we are looking for community members to help us bring this fence art project to life!

Music Mob

  • April 25, 2014
Get ready to join Luminato Festival‘s MUSIC MOB and be part of the largest orchestra Toronto has ever seen! Musicians from all over Toronto are getting ready to play Ravel’s Boléro with members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) during MUSIC MOB!! The Air Canada Centre will be filled with the sound of music on June 8th, 2014 from 2-3 p.m. You're invited to take part!

Create a Buzz! April 10

  • February 19, 2014

An Arts Networking Event – April 10, 7-10 pm 

A  networking event for community members to promote their art projects and works in progress with others working and living in the east end.  Come learn what’s buzzing in east Toronto!

2013 East End Poetry Festival

  • August 20, 2013

Saturday September 28, 12 - 4 pm At Children's Peace Theatre, 305 Dawes Road An afternoon of superb poetry featuring Poet Laureate of Toronto George Elliott Clarke • with Katie Marshall Flaherty, Ronna Bloom and Rocco de Giacomo • music…

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