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Saying goodbye to Onika, VIBE’s Artistic Director

After seven incredible years we are saying goodbye to Onika Powell, our beloved Artistic Director. Onika’s artistic leadership has forever changed VIBE Arts and the lives of countless young creatives. Her passion, care and drive to support our community of artists is unmatched. …

Happy Black Futures Month From Onika Powell, Artistic Director

Happy Black Futures Month!!!

Yet again, we are at a time where Black artists, creatives, and innovators are being highlighted and celebrated. Though I encourage us all to find opportunities for this type of acknowledgment to be practiced year-round, I encourage our city to use this time to advocate for why it is important to do so.…

A letter from our Executive Director

To the VIBE Arts Community,

It is with a mix of heartfelt gratitude and bittersweet emotion that I share the news of my resignation as Executive Director of VIBE Arts, effective April 4, 2025. After much reflection on my career path, I’ve decided to embrace an exciting new chapter.…

Arts Ahead 2025

We’re pleased to be supporting the students in the Post-Graduate Arts Management program at Centennial College for this year’s Arts Ahead event: THINKING OUTSIDE THE “WHITE CUBE”: New Ways of Creating and Experiencing the Arts. Arts Ahead 2025 will reimagine traditional presentation methods within the arts by moving beyond conventional spaces such as “white cube” galleries.…

VIBE Voices: A message from a VIBE artist

As part of our Holiday Campaign, we’re sharing stories that illustrate how VIBE Arts programs make a real difference in the communities we serve. You can check out the others here.

One of our incredible artists recently shared her journey working with students at Grenoble Public School and young patients in the Humber River Hospital Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit. …

VIBE Voices: What goes on in the classroom

As part of our Holiday Campaign, we’re sharing stories that illustrate how VIBE Arts programs make a real difference in the communities we serve. You can check out the others here.

We recently had the pleasure of chatting with Ms.…

Artist Call: NExT Program

Young Black woman in a group holding microphone and talking, other young people around her are watching her speak

VIBE Arts is seeking upcoming or early-career Black youth artists between the ages of 16-26 to join Cohort VI of NExT, our Black youth mentorship program.

To apply, you must:

  • Be between the ages 16-26
  • Identify as Black
  • Consider yourself to be an upcoming or early-career artist
  • Have the willingness or ability to travel within Toronto

Application Deadline: Sunday, September 29th, 2024, 11:59 pm.

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VIBE Arts Family Days at the Toronto Biennial of Art

VIBE Arts will be joining the 2024 Toronto Biennial season for fun, creative and interactive programming for intergenerational learners, families and caregivers in response to the exhibition artists and artworks at TBA’s 32 Lisgar Street location. VIBE artists will deliver free, drop-in, public art-making programs to visitors throughout our VIBE Family Days.

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Artist Call: Emerging Artist Roster

VIBE Arts is seeking artists between the ages of 16-26 looking to gain experience in arts education to join our Emerging Artist Roster.

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About the opportunity:

VIBE Arts engages children and youth from under-resourced communities with high-quality arts education programming.…