Toronto Artists

• Toronto artist paints giant rainbow-inspired mural to give back to community

  "Art is important, art is very important and people react to it. They see it and it affects them. We need a lot more of this going on in our city."

  Canada

  May 3, 2021
  
• Scarborough’s Randell Adjei, Ontario’s first poet laureate, looks to spread message of ‘hope and joy’

  "What it looks like for now is galvanizing poets across Ontario and just highlighting and profiling poets and artists across the province," Adjei said when asked about the post.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2021
  
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• Artists pivot talents to offer singing telegrams as COVID-19 keeps live theatre closed

  The person can choose the song, date, and time, pay a fee, and then the company assigns an artist to make the phone call.

  Health

  Feb 12, 2021
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• New crowdfunded studio being set up to support Toronto’s Black photographers, videographers

  'Overall, I feel like us as Black people, we need to be the ones telling and narrating our own stories.'

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2020
• Toronto artist carves his place in the city

  Most days, weather permitting, Ward can be found sitting at the corner of Yonge and Elm streets in busy downtown Toronto carving, sanding and selling miniature birds, ducks, along with a few other things.

  Oct 1, 2018
• Akin Projects provides affordable, shared space for artists in Toronto

  Engaging, connecting and education the community through art is the goal of Akin. Established by two artists a decade ago in a modest 600-square-foot loft, the organization has grown to become the largest provider of shared studio space in Toronto.

  Aug 30, 2018