📣 The 2026 Winter Stations Photo Contest is back! From February 16 to March 30, 2026, head down to Woodbine Beach to take photos of this year's installations, and then post on Instagram with the hashtag #WinterStations2026 for a chance to win some prizes! More: eastendarts.ca/winterstationsphoto2026

The Fringe is hiring! We are so excited to find the next superstars to fill our two annual learning positions - the TD Emerging Festival Producer and the TD Marketing Associate: fringetoronto.com/get-involved...

Join us this February & March for the sixth annual ✨Light It Up Lantern Program!✨ Join us to make a paper lantern at a FREE lantern-making workshop (4 happening), and then join for a Lantern Celebration & Parade in Riverdale Park East ft. hot cocoa, a fire & more! INFO: eastendarts.ca/lightitup2026

📣 Help us spread the word! The Beaded Path (a no-cost online Indigenous beading space) is back for a new, exciting season🥳! Taking place bi-weekly on Thursdays from February 12th, 2026 to June 4, 2026, 7-9PM, on ZOOM! 7 Guests Artists are joining this season! Register: eastendarts.ca/the-beaded-path

Fill out our 2026 Annual Arts Survey📋 and you’ll have the chance to WIN one of two $100 gift cards🎁 to either Lake Inez or Papyrus Toronto (two East End Arts favourites!) Give us your thoughts on arts & culture in the east end! Deadline: Sunday March 1, 2026 at midnight. eastendarts.ca/2026survey

📣 We are excited to launch ArtLabs, a new umbrella program that offers free space at St. Matthew’s Clubhouse and basic support for artists looking to launch a new idea or experiment within their artistic practice!💡Application deadline: SUNDAY MARCH 1, 2026 by 11:59PM EST. eastendarts.ca/artlabs/

📣TOMORROW! Saturday December 6, 11am-4pm, join us for our 2nd annual Holiday Arts Market at St. Matthew's Clubhouse (450 Broadview Ave)! 15+ local artists & artisans selling their creative goods. There will also be hot chocolate, cookies, mulled wine for sale, & more! eastendarts.ca/holidaymarke...

The countdown is on to our second Holiday Arts Market 🎄! Please join us at St. Matthew’s Clubhouse on Saturday December 6 from 11am-4pm for a cozy arts market on the edge of Riverdale Park East 😍. -15+ independent artists -holiday music -mulled wine for sale, & more! eastendarts.ca/holidaymarket2025

📣 Attention Toronto Artists! Apply to join us for our second annual Holiday Arts Market!❄️ Happening Sat Dec 6, 2025, 11am-4pm 🤲, and we are prioritizing local east end emerging artists who sell items that they make or design themselves. Deadline Oct 26, 2025. More: eastendarts.ca/call-for-art...

✨Nuit Blanche East Danforth is TOMORROW!✨ NbED takes place Saturday October 4, 2025, 7pm-7am on the Danforth between Greenwood & Coxwell TTC Stations. We’ve got nearly 20 art installations for you to enjoy! Check out our hub map here! And share your experiences using #nbED25 eastendarts.ca/nbed

📣 Nuit Blanche East Danforth happens Sat October 4, 7pm-7am, on Danforth Avenue between Coxwell & Greenwood Stations. Come dance away at an all-night forest-themed Silent Disco; view a multimedia kite installation; immerse yourself in a Bangla & English textile installation... eastendarts.ca/nbed25

We Need Your Help to Bring our Forest-themed Silent Disco to life as part of Nuit Blanche East Danforth! Calling our east end community to lend us your artificial Holiday/Christmas trees for the night of Saturday October 4th🌲🌲🌲! Email us ASAP if you can help us out at: [email protected] 😄 #Toronto

The countdown is on to Nuit Blanche East Danforth🎉! Taking place on the Danforth between Greenwood & Coxwell TTC Stations, Saturday October 4th, 2025, 7pm-7am, come explore this year's hub under the theme “Translating the City”🤩! 18+ activations! #nbED25 #nbTO25 More info : eastendarts.ca/nbed25

Free Cyanotype Workshop at the Park is BACK! 🌿 🗓️ Saturday August 23rd | 📍Dentonia Park. RSVP now at [email protected] #artsTO #EastEndLove #EastEndArts #TorontoArts

Here are some photos from our July From Here to Wear session 🌻! ♻️ Our final session will be August 23 ☀️. The workshop is currently full, but you can still participate in our free, outdoor clothing swap! ♻️ Learn more HERE 🔗: eastendarts.ca/from-here-to...

📣Spread the word! We’re looking for some fun, art-loving volunteers to join us for Nuit Blanche East Danforth 2025 🌙🎉. Come be part of the biggest celebration of contemporary art in the east end! 🌃 CLICK HERE to sign up 🔗:https://eastendarts.ca/volunteer-with-nuit-blanche-2025/

📢 Call for Indigenous mural artists! North York Arts is seeking submissions for Art Connects, a community-led mural to be unveiled Earth Day 2026 at Gibson House Museum. 💸 $7,000 honorarium. Deadline: July 25, 2025. 
Apply 👉 form.jotform.com/251464719257...

Come join us for the Opening Celebration of the exciting new 🦋Biidaasige Park 🌳located in Toronto’s East Portlands! Enjoy music, hands-on crafts, drumming, a butterfly parade, & more! Dates: Sat July 19 & Sun July 20 Times: 11am-5pm each day Location: 39 Commissioners St. Cost: FREE bit.ly/3IwNTte

📣 Artists & creatives—if marketing feels awkward, don’t miss this FREE online workshop! Sell Without Selling w/ Alisa Singh ✏️ Thurs, July 10 | 6–7PM EST ✏️ Zoom | Free to attend ✏️ forms.gle/XBwA9b2uhNUw... Presented by East End Arts 💛 #SellWithoutSelling #EastEndArts

🎤 Our first-ever Riverdale Mic kicked off May 2 with an incredible vibe of creativity & community! Join us for this FREE east-end open mic series—next dates: July 4, Sept 5, Nov 7! 📍St. Matthew’s Clubhouse, 6:30–8:30PM 🔗 eastendarts.ca/the-riverdal...

🎉There’s a new mural in the East End! There will be a celebration in Dentonia Park THIS Wednesday, June 25th at 4-5:30PM for the completion of the community-youth mural project “We Are All Relatives.” All are welcome❤️!

📣Calling all writers 📣! We’re partnering with our friends at Firefly Creative Writing 🩵 to offer a FREE spot to their “Keep Your Pen Moving” workshop this summer at St. Matthew's Clubhouse! The deadline to enter the bursary draw is SUNDAY at midnight ⏰! 🖊️ Enter HERE: eastendarts.ca/firefly-summ...

🧡 June is #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth. At East End Arts, we honour this month by reflecting on our treaty responsibilities and celebrating the wrap-up of our 2025 season of The Beaded Path, a space for Indigenous-led learning, connection & creativity. #NIHM2025 #TheBeadedPath

We had such a great time at the opening night of the East End Kids Pride Art Exhibition ❤️🌈! The exhibition is OPEN at our Clubhouse until June 22, so come see it for yourself, and stop by our kid-friendly activity stations while you’re here 😊! #EastEndKidsPride #EastEndLove #PrideToronto

Our 2025 East End Kids Pride program is wrapping up with a beautiful art exhibition at St. Matthew’s Clubhouse 🎨🌈! From June 18-22, swing by to see the incredible artwork created by rainbow kids and youth from our East End Kids Pride art workshops ❤️! Learn more here: eastendarts.ca/kids-pride-a...

We’re so excited to welcome back From Here to Wear ♻️ with Norwin Anne! Join us monthly this summer for clothing swaps + hands-on textile workshops that celebrate repair, reuse & slow fashion 🌱 📅 Jun 29, Jul 26, Aug 23 📍450 Broadview Ave 🔗 Register: forms.gle/PJxBesfHvqB5...

📣Our 2025 Annual Arts Survey is LIVE until June 29th, 2025, and we want to hear from you ❤️! Your feedback will directly guide our arts programming for the years ahead 🙌. Fill it out and get the chance to WIN one of two $100 east end restaurant gift cards 😄. More HERE: eastendarts.ca/2025-east-en...

🌈 Happy Pride Month from all of us at East End Arts! We’re celebrating love, creativity & community—not just this month, but always. To our 2SLGBTQIA community: we see you, we celebrate you, we stand with you 💖🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #PrideMonth #EastEndLove #QueerArt #PrideToronto

✨Our very first Queer Arts Market is happening this Sunday, June 1st in Dentonia Park 🌈! This market is part of East End Kids Pride 2025 🦋. Come support queer artists and join us for a fun day in the sun☀️! To learn more about the featured artists, visit our website!: eastendarts.ca/queer-arts-m...

🌈The countdown is on to the 3rd annual East End Kids Pride Parade + Celebration!🌈 💙Sunday June 1, 2025 ❤️10AM-2PM 💚Dentonia Park (Southwest Side) 💜All Ages, Families, Friends, & Allies! Enjoy Performances, a Queer Arts Market, Art Stations, a Magical Parade & MORE: eastendarts.ca/kidspride2025/

📣 We are looking for 40 senior artists/participants from East Toronto who want to join us for the second season of our program, Seniors in the East: Storybook Program. Aug 2025-March 2026. It's FREE, and all materials are provided📖. Learn more here: eastendarts.ca/participants... #Toronto #Seniors

We are excited 😊 to introduce a new monthly drop-in program at our Clubhouse called, The Seniors Creative Circle! 🟣🔵🟢 Held on the last Friday of every month, 12-3PM, come hang out with us to let your creativity flow 😃! You can RSVP at the link, or just show up: eastendarts.ca/seniorscreat...

Are you an artist interested in sharing your craft 🎨? We’re seeking applications from paper-based artists and arts facilitators to lead Zoom workshops for our program, Seniors in the East: Storybook Program, Chapter Two 🩵! Learn more and apply HERE: eastendarts.ca/callforartis...

Come join Shadowland Theatre & East End Arts for a free butterfly puppet-making workshop! ❤️ 🌈 🦋 This Sat May 24, 2025 at St. Matthew's Clubhouse from 11am-1pm, or 2pm-4pm, come make your own beautiful butterfly that can be customized w/ colours, stencils, messages & more: forms.gle/4o4efWGTkzAX...

📣 EXTENDED DEADLINE! Call for #Indigenous Mural Artists! “Indigenous Roots” is a paid mural opportunity to paint the indoor lobby space of the Eastminster Campus of EEURM (located at 310 Danforth Avenue). Artist fee, $6,500. Deadline to Apply: June 8, 2025. LEARN MORE: eastendarts.ca/indigenous-r...

📣Spread the word! 📣We’re looking for VOLUNTEERS to join us on June 1st for the East End Kids Pride Parade & Celebration 🤗! There are opportunities for everyone to get involved. Come help us make the magic happen🎉! Sign up HERE eastendarts.ca/kidspride2025/

📣 There are only four days left to apply to our INVIEW Art Series as part of #NuitBlanche East Danforth 🫣! Taking place on Saturday October 4, 2025, this year's east end hub theme is "Danforth Translated”. Each window is compensated at $1,000. Learn more here: eastendarts.ca/call-for-inv...

Calling all quilters 🧵, costume enthusiasts, dabblers, and crafters: come and join East End Arts for a Spring Fabric Fundraiser 🌷! Friday May 16, 2025, 3-7PM drop-in style at St. Matthew's Clubhouse. There will be lots of fabrics to browse through at affordable prices! eastendarts.ca/spring-fabri...

The Beaded Path (a biweekly no-cost online space where Indigenous creators from across Turtle Island can sit together chatting, laughing, & sharing experiences while beading together) is happening on Zoom THIS THURSDAY MAY 8, 7-9PM 😊! Spread the news & register here: eastendarts.ca/the-beaded-p...

We're excited to introduce a new, FREE, drop-in series at St. Matthew's Clubhouse 🏡: The Riverdale Mic! Local writers, poets, musicians, & creatives are invited to join us🎤. Happening on the first Friday evening of every second month. Doors open 6:30pm, signup at door. eastendarts.ca/the-riverdal...

HELP SHAPE ARTS IN THE EAST END WITH OUR 2025 ARTS SURVEY! ✨We've now launched our 7th annual arts survey to give you an opportunity to help inform arts and culture in the east end of Toronto🎉! Access to Surveys➡️: bit.ly/4cGM7AO Deadline➡️: Monday May 19th, 2025 #TorontoArts #Survey #EastToronto

📣 Calling all Queer Artists to apply as a Vendor to sell their artwork in the first East End Queer Arts Market as part of East End Kids Pride, 2025! Taking place in Dentonia Park on June 1st, 10am-2pm. ➡️Deadline to Apply: Sunday May 4, 2025 at 11:59PM EST: eastendarts.ca/queerartsmar... #Pride2025

📣 Exciting News! East End Arts and End United Regional Ministry (EEURM) are inviting #Indigenous Mural Artists to apply to an exciting public art project that will take place in the summer of 2025👏! Deadline to Apply: May 9, 2025. More🥳: eastendarts.ca/indigenous-r... #TorontoArts #MuralArtist

Calling all Artists to apply to join us for the return of Nuit Blanche East Danforth😁! Help us present cool, contemporary art in business windowfronts as part of our IN VIEW series🙌. The deadline to apply is May 16, 2025 by 11:59PM EST. Learn more: eastendarts.ca/call-for-inv... #TorontoArtists

📣 Calling all east enders! Join us for the fifth annual ✨Light It Up Lantern Celerbation!✨ Make a paper lantern at one of our six FREE lantern-making workshops, and then celebrate the Spring Equinox at our Community Celebration ft a parade, fire, hot cocoa, & more🎉! eastendarts.ca/light-it-up-...

We're excited to welcome back, The Beaded Path (formerly BYOBeads) with Native Women in the Arts & artist Mel Bartel 😀! Taking place bi-weekly on Thursdays from 7-9PM on Zoom. Please share with all the Indigenous Bead Artists that you know! Learn more & register here ➡️ eastendarts.ca/the-beaded-p...

🚨 Deadline: January 7th at 9:00pm ET, for the 2025 Festival Call for Submissions! Submit your project at LINK IN BIO 🔗 #summerworksfun #contemporaryperformance #theaTO #danceTO #musicTO #callforsubmissions #opencallforartists #festivalsubmissions