Nia Centre for the Arts: First Black Arts Centre in Toronto

Nia Centre for the
Arts

We are a Toronto-based not-for-profit organization that supports, showcases and promotes an appreciation of arts from across the African Diaspora.

We are excited to be re-developing our space at 524 Oakwood Ave into a renewed professional arts centre. This hub will provide the community with art exhibition spaces, a 160-seat performance theatre, co-working spaces, digital arts incubation studios, recording & visual arts studios and community workspaces.

We are building Canada’s first professional multi-disciplinary centre for African-Canadian art.

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What We Do

We create spaces for Black Art by supporting professional and emerging artists to learn, grow and show their art.

WE PROVIDE
Professional Development

We provide opportunities for Afro-diasporic artists to gain new skills, hone their artistic practices, and push their creative limits.

WE PROVIDE
Youth Programs and Mentorship

We provide young people the opportunity to explore a wide range of creative pathways and expand their artistic abilities. We are an approved vendor with TDSB and provide culturally-relevant school workshops.

WE PRESENT
Exhibitions

We produce and present exhibitions both at the Centre and across Toronto. We showcase work from Afro-diasporic artists across a range of disciplines and mediums – showcasing work provokes, challenges, and inspires our community.

What's On

There’s always something you can be a part of. Check out our upcoming events & opportunities below:

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Bonded Across Time

September 1 - October 15, 2023

5Bellevue Crescent, Toronto, ON M9N 1G5

A public art installation that highlights the role local residents play in shaping and revitalizing neighbourhoods

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Making Your Mark: Clay Making Program

September 20 - November 1, 2023
6:00PM - 8:30PM
524 Oakwood Ave, Toronto, ON M6E 2X1

Explore hand building, glazing, mark making, and more

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From Me to You: Printmaking Showcase

October 26 - 26, 2023
7:00PM - 8:00PM
524 Oakwood Ave, Toronto, ON M6E 2X1

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Impact on our Community

What gets measured gets done. Here’s a summary of what we did in 2022:

370
Artists

served by 18 programs, workshops and artist talks.

300
Youth

served in our Creative Connect Program

162
Mentees

matched with professional artists as mentors

467
Students

engaged in our Beyond the Books School Program

4
Community Events

that showcased Black Canadian artists and supported local Black businesses

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Our Supporters

As a charity, we’re grateful for the support of our donors and supporters which enable the work we do.

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