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Join the East End Arts team as a Program Coordinator! The deadline to apply is Monday July 29th at 5:00 pm. PROGRAM COORDINATOR Date Posted: July 11, 2019 Application Deadline: July 29, 2019 at 5:00 pm Please note applications will be reviewed…

Nuit Blanche is coming to East Danforth! There are lots of ways to get involved - read on to find out more! Toronto’s sunset to sunrise celebration is the largest contemporary art event in North America. Since its inaugural year…

CALL FOR PROPOSALS - IN VIEW: East Danforth Storefront Installations Deadline: Wednesday July 31, 2019, 11:59pm Toronto’s sunset to sunrise celebration is the largest contemporary art event in North America. Since its inaugural year in 2006, Nuit Blanche Toronto has featured more than…

Find The Love is our newest mural in Toronto’s east end on Danforth Avenue! Talented artist Bareket Kezwer worked with East End Arts, alongside The Danny BIA, and the Outdoor Mural & Street Art Program with the city of Toronto,…

IMMEDIATE RELEASE EAST END ARTS RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE TO GROW #EASTENDLOVE IN EAST TORONTO COMMUNITIES #EastEndLove, a collaborative art project that uses stencil screen-printed art to spread messages of acceptance and love, receives support from…

Our #EastEndLove program continues into the summer! Read on to learn more about our exciting exhibition dates! East End Arts, lead artist Lara Lucretia, and youth mentee Sarafina have hosted four #EastEndLove workshops over the past two months. Together, we’ve worked…

I think it is an amazing program. As a starving artist I don't take vacation in [the] summer. I got to meet amazing people and gain some inspiration and learned new techniques. Best part of my summer! The instructors were…

The #EastEndLove program is in full swing, and we are thrilled to share some exciting updates with you! East End Arts, lead artist Lara Lucretia, and youth mentee Sarafina have hosted three #EastEndLove workshops over the past two months. Together,…

THE DEADLINE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS PASSED. Work for East End Arts this summer! We're hiring two summer positions, which will each run for an 8-week-long contract. Join us as a Communications and Development Assistant, or a Programming Assistant. The…

April 17, 2019 (Toronto) – In the first appearance of his tenure, Toronto’s newest Poet Laureate A.F. Moritz will deliver a public reading alongside three young poets at The Poet Presentation Centre in Leslieville on April 24. An Evening of…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SPECIAL CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP CEREMONY IN CONJUNCTION WITH WINTER STATIONS 2019 TORONTO, March 1, 2019 – East End Arts, in collaboration with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Winter Stations, announces a special Canadian Citizenship Ceremony at Kew…

HUMAN ANIMALS ON NOW! Since January 21, 2019, ARC theatre has been busy transforming our upstairs space at St. Matthew’s Clubhouse for their newest show, HUMAN ANIMALS. A timely and provocative play about humankind's precarious place within the natural world,…

THE DEADLINE FOR THIS CALL HAS NOW PASSED. ArtMEETS 2019 make | explore | experience | transform | share ABOUT ArtMEETS ArtMEETS is a series of free arts workshops in Toronto’s east end that invites you to make, explore, experience,…

THE DEADLINE FOR THIS CALL HAS NOW PASSED. ABOUT THE CRESCENT TOWN YOUTH ARTS PROJECT The Crescent Town Youth Arts Project is a pilot youth arts program designed to for youth living in the Crescent Town community. The principal goal…

The deadline for this opportunity has passed. Call for Volunteers: East End Arts Website Testing East End Arts invites interested volunteers to help in the testing of our new website, set to launch early 2019! Volunteers will be tasked with…

MEDIA ALERT EAST END ARTS JOINS ST. BARNABAS CHURCH FOR A DAY OF PEACE AND LOVE Sunday, November 11, 2018, 3:00pm - 5:00pm St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Avenue, Toronto Press, supporters and community members are invited to join…

Art MEETS is a series of eight FREE art-making workshops presented by East End Arts during July and August at St. Matthew's Clubhouse. Led by talented and engaging arts facilitators, each workshop offers an opportunity to learn a new art skill, have fun, and find new and creative ways for self expression.

You're invited to join East End Arts at an Open House celebration at St. Matthew's Clubhouse on Saturday, June 9 from 1-5pm, featuring live entertainment, arts activities, food, and more. Free and everyone is welcome!

East End Arts and The Nooks invite proposal submissions by June 8 for art installations and activations at NookFEST, a community arts + music festival in East Toronto on September 8.

St. Matthew's Clubhouse is located at 450 Broadview Avenue in Toronto on the eastern edge of Riverdale Park, and is the home of East End Arts. Owned by the City of Toronto, St. Matthew's Clubhouse serves as an animated arts space and office for East End Arts.

East End Arts will be moving into a new home at St. Matthew's Clubhouse at the end of April. Owned by the City of Toronto, St. Matthew's Clubhouse will serve as an office and animated arts space. An Open House is planned for later in the Spring to welcome members of the public and together, imagine additional uses for the space.

Learn more about financial aid options for Creative Facilitation Camp.

Learn more about financial aid options for Creative Facilitation Camp.

You're invited to read the Community Consultations Summary we've developed, which serves as a support document for artists, arts groups, and community members living and working within east Toronto. This summary is a tool which we hope will continue to unite, inspire, and enhance the important work happening in our vibrant arts and cultural community.

East End Arts seeks artists and arts facilitators to present single-day workshops and experiences as part of the 2018 Art MEETS series of free arts workshops. All creative disciplines and experience levels are welcome to apply by March 30.

The Ontario Book Publishers Organization invites submissions for the 2018 What’s Your Story? Short Prose and Poetry Competition for Emerging Writers. The deadline is January 15, 2018.

Open your heart on Tuesday, November 28 and consider taking part in an international initiative of generosity and philanthropy called Giving Tuesday.

Make your voice heard! East End Arts invites community members to participate in a Community Consultation process to help us #GrowForward. Share your ideas and feedback about arts, culture, and community within Toronto’s east end.

The East End Arts Advisory Board invites applications for Nominations to the East End Arts Board of Directors by December 15, 2017. 

East End Arts presents the 2nd annual Weekend of Words, a free, three-day celebration of language and literary arts from September 15-17 at the East York Civic Centre. The festival features three signature events, plus talks, workshops, activities, and a mix & mingle event for writers.