Akin at The Artist Project - April 13 to 16

Get ready for the highly-anticipated return of The Artist Project at the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, from April 13th to 16th! Featuring over 250 independent artists, including several Akin members, this event promises to be a celebration of creativity, inspiration, and connection.

The Opening Night Preview is on April 13th from 6-10pm, it will include a fashion show from  Fashion Art Toronto, Aura photography, Tarot Card reading, and a live DJ set. Experience a stimulating environment designed to ignite enriching conversations and foster a personal connection with art.

The Akin booth will be showcasing the talented works of members of the Akin Studio Program at Auto BLDG: Amada Estabillo, Jason Bomers, Tiana Robinson, Erin McCluskey, Emily MacClennan, Mel Hayes, Felicia Cirstea, Maren Boedeker, Hamid Mohammadi, Linds Miyo and Chico Togni. Find us at booth 1009 near the Untapped Emerging Artist section (featuring Akin’s very own, Sabrina Pinksen)!

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Another interesting exhibit will be the OCAD U Career Launcher Initiative, where Vladimir Kanic, the recipient of the Artist Project 2023 Career Launcher, will present Garden of Waves, as part of his ongoing body of work with algae for the 2023 fair.

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Image Description: Miles Ingrassia at the Artist Project 2022. Miles is standing in front of his paintings which are displayed on a white wall surrounding him. Miles has a tshirt on and a hat and glasses and is smiling slightly at the camera.

While you are there, don’t forget to look for Akin members and alumni at their very own booths and say hello! Akin members exhibiting include Miles Ingrassia (booth 122), Carolina Reis (booth 108), Jen Arron (booth I6), Natalie Plociennik (booth 236) and Zoe Bridgeman (booth 926) and many Akin alumni will be among the exhibiting artists as well!  

Click here to get your tickets. See you there!  

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Accessibility Information:

The Better Living Centre has step-free access to the building and is level throughout. A limited number of assisted devices are available onsite at the information desk for those who need them. Service animals are allowed into all areas of the event that are open to the public. The Artist Project is happy to offer a complimentary admission pass for the support person of a person with a disability.

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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

#BringingTheArtsToLife @CanadaCouncil 

Artist Opportunities Round-Up: Residencies, Exhibitions, Art Crawls & More!

As the spring approaches, we’ve rounded up some fresh new opportunities for artists. These opportunities come with deadlines in April through August. Best of luck! 

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MOTHRA: Artist-Parent Project

Deadline: April 10th, 2023 (to apply for the July 4-17th residency) 

Description: In 2023 MOTHRA will be offering four artist-parent, child-inclusive, artist residencies at Artscape Gibraltar Point. 

Find more details about the MOTHRA: Artist-Parent Project here

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Image Description: A concrete alleyway facing a white building with a painted mural on it. The mural has a black background, with white clouds moving across the center, and a portrait of a woman with long black hair looking off into the distance. On the left side of the mural, words written in stylized cursive read “looking towards a better future”. On the right side, the text continues, saying “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” 

Call for Mural Proposals: “Just Us” Art Project 2023

Deadline: August 15th, 2023

This call invites concepts from street, mural and graffiti artists and artist collectives committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and inspiring positive change through who they are and the work they create. Project proposals should speak to historic and current social issues and movements within Black and Indigenous communities and equity deserving groups and the importance, benefits, and opportunities to build a better future through inclusion, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.

Find more details about the Call for Mural Proposals here

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The Salt Spring National Art Prize 

Deadline: May 31st, 2023

The Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) is a biennial juried open competition focused on Canadian contemporary visual arts. Approximately fifty finalists are selected for the exhibition by an independent national jury. We invite all Canadian artists whose work exemplifies originality, quality, integrity, and creativity to submit work for consideration.

Find more details about the The Salt Spring National Art Prize here

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Image description: A busy crowd of people stand in a laneway lined with white tents at the outdoor Queen West Art Crawl. There are bright green trees in the background. Some artwork can be seen on display inside the tents.

Call for Artists and Artisans: 2023 Queen West Art Crawl Festival

Deadline: May 31st, 2023 

The Queen West Art Crawl (QWAC) is a charitable corporation that drives a number of initiatives publicly benefiting artists and residents of Toronto through art, music, and multiculturalism, including a two-day multidisciplinary arts festival stretching along Queen Street West from Bathurst to Roncesvalles in Trinity Bellwoods Park in September of each year. With attendance at 20-25k, the Queen West Art Crawl has developed over the years into an inclusive arts and multicultural festival, while staying centered around its annual outdoor art exhibition. 

Find more details about the 2023 Queen West Art Crawl Festival here

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2023 Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition 

Deadline: April 30th 2023 

The Federation of Canadian Artists is providing this opportunity for artists from all over the world to exhibit for minimal cost and a chance to win prizes for their art. This year’s theme is ‘Recovery’ Submissions must be no bigger than 8" x 10" or 10" x 8" and must be unframed. Substrates can be no deeper than 4mm deep. We frame successfully juried pieces at our gallery.

Find more details about the 2023 Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition here

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14th Annual Contemporary Juried Art Exhibition
2023 Kirkland Lake Contemporary Art 

Deadline: June 1st , 2023

The Museum of Northern History and the Contemporary Art Committee will host the 14th Annual Contemporary Art Exhibition. Artists at all stages in their career are eligible and all disciplines are welcome. Theme: “Mystique & Reality”

Find more details about the Kirkland Lake Contemporary Art Juried Art Exhibition here

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Image Description: In the foreground a person watches another, smiling in a black hoodie, pins a paper drawing to a white wall, alongside a series of drawings already pinned side by side. One of the drawings reads “Freedom”, while another contains stylized figure sketches. 

Call for Facilitators of Creative Content: Nia Centre 

Deadline: June 6, 2023

Interested in facilitating art-based workshops for youth and young creatives?

The Nia Centre is looking for enthusiastic Art Facilitators to facilitate art-based workshops for our Beyond the Books: School Engagement Program. Looking for facilitators that can lead workshops across the following art mediums:

• Film

• Animation

• Mural Design

• Photography

• Creative Writing

• Dance (with a focus on Afro Caribbean and hip hop dance)

• Theatre, Acting and Performance

As workshops will be held in person at the physical location of the school, facilitators must be available to commute to schools across the Greater Toronto Area. Short-listed applicants will be contacted for a brief virtual Facilitator Show & Share.

Find more details about the Call for Facilitators of Creative Content at the Nia Centre here

Ghostmoth by Claire Correia

Want to add some art viewing to your solstice? Check out our Vitrine Gallery featuring Ghostmoth by Claire Correia (@claire.correia)!

Correia writes, "Although giant cecropia moths still thrive in the woods of Ontario, and I look for them all the time, I’ve only ever seen one. In this artwork, a life-sized silver wire-formed cecropia moth resting on a radiant green leaf mandala forms a symbol of these reclusive and seldom-seen forest creatures.

Presenting the moth as a ghostly form both implies its elusive nature, and also suggests its vulnerability, as the important wild places where these creatures live are threatened by both climate change and blind commercial development.

I’m concerned about longevity in all of my pieces, hoping that the artwork will exist for longer than my lifespan. Many hours are spent on invisible but really important research and process experimentation, on behalf of that poor future conservator who may have to deal with the things I’ve put into the world! Making that piece was like making a magic spell; it felt as though the work was opening doors."

Check it out till January 30th!

Artist Project's COVID-19 Studio Relief Grant

Artist Project’s COVID-19 Studio Relief Grant will be awarding one emerging contemporary artist in a visual arts field with a $1,000 Akin studio credit, along with a $1,000 honorarium to offset arts supplies and day-to-day costs.

The COVID-19 Studio Relief Grant was envisioned to provide an opportunity for an emerging contemporary artist who has been impacted by the pandemic to look forward to having a creative space among their peers unburdened by access, rental costs and supply costs.  Artist Project is looking to support an emerging artist whose practice has been impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis; through loss of income, studio space, cancelled exhibition opportunities or delayed education opportunities.

The artist selected must be available for a filmed in-studio visit including an interview on their practice and process. The artist will receive promotion through Artist Project’s e-mail, website and social media marketing platforms.

Who may apply?

Artist Project’s COVID-19 Studio Relief Grant  is open to emerging contemporary artists working in a visual arts field. For the purposes of this residency an emerging artist is defined as an artist who is currently attending or a recent graduate (3 years) of a visual arts education program, with no commercial gallery representation, and a modest exhibition history over the past 3 years.

There is no fee to apply, however applications will be limited to the first 200 entrants.

Deadline: Friday, May 15, 2020

Akin at the Artist Project

Thanks to all who came and visited us at the Artist Project. We appreciate everyone that made it possible for us to participate as well as everyone who stopped by the Akin booth to check out the artworks as well as learn more about Akin!

It was also an incredible honor to participate in a discussion on how studios and smaller arts organizations can help create a more equitable and inclusive artistic community in Toronto. This year’s chat featured panelists: Catherine Tammaro, Michael Vickers, Oliver Pauk and Talitha Tolles. 

Exhibiting artists in the Akin booth:
Antonio Pendones
Dalia Hassan
David Fredrik Moussallem
Foot-to-Face
Janet Hinkle
Jill Smith
Kim Kermode
Laura Kay Keeling

Additional Akin artists and alum who participated in this years Artist Project:
Alison Postma
Alyssa King 
Brianne Burnell 
Eugenia Elder  
Felicia Cirstea  
June Kim  
Kendra Yee 
Kristy Blackwell  
Linds Miyo 
Michael John Vickers 
Nicole Krstin
Design by Nuff 
SignBros
Strike Design Studio
Tonya Hart 

Akin at the Artist Project

Akin at the Artist Project | February 20-23, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place

Akin Projects invites you to join us at the 2020 edition of Artist Project Toronto. Akin is excited to join this year's Artist Project as the non profit partner. In our booth, visitors are invited to view new work by a handful of our current members, learn more about our services and the many ways we offer support for artists.

Show Hours:
OPENING NIGHT - Thursday, February 20, 7-11pm

Friday, February 21, 11am - 10pm

Saturday, February 22, 11am - 8pm

Sunday, February 23, 11am-6pm

This year, the Artist Project turns 13 with its most exciting show yet and we can't wait to be a part of it! From collectors and curators, to gallerists and designers, visitors can explore and discover works of art from over 300 top contemporary artists from Canada and abroad.

This year, visitors you can view and interact with new works by members of Akin's community in Akin's non profit partner booth. Artists will be on site throughout the show to discuss their work and answer your questions.

Exhibiting Artists:
Antonio Pendones
Dalia Hassan
David Fredrik Moussallem
Foot-to-Face
Janet Hinkle
Jill Smith
Kim Kermode
Laura Kay Keeling

Accessibility Information:
The Artist Project is committed to excellence in serving all customers including persons with disabilities.The Better Living Centre is an accessible venue. It has a step free access to the building and is level throughout. A limited number of assisted devices are available onsite at the information desk for those who need them. Service animals are allowed into all areas of the event that are open to the public. Artist Project is happy to offer a complimentary admission pass for the support person of a person with a disability.

Akin's Winter Programming Announced!

Akin is gearing up for a winter season chock full of exciting programming within Toronto's vibrant arts scene. Rather than hibernating until April, we hope that you will bundle up, brave the cold and join us for these upcoming events.

Show & Tell: Handmade Gifts at Akin Ossington | December 4th, 6-8PM, 888 Dupont Street

This month Akin is hosting a relaxed and fun ‘Show and Tell for Artists’ at Akin's Ossington studios (888 Dupont Street). This month's Show and Tell will feature a holiday twist! Artists are encouraged but are not required to share works that they are planning on gifting this holiday season.

Feel free to bring art to share, bring a friend or two, bring snacks or drinks or just bring yourself! Come for the conversation or just to meet other artists and makers. This is a FREE public event - everyone is welcome!

The December edition of the Show and Tell is happening at Akin Ossington at 888 Dupont Street in unit 100.

Accessibility Information:

Akin Ossington is not currently wheelchair accessible. Akin regrets this barrier to access. There is a loading bay on the east side of the building. 

About Akin Projects

Akin Projects is an arts programming organization and registered nonprofit established for the purpose of providing both creative and professional development opportunities to members of Toronto’s artistic and cultural community. 

Akin's Holiday Card Making Party | December 6th, 6-8PM, 2970 Lakeshore Blvd W

Akin Projects is feeling festive and excited to present this casual crafting and card making party! Join us in the studio and make a card (holiday-themed or otherwise) for your best friend, neighbour, significant other, or a complete stranger! Some materials provided.

PWYC/Free, but please register at: http://tiny.cc/971ggz

BYOS- Bring your own supplies! Akin will have scissors, colored paper, pencil crayons, markers and pens ready but encourage everyone to bring extra!  Bring a friend, a snack or drink, and your creativity!

Accessibility

Akin Lakeshore is located on the third floor of the building and there is no elevator. Akin regrets this barrier to access. There is a ramp entrance to the building and then 38 steps to access the studios on the third floor. There are 3 gender-neutral washrooms in the studio space. One of the bathrooms has grab bars, the other two do not, and the toilets are not raised. The doorway to the kitchen is narrow, measuring approximately 24 inches across

For additional accessibility information and directions, please visit https://www.akincollective.com/lakeshore

Akin's Annual Holiday Market + Party | December 14th, 10AM - 5PM, 158 Sterling Road

Akin invites you to join us on Saturday, December 14th at MOCA Toronto for a day of good cheer at the Akin Holiday Party and Artist Market.

Free / All Welcome! Kid friendly!

In 2019 Akin collaborated with some amazing partners, said goodbye to one of our most central locations, opened a new studio,  (Akin Lakeshore in South Etobicoke), turned 11 years old, and welcomed many more artists to the studio community. This event is a celebration for members from all 9 Akin studios, as well as our neighbours, community partners, friends and family.    

MOCA Toronto will be open from 10am to 5pm. Come and stay for a while. Mingle, enjoy the museum, offerings at Forno Cultura and browse the market featuring art and objects by members of Akin’s community!

Artist Market Vendors:

• Linds Miyo

• Heavy Flow

• Felicia Cirstea

• Purple Fig Pottery

• 83 Studio

• Studio Indent

• Mayli Makes

• SIX-REALMS

• Goodplace Studio

• Sadia Fakih

• Erin Candela

• Jocelyn Hirtes

• The Otter Potter

• Foot-to-Face

• Sarah Moreau

• Tonya Hart

• Jenn Woodall

• Dalia Hassan

• Leesa Coleman

• Jill Smith

Dress festive, fun or fancy! Children of all ages welcome, but please no pets. This year we will also be collecting gently worn or new hats and mittens for Sistering. Gently worn items must be washed.

Accessibility:

MOCA Toronto aims to be a barrier-free and accessible museum for all. Each floor has elevator access. There are two wheelchairs that are available to borrow. Service animals are welcome.

Akin's Winter Art Crawl | January 18th, 1-4PM, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw Street

Akin Projects invites you to join us for special tours conversations during the 2019 edition of DesignTO in the Queen West area - an Akin Art Crawl focused on local design in alternative spaces!

Come along as artists, curators and staff provide special walkthroughs and tours of their special festival exhibits and projects.

Crawl Schedule

1:00PM - Visit Artscape Youngplace for ‘Can’t Say Nothing (Lorem Ipsum, Moving Patterns)’

1:30PM - Visit 55 Ossington Avenue for ‘Daydream Under the Penny Vine’

2:00PM - Visit 1010 Queen Street West for ‘(AI) – Aesthete’s Items’

2:45PM - Visit Black Artists’ Network in Dialogue (BAND) 19 Brock Avenue for ‘Akwaaba | Welcome Home.’

3:30PM - End the crawl at the Gladstone Hotel for ‘Come Up to My Room’
 

PWYC (suggested $10 donation), but please register at: 

All are welcome, open to the public. The more the merrier!

Any attendees who wish to explore ‘Come Up to My Room’ at the Gladstone Hotel at the end of the crawl must purchase a special discounted ticket here http://tiny.cc/g09vgz. Please be advised that not all areas of the building are open to the public.

Accessibility Information:

TBA

Please let us know of any other accessibility needs so that we can do our best to assist you. Please email janet@akincollective.com at least one week before the event and we will do our best to accommodate. Thank you!

Show & Tell at Akin Sunrise | January 26th, 12-2PM, 100 Sunrise Avenue

Kick off the new year and your new projects with Akin for our next Show & Tell session at our Sunrise studios (100 Sunrise Avenue). This is a time for Akin members and other Toronto artists to show completed works or works in progress and get friendly feedback and answers from their peers in a casual studio setting.

Feel free to bring art to share, bring a friend or two, bring snacks or drinks or just bring yourself! Come for the conversation or just to meet other artists and makers. This is FREE public event - everyone is welcome!

The January edition of the Show and Tell is happening at Akin Sunrise at 100 Sunrise Avenue, Unit 106.

Accessibility Information:

There is step free access to the main entrance located at the side of the building parallel to the parking lot. The first door on the right hand side, once in the main entrance, is access to the studio. The studio entrance requires a key and there is no button to open the door, so someone may require assistance. There are narrow aisles and sharp turns to get into the gender-neutral washroom within the space. There are no grab bars in the bathroom and the toilet is not raised. There is a small lip on the floor upon entering the bathroom. Akin does have access to a wheelchair accessible gender-neutral washroom in the hall across from the Akin studio within the building. The space is not ideal for people with sensory processing issues, due to the white noise in the building.

Save the date!

Akin Lansdowne Farewell Party, 87 Wade Avenue | January 31st 2020 | 8PM til late

Details TBA

Valentine's Card Making Party | February 12th, 6-8PM, Akin St. clair, 1747 St. Clair Avenue West

Akin Projects is excited to present this casual, drop-in crafting party! Join us at Akin St. Clair (1747 St. Clair Avenue West) and make a card for your best friend, neighbour, significant other, worst enemy or a complete stranger! All materials are provided. Please note this is a 19+ event.

Participants will be provided with one card per PWYC donation (donations go to Akin Projects, registered not-for-profit arts organization). The cards are made of heavy-duty hemp card stock, cut and scored to make a 4”x6” card. Each card comes with a 4”x6” envelope. You can decorate the card and envelope however you wish!

Decorating supplies will be provided including:

• a variety of coloured and patterned paper

• pencil crayons, markers and pens

• paints and brushes

• stamps and ink

• stickers

• stencils

• scissors

• glue

• magazines for collage and more!

Feel free to bring additional supplies!

Accessibility Information:

This building is all on a single ground floor. Akin St. Clair Studios regrets any barrier to access. If you require more information or are concerned about accessibility barriers please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Akin at the Artist Project | February 20-23, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place

Akin Projects invites you to join us at the 2020 edition of Artist Project Toronto. Akin is excited to join this year's Artist Project as the non profit partner. In our booth, visitors are invited to view new work by a handful of our current members, learn more about our services and the many ways we offer support for artists.

Show Hours:

OPENING NIGHT - Thursday, February 20, 7-11pm

Friday, February 21, 11am - 10pm

Saturday, February 22, 11am - 8pm

Sunday, February 23, 11am-6pm

This year, the Artist Project turns 13 with its most exciting show yet and we can't wait to be a part of it! From collectors and curators, to gallerists and designers, visitors can explore and discover works of art from over 300 top contemporary artists from Canada and abroad.

This year, visitors you can view and interact with new works by members of Akin's community in Akin's non profit partner booth. Artists will be on site throughout the show to discuss their work and answer your questions.

Exhibiting Artists:

• Antonio Pendones

• Dalia Hassan

• David Fredrik Moussallem

• Foot-to-Face

• Janet Hinkle

• Jill Smith

• Kim Kermode

• Laura Kay Keeling

Accessibility Information:

The Artist Project is committed to excellence in serving all customers including persons with disabilities.The Better Living Centre is an accessible venue. It has a step free access to the building and is level throughout. A limited number of assisted devices are available onsite at the information desk for those who need them. Service animals are allowed into all areas of the event that are open to the public. Artist Project is happy to offer a complimentary admission pass for the support person of a person with a disability.

Artist Project 2020 Information Session at Akin Lansdowne!

Artist Project in partnership with Akin invites member artists to a cinq à sept meet and greet with the Artist Project team. Complimentary drinks and canapes will be provided.

Location: Akin Lansdowne, 87 Wade Avenue, 2nd Floor Studio

When: September 10th 2019, 5-7PM

FREE!

As Canada’s largest artist exhibited fair, Artist Project exists to create an environment that ignites enriching conversation for a more personal experience with art.

Join over 300 talented, independent, contemporary artists in showcasing and selling their work to over 16,00 art lovers and collectors this February 20-23rd at the Better Living Centre.

Applications close September 20th for the following sections of the fair;

MAIN
The fairs premier section of emerging or established artists working across many disciplines.

UNTAPPED
Untapped Emerging Artists is a juried competition that awards 20 of the country's best up-and-coming artists an opportunity to participate in a dedicated feature space at the fair.

ZINE
Introduced to the fair in 2019, the Zine section features 10-12 artists and art collectives.

Artist Project is also excited to welcome back Akin as our Non-Profit partner in 2020 as we work to further promote issues fundamental to current art practices and fundraise to help Akin with their ongoing programming and studio space efforts.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Artist Project Team

Call for Applications: Hilary Slater Studio, Georgian Bay

Call all artists and nature enthusiasts! Escape the city this Summer and visit this lovely 2-acre property on the cliff top, overlooking Georgian Bay and Blue Mountain.

Come relax, unwind and create in the heart of Georgian Bay. Yoga on the beach, swim in the lake, canoeing, sunrises, sunsets, silence, forest walks, meditation or learn something new!

Art options include: Drawing, Watercolours, Enamel jewellery, Homemade Bread-making.

Delicious organic vegetarian meals included, and the option of a cosy bed under the eaves in our historical art-filled log cabin, to boot!

Call for Submission: Winter Light Exhibition

Ontario Place is launching a pilot program to animate the East Island and provide opportunities for community engagement from June to October of 219. 

The Request for Proposals: Partnerships and Activations, is an outreach initiative to provide opportunities for entities such as Artisans, Innovators, educational entities, culinary vendors/activators, creators and artists to activate within Ontario Place (OPC) in order to deliver accessible and integrated experiences from June 22, 2019 to November 3, 2019. 

The goal of the project is to animate the space by working with community partners interested in engaging the public and capitalizing on the values shared by OPC of inclusivity, innovation and enhancement. The result of which will be a curated series of visitor engagements for the duration of the summer and fall months. Successful applicants will live alongside third party events, music festivals, leisure activities and artistic initiatives. All proposals should be turnkey and self-sufficient.

Please contact gillian.zulauf@ontarioplace.com for more information

Winter Light Exhibition

at Ontario Place

Akin at the Artist Project

Akin Projects invites you to join us at the 2019 edition of Artist Project Toronto. Akin is excited to join this year's Artist Project as the non profit partner. In our booth, visitors are invited to view new work by a handful of our current members, learn more about our services and the many ways we offer support for artists.

Get your tickets here: https://theartistproject.tix123.com/?promo=AKIN
OR enter promo code 'AKIN' at checkout. Code valid until Feb. 24 at 6pm.

Show Hours:
OPENING NIGHT - Thursday, February 21, 7-11pm
Friday, February 22, 11am - 10pm
Saturday, February 23, 11am - 8pm
Sunday, February 24, 11am-6pm
*Art Chat: February 23, 3pm

This year, the Artist Project turns 12 with its most exciting show yet and we can't wait to be a part of it! From collectors and curators, to gallerists and designers, visitors can explore and discover works of art from over 300 top contemporary artists from Canada and abroad.

This year, visitors you can view and interact with new works by members of Akin's community in Akin's non profit partner booth. Artists will be on site throughout the show to discuss their work and answer your questions.

Akin Exhibiting Artists
Andrew Kennedy
Caitlin Barrie
Emily Woudenberg
Emma White
Hamid Mohammadi
Humboldt Magnussen
Jessica Thalmann
Jieun June Kim
Leone McComas
Rakefet Arieli

Art Chat at Artist Project 2019
‘What is the role of studio spaces in the artistic community’?
February 23, 3pm.
How does where you create your work impact your own personal practice and the larger Toronto art world? Join us for a conversation on the importance of building artistic community and your own space within it, featuring exhibited Akin artists Leone McComas, Jieun June Kim and Hamid Mohammadi moderated by Akin Co-Directors, artists Michael Vickers and Oliver Pauk.

About Akin:
Akin Projects is an arts programming organization and registered nonprofit established in 2015 for the purpose of providing both creative and professional development opportunities to members of Toronto’s artistic and cultural community and the public at large. We have offered services to over thousands of individuals since our inception in 2015. Our sister organization, Akin Collective, was founded in 2009 and provides affordable studio and shared workspace in a friendly atmosphere for over 300 members.

Accessibility Information:
The Artist Project is committed to excellence in serving all customers including persons with disabilities.The Better Living Centre is an accessible venue. It has a step free access to the building and is level throughout. A limited number of assisted devices are available onsite at the information desk for those who need them. Service animals are allowed into all areas of the event that are open to the public. Artist Project is happy to offer a complimentary admission pass for the support person of a person with a disability.

Calling all zine makers! Apply to the Artist Project today!

This February the Artist Project will welcome its 12th year with the most exciting show yet. From collectors and curators, to gallerists and designers, visitors will have the opportunity to explore and discover works of art from over 250 top contemporary artists from Canada and abroad. This is a unique opportunity to meet and buy art directly from artists at Toronto’s favourite art fair.

Location: Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, 195 Princes' Blvd, Toronto

When: February 21st-24th 2019

In addition to the always popular main, untapped, installation zone and the front entrance, this year’s Artist Project will feature a section for zines.

Have a zine you would like to show at the Artist Project in 2019? Find out how to apply below.

How do I apply?

Apply Online. Jury fee is $25.

How many applicants will be selected?

A maximum of 12 artists will be chosen for the ZINES section.

What is the fee for selected ZINE exhibitors?

There is a $75 fee for selected applicants to participate in Artist Project’s ZINE section. The $25 jury fee will count toward the $75 ZINE exhibitor fee.

When is the application deadline?

Deadline to apply is Monday, January 15th, 2019.