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East End Arts Toronto
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East Toronto’s Local Arts Service Organization. We work to unite, inspire, and enhance east Toronto communities with the transformative power of the arts!✨
🔊Calling Indigenous Mural Artists for a paid mural opportunity of $20,000! The Riverside BIA is seeking an Indigenous artist/artist-led collective to design a landmark public mural on the south wall of the future Ontario Line bridge/station at Queen Street East in Riverside TO!

⏰Apply Aug 5, 2026 ⤵️
July 24, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Check out some of the incredible ways community members have used our space for Celebrations 🎉 at St. Matthew’s Clubhouse!

Located at 450 Broadview Avenue, on the edge of the picturesque Riverdale Park East, sits St. Matthew’s Clubhouse, which is available to rent for your next program or event🎊!
July 23, 2026 at 3:32 PM
🔊Come listen to poetry + view visual art that interrogates compliance and its aftereffects with Tender Possibilities, an exciting summer reading series🗣️!

Event:
📍 Evergreen Brick Works on July 12, 2026 (1:30-4:00PM)
🔗 www.eventbrite.ca/e/compliance...
July 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
🔊 Come watch the Three Musketeers with The Lakeside Players! On July 7, 2026 at 7PM at St.Matthew’s Clubhouse, The Lakeside Players will perform the epic with only 2 actors! Can they pull it off ⚔️?

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July 7, 2026 (7PM)
St. Matthew’s Clubhouse’s lawn (450 Broadview Avenue)
FREE! (Donations accepted)
June 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
🔊 Come listen to poetry + view textiles that trace long-ago waterways with Tender Possibilities, an exciting summer reading series 🌊🗣️!

Event:
📍 Evergreen Brick Works on June 21, 2026 (1:30-4:00 PM)
🔗 www.eventbrite.ca/e/frequencie...
June 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
🔊 Check out the new Riverdale Arts marketing happening in east end! At the market will be art, music, food, and connection! Details below (1/2) ⤵️.

🫟This event is part of The Art Bar, a series of artistic and community-driven events designed to re-energize the historic space of the Duke Toronto.
June 17, 2026 at 3:51 PM
🔊 Join Tender Possibilities for Inventory of Infinite Traces, their 4th Summer Series! On June 21, July 12, and July 26, 2026 at Evergreen Brick Works, featured poets will work with visual artists in an evolving installation of readings and art 🗣️.

➡️ Event info via their website (link below)(1/2)
June 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
🔊 Applications for a mentee role for emerging Indigenous muralists are open! The mentee will be guided by Métis artist, Josh Leclerc, through creating a mural at Glen Rhodes Campus from July-Aug 2026.

⏰Deadline is June 26, 2026
💲$500 Honorarium available
➡️Apply here: eastendarts.ca/indigenousro...
June 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Happy Asian Heritage Month! Explore brand new books written by authors with heritage from the diverse continent of Asia. www.playwrightscanada.com/Subjects/Asi...
May 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
📣We’re looking for volunteers to join us on Sunday May 31, 2026 in Dentonia Park for the 4th annual East End Kids Pride Celebration 🤗🌈! It will be a fun-packed day, and there are opportunities for everyone to get involved. #TorontoPride

Visit the link to apply ☀️: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
🎉We are SO excited about the return of the fourth annual East End Kids Pride program for 2026! Come join us for a FREE art workshop (May 2, May 9, or May 13), and save the date for the magical Parade + Celebration Day on May 31st in Dentonia Park! 🌈 More info: www.eastendarts.ca/kidspride2026
April 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
We're having a Spring Fabric Fundraiser again, and you're all invited😁! Join us on Friday April 17, 2026, 3:30-6:30PM drop-in style, for this family friendly fundraising event featuring a large collection of fabrics and textiles to use for your own projects. eastendarts.ca/spring-fundraiser-2026
April 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our 8-month art program for seniors titled, 🌷Seniors in the East🪻, is wrapping up with an in-person exhibition, and you are all invited! From Thurs March 19-Sat March 21, 2026, pop by our cozy Clubhouse to view all the artwork created by 30+ talented seniors: eastendarts.ca/site26-exhibition
March 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
📣 IT'S THE FINAL WEEKEND TO FILL OUT OUR 2026 ARTS SURVEY! COMPLETE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A $100 GIFT CARD TO AN EAST END RESTAURANT! There is a survey for artists, and a survey for community members. Pick the best one for you, and fill it out before Sunday at midnight! eastendarts.ca/2026survey/
February 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
📣 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
February 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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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...
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February 5, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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
February 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
📣 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
February 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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
January 27, 2026 at 10:24 PM
📣 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/
January 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
📣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...
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
📣 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...
October 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
✨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
October 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
📣 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
September 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM