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Best of Craft & Design at TOAF. Craft artists you need to know about Happy 2024! As we gear up to discovering fresh talents and works through our Call for Artists for the New Year, we continue to highlight last […]

Worth Gallery Presents: Outdoor/IndoorAn art exhibit featuring TOAF award winners. Exhibition Dates: January 11th-January 28th, 2024 Reception: Thursday, January 11th, 2024. 6 PM-10 PM. Open to all. Address: 830 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1V3 Exhibition Text: Outdoor/Indoor, an

Help us keep the momentumwith a year-end gift Dear Friend of TOAF, Reflecting on this past year, we’re proud of what we have accomplished together. We have been telling you about TOAF’s extraordinary impact on our community over the past

Sparkly Spotlight The Recipients of 2023 Travel Bursary Get to know the seven artists who received TOAF’s inaugural Travel Bursary Hailing from Alberta, Nova Scotia, Vancouver, Québec and North West Territories! Get to know the seven artists who received TOAF’s

Application Support: Feedback Fridays and Application Information Session (January 10th, 2024 7:00 PM) Thinking about applying to our 63rd Toronto Outdoor Art Fair in July? You can book an appointment with us for a one-on-one phone consultation to get direct

Emily MacLennan, Hyun Young Yang, Josée Tellier, Margaret Gdyczynski, and Ross Bonfanti Recipients of 2023 Worth Gallery Award This year, our partners at Worth Gallery established a new award to provide an exhibition opportunity for artists in a space dedicated to urban and

Susan Gale, Henry Hao and Dinesh Subramanian Susan Gale, Henry Hao and Dinesh Subramanian Recipients of 2023 Mayor’s Purchase Award Three new works by Susan Gale, Henry Hao and Dinesh Subramanian were acquired for Toronto’s Municipal Art Collection through the Mayor’s

Get to know Erika Takacs, Stephen Perry & Pierre Demers Erika Takacs, Stephen Perry & Pierre Demers Recipients of 2023 Inaugural Online Fair Awards Here are the brilliant recipients of TOAF’s inaugural Online Fair awards.  Erika Takacs’s haunting sculptures and her triumphant mastery

From humble popsicle sticks to wooden monuments Introducing you to the recipient of our cherished 2023 Murray and Marvelle Koffler Founder’s Award is the best way to start a beautiful new season and a fresh cycle of activities here at

Until We Meet Again <3 As promised, we are sharing a highlight video and pictures of the Fair beautifully captured by Shane Fester.  Cherishing these rich moments and encounters will inspire and motivate us until we meet again next year.  We will continue

Our Hearts are Full <3 What an epic and bustling weekend it was. We are still buzzing from it, and our hearts are full.  The response from the artists, community, audiences, partners, supporters and media is overwhelmingly joyful. We couldn’t have asked

Newsworthy: Final day of TOAF62 The energy in the air here at Nathan Phillips Square is palpable. There is so much to see, to do and to take in. This wrap-up in fair share of eye candy from our favourite newsletter by CBC Arts affirms.

The Award Recipients are… Day 7 of TOAF62 It is with utmost joy that we announce the recipients of the TOAF62 Awards Program.  Thank you to our esteemed judges, who lent their expertise and time to carefully select this year’s award recipients.

Heartfelt Welcome – Day 6 of TOAF62 A heartfelt welcome to all of you artists, volunteers, partners, and patrons of TOAF at Nathan Phillips Square. TOAF62 is a grand celebration of local and national artists for bringing bursts of creativity,

Dance with us – Day 5 of TOAF62 Tomorrow is the big day and we are enthusiastically looking forward to hosting you at Nathan Phillips Square. Here are some more details about your weekend. This art-filled weekend wouldn’t be complete without a