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.
Donate Now!We create spaces for Black Art by supporting professional and emerging artists to learn, grow and show their art.
We provide opportunities for Afro-diasporic artists to gain new skills, hone their artistic practices, and push their creative limits.
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 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.
There’s always something you can be a part of. Check out our upcoming events & opportunities below:
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
September 20 - November 1, 2023
6:00PM - 8:30PM
524 Oakwood Ave, Toronto, ON M6E 2X1
Explore hand building, glazing, mark making, and more
October 26 - 26, 2023
7:00PM - 8:00PM
524 Oakwood Ave, Toronto, ON M6E 2X1
RSVP Today!
What gets measured gets done. Here’s a summary of what we did in 2022:
served by 18 programs, workshops and artist talks.
served in our Creative Connect Program
matched with professional artists as mentors
engaged in our Beyond the Books School Program
that showcased Black Canadian artists and supported local Black businesses
As a charity, we’re grateful for the support of our donors and supporters which enable the work we do.
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