Moises Frank aka Luvsumone, Platform A 2015-2016 micro-grant winner, held his artist residency at the 12th Division Police Station, which created a lot of buzz in the Weston Mount Dennis community. CBC radio was so intrigued by Moises’s artistry they interviewed him.…
On April 23rd at the Toronto Botanical Gardens, emerging artists Jenina Escalante (a painter) and Anthony Gebrehiwot (a photographer) participated in an artist residency to commemorate Earth Day. It was the first time the artists worked together, so there was a lot of excitement and creativity in the air. …
‘Chalk it Up’ is our Cultural Hotspot 2016 signature arts education program that will give 9 to 13 years olds living in North York, unique opportunities to lead the creation of collaborative outdoor chalk murals and chalk art. The program is positioned for large-scale, city-wide public art making and sharing – all community and youth driven!…
Julie Frost, VIBE Arts’ Executive and Artistic Director wrote an article Tip and Tools: Recipe to Support Artists Working in Communities that was published by Artbridges, a national arts network base. For 28 years Julie has worked together with schools, and social agencies across Toronto.…
VIBE Arts were awarded a 2016 Toronto Foundation’s Vital Ideas Award! The prestigious award is geared to increase capacity and reach of organizations that are already working on effective strategies aligned with the foundation’s goals identified in their annual “Vital Signs Report”. With an investment of $30,000, VIBE Arts will seize the opportunity and buzz afforded by our recent rebranding and 20th Anniversary to greatly improve our educational, communications and online capacities.…
NBA Canada created this beautiful video sharing George Harvey Collegiate Institute’s student’s journey in creating murals inspired by words connected to the sport of basketball; along with 350 children and youth from 30 schools and community organizations who worked under the guidance of 16 professional artists across the GTA who followed the same journey in creating 60 distinct murals.…
Winter Clothing and Soup 2016 was a great success that happened on February 4th to February 5th. Winter Clothing and Soup was a pop-up art performance hosted by Sofy Mesa from VIBE Arts’ Emerging Artist Residency Program, along with fellow artist Oliver Roberts.…
VIBE Arts would like to greatly congratulate the emerging and newcomer artists on being 2015/2016 micro-grant winners of twelve distinct grants of $1,000 going to each individual and team.…
We’ve reached an incredible milestone – 20 years in operation! The young people we work with expressed their interest in revamping our name to not only reflect our immense growth, but also to a name that they can better connect with.…