…“I feel more confident after seeing and learning from other artists that are in similar situations and getting the opportunity to hear different perspectives on some of the topics we discussed. I think I’ll be able to carry out my goals by finally learning where and how to access help.”
VIBE Arts
Media Release: VIBE Arts Completes OTF Grow Grant for Arts Programming in Northern Ontario Communities
Sault Ste. Marie, ON (February 3, 2023): On Tuesday, MPP Ross Romano tuned in to VIBE Arts’s Woodland Drawing workshop led by artist Lucia Laford to congratulate the group on the work done using a $201,900 Grow grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) that was awarded in 2018.…
Press Release: Introducing VIBE Arts’ RBC Desire Lines: Women’s Work II Artists
VIBE Arts is pleased to introduce the second cohort of RBC Desire Lines: Women’s Work Artists.
You can see their work at The Gallery at Mason Studio until November 30, 2022. Learn more about this exhibition here. Their time in the program has culminated in a city-wide public exhibit.…
Converge
Converge showcases the collaborative artwork of 16 youth artists on the VIBE Arts roster from different cultural backgrounds. These artists have been paired up to create 8 unique works of art that represent both artists cultural backgrounds in an attempt to put on display the similarities and differences between the roots of those living in Canada.…
Nuit Blanche: The Parallax Path
October 1, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – October 2, 2022 @ 7:00 am

LaunchPAD Exhibition
September 1, 2022 @ 12:00 pm – October 3, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
5 artists will take over Whippersnapper Gallery for 5 days each. The pieces exhibited are a result of the artists time in the LaunchPAD program.

Maneesa Veeravel,
September 1-5
Split Home and Staggered Bones
Gallery hours: 12-2 PM, 4-6 PM
Content warning: suicide and intergenerational transmission of trauma
Womb waters distill beneath my eyes, welling and sinking, as it does on my motherless mother.
Press Release: VIBE Arts, in partnership with TO Live, presents NExT: The Future of Art Exhibition 3.0
“I felt a shift happen when I realized that I can utilize these resources to help me keep hustling towards my goals. My confidence is more so rooted in a plan now rather than wishful thinking. And that’s extremely powerful for me because I can take steps on my own journey to make things happen with the resources around me”
– NExT III Artist
March 8, 2022… VIBE Arts and TO Live present NExT: The Future of Art Exhibition 3.0, an online and in-person exhibition celebrating Black Futures, March 16 – 31, 2022. …
Happy Black Futures Month from Onika Powell, Artistic Director
Happy Black History/Futures Month!!!
The days seem like a blur as we all try to navigate living in a pandemic. As always, VIBE Arts is very fortunate that we are still able to continue our mission of beautifying our city whether it is by providing high-quality arts programming to those who don’t have access, art installations through our Year of Public Arts and Cultural Hotspot funding, or art created by our roster of artists from our various mentorship programs.…
