Category: Arts
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Dan and Phil spread their ‘Terrible Influence’ to Massey Hall
The legendary YouTube duo share their musings on the internet, IRL queerbaiting and accidentally parenting an entire generation of terminally online kids
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The Toronto Comic Jam: Toronto’s third place for cartoonists
In a friendly corner of The Cameron House, local artists come together monthly to share in drinks, drawing and a community that has endured for over three decades.
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The Bata Shoe Museum’s new exhibit is an invitation to reimagine artistic boundaries
More than one medium, more than one canvas.
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TPFF 2024: Celebration of Palestinian resilience and identity at Ibrahim Abusitta’s art exhibition
Ibrahim Abusitta honours and celebrates Palestinians’ endurance under occupation at annual festival
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What happens when the mud settles?
Hayley Chiu’s latest exhibition delves into the balance between calm and chaos
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TPFF 2024: Malak Mattar’s new painting is a canvas of pain and grief
‘No Words’ is a reminder of how art can be resistance
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Queen West Art Crawl celebrates 21 Years of creativity, community and diversity
The annual festival highlights Toronto’s diverse art scene with local artists, musicians and vendors
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Digital Disruption: Youthquaker’s Second Issue Merges Bygones and Breakthroughs in Culture and Tech
Youthquaker Magazine’s sophomore issue revives beloved traditions of physical media while linking young creatives across a developing digital landscape. By Grace Henkel With a retro-futurist vision, Youthquaker Magazine’s Digital Disruption calls back to beloved bygones of tech and media, fueling Gen Z’s nostalgia for tangible forms of storytelling in our highly digitized present time. The…
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Audiences receive great in-flight entertainment with TMTC’s production “Catch Me If You Can”
Back for another year, the TMTC recently performed their yearly musical production and it was nothing short of excellence By Olivia Harbin Detective Hanratty and his group of detectives followed him out of the wings as he frantically discussed his mission to find the wanted criminal, Frank Abagnale Jr.. Detective Hanratty, holding a binder as…
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Feasting on Femininity: The Interpretations of ‘Girl Dinner’ by Emerging Artists
Feasting on Femininity: The Interpretations of ‘Girl Dinner’ by Emerging Artists April 10, 2024 Toronto’s Abbozzo Gallery centres their second annual group exhibition after “Girl Dinner,” where seven emerging artists portray girlhood through their different interpretations By Neda Madany Pasta brought back from Sunday’s dinner party, with a cup of grapes and half a stalk…
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More Than Art: Multidisciplinary artists feature the “screaming into the void” exhibition for KUUMBA
A collaboration between two multidisciplinary artists explores themes of Black identity By Ann-Marie Njeru Multidisciplinary artists Aaron Jones and Tiffany J. Sutton collaborated on “Screaming into the Void,” an exhibition exploring themes of Black identity, existence and the depth of shared human experiences for the KUUMBA festival. Aaron Jones, a Toronto-based artist, is recognized as…
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Caroline Monnet Carves, Stitches, and Weaves Anishinaabe History and Language Into Material Form: A Review of Pizandawatc
Caroline Monnet’s recent exhibition reclaims generations-deep ties between land and language in a“love story” dedicated to Quebec’s Outaouais region and the artist’s ancestors. By Grace Henkel In the dimmed lights of the University of Toronto’s Art Museum, several of Caroline Monnet’s sculptures, rendered in polished oak, maple and cherry wood, seem to emit a soft…
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Affording the Arts in Toronto
Eight ways to experience Toronto’s painting, pottery making, DIY craft making and more on a budget By Azalea Young As a multicultural city with an expansive art scene, Toronto has quite a number of artistic experiences and activities to offer for tourists and residents alike. Whether that comes in the form of exploring different art…
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Why Gen Z is Making Everyone Fall Back in Love With Film Photography
In a sea of advancements in cameras, film photography has resurfaced in popularity thanks to Gen Z. By Rachel Cheng We’ve all seen film photos on Instagram. The warm, grainy photos always seem to promise a dreamy, carefree, and far away moment somewhere between nostalgic memories and romantic imaginations. According to a recent article from…
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Unveiling the ink: The tales behind tattoos
The strangers of downtown Toronto share the unique stories behind their permanent body art By Kayla Solway I don’t have any tattoos of my own, but I am always curious about the ink on others. I’m intrigued by the backstories and how the shapes, colours and unique designs have come to be. Was it a…
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Toronto Art Crawl: Empowering local artists and designers during the holiday season
Artists showcase their finest work at the Toronto Art Crawl Christmas market By Kristian Tofilovski The Toronto Art Crawl hosted its ninth annual Christmas market, highlighting the work of more than 80 local artists and designers. Nadia Lloyd, an artist and designer, founded the Toronto Art Crawl in 2013 to share the work of local…
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Connecting Music and Art: Exploring Canadian Album Artworks
Check out the evocative artwork behind some of Canada’s greatest tunes By Sharon Arulnesan While listening to your favourite song, have you ever glanced at its album cover and wondered what the connection between the song and the artwork could be? Often seen as supplementary to the music itself, album artwork has a dual purpose:…
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‘The public has a right to art’: Review of Keith Haring’s ‘Art Is For Everybody’ on its Only Canadian Stop in Toronto
The AGO’s latest exhibit brings the protest art of Haring’s work to life By Anna-Giselle Funes-Eng “Let’s go find the piece about dying,” someone said to their friend as they passed me in the hall of AGO’s latest exhibit featuring selected works from the late Keith Haring. On its opening night, the room was filled…
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‘Good Foot Forward’: Art Toronto Focus Exhibition Brings Visitors Down to Earth with Visceral Multimedia Works
Artists from a multitude of galleries across Canada carve a pathway through domestic spaces and handmade creation, retracing deep histories and unearthing contemporary issues. By Grace Henkel Dangling from the ceilings, stretching along the floor, or creeping up along the walls, artworks at the Art Toronto Focus Exhibition generated an intimate exchange with the earth…
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Dance with Dalí: Celebrating Spanish Heritage Through Art and Dance
Immerse yourself in Spanish culture and ‘follow the beat’ of each surrealistic stage: ‘Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise.’ By Aliya Karimjee With Toronto’s artistic presence, it is no surprise that there is yet another formidable exhibition. This city has previously hosted events displaying Van Gogh, Claude Monet and other well-known artists. Comparatively, this exhibition has a…
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Tofu Prep, Sourdough Discard and Where to Stand When You’re Hosting a Dinner Party #HotDocs
Chris Morocco hosts a live recording of Bon Appetit’s Dinner SOS to solve Toronto’s most pressing kitchen dilemmas. By: Mariana Schuetze and Mia Johnson It’s a Monday night and you’ve already got the garlic and shallots diced up for the rose sauce. The rigatoni is on the stove; it’s already boiling. But there’s no tomato…
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Turmoil, Chaos, and The Return of the Past: Margaret Atwood on Mavis Gallant’s Varieties of Exile #HotDocs
Margaret Atwood sat down with Deborah Treisman for a short story reading in the first ever live edition of the New Yorker podcast. By Grace Henkel “I don’t welcome the return of this kind of uproar and chaos, but it looks like we’re there again.” Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood spoke powerfully as she sat…
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ImagineNATIVE’s Art Crawl Leads a Vital Journey Through the Joy and Resilience of Intersectional Indigenous Storytelling
Indigenous, Queer and BIPOC creatives sparked deep reflection and passionate celebration at imagineNATIVE’s annual Art Crawl. By: Grace Henkel Onsite Gallery: “On Americanity & Other Experiences of Belonging” The Art Crawl, a tour of several different exhibitions in Tsí Tkaròn:to, or the original name of Toronto in the Mohawk language, opened at OCAD’s Onsite Gallery…
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‘The start of an era:’ How collectives are transforming the gallery
Bonafide collective is challenging traditional art spaces by incorporating live performance and obscure displays By: Alexa Fairclough Organized Chaos featured performance by pole dance artist, Madison Evoy (Courtesy of Chinelo Yasi) With each new generation of artists and galleries, a familiar double bind appears that sees youth surpass the confines of institutional art. From the…
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Review: Experiencing ancient artistry through Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel
Making Michelangelo’s greatest works accessible to cities across the world, this exhibition brings the world to Rome By: Teresa Valenton Attendees take a step up close to the Vatican at the travelling Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel exhibition, showcasing the grandiosity of Michelangelo’s works in the Sistine Chapel. Whether or not visitors have been to Rome, the…
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Beyond the surface: Embracing imperfection in art with McKyle Byard
Exploring art and identity, this Oakville artist challenges perfection and encourages self-expression through his art By: Ionna Hipolito Championing his mistakes and creating art with his flaws, up-and-coming Canadian artist McKyle Byard blurs the lines between traditional and contemporary art forms. Originally from Oakville, Ont., Byard began and grew his art career in Grade 6…
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TMTC’s Something Rotten! is anything but rotten
Welcome to the renaissance: A world of camp By: Nalyn Tindall The Toronto Metropolitan Theatre Company (TMTC) has done it again with their recent production of Something Rotten!, a comedic Broadway hit set in the 1590s during the Shakespearean era. The show, originally written by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick, chronicles brothers Nick and Nigel…
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From Gears to Gallery: A visit into Gallery Hardware Contemporary
From a hardware store to an art gallery, the unique space will always be open to it all By: Rowan Flood “When we got the building, everybody tried to talk us out of it,” says Niki Dracos, the owner of the General Hardware Contemporary. Her large gold earrings and long brown leather coat sway as…
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Massive murals guide commuters through public pathways
New public art walk aims to slow down the hustle and bustle of Toronto’s Financial District By: Stephanie Ivanoff In collaboration with property management group QuadReal and Toronto-based art curator Liza Zhurkovskaya, Commerce Court and Southcore Financial Centre, two of four office complexes located in the heart of the Financial District, have been elevated with…
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Commuters turn to critics: Art on the TTC
Public art in the TTC works with local artists to bring creativity into Torontonians’ daily commutes By: Calan Pittis and Hailey Ford The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is home to dozens of public art installations that range in medium, scale and style, creating an opportunity for Torontonians to appreciate — and often critique — artwork…