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.
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.
Culture Days is taking place September 30, October 1 & 2. Explore a list of free activities happening in Toronto's east end.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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!
East End Arts will hold an interactive discussion with members of The Artists' Network about elevating the visibility of art in the east end of Toronto on May 19 at the Ralph Thornton Centre.
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.
Join aspiring mural artists from the STEPS & PATCH programs in a workshop about grant-writing on March 26, 2015. Six spot are available on a first-come-first-served basis.
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 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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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…
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!
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!
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!
East End Arts is pleased to be co-producing the 2014 incarnation of Art of the Danforth, an experimental public art festival in Toronto’s east end. See www.artofthedanforth.com
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…