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Artist Call: NExT Program

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: Application Deadline: Sunday, September 29th, 2024, 11:59 pm. About the opportunity: We are looking for applicants to join a group of dedicated, Black youth artists. Upon selection, … Read more

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. All programs will … Read more

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. About the opportunity: VIBE Arts engages children and youth from under-resourced communities with high-quality arts education programming. VIBE Emerging Artists are hired as assistants to facilitators who run programs in various settings … Read more

Community Art Spaces: Fostering Connections with the Gardiner Museum

August 29 – September 7, 2024The Riverdale Hub Gallery1326 Gerrard St East, 3rd Floor This summer, VIBE Arts was invited by the Gardiner Museum to collaborate on their 2024 Community Art Spaces Program. This year’s featured summer presentation celebrates the theme “Fostering Connections.” Ten emerging artists from diverse disciplines and with limited ceramic experience to … Read more

Press Release: Introducing Cohort V of RBC Desire Lines

VIBE Arts is pleased to introduce the fifth cohort of our RBC Desire Lines program.  RBC Desire Lines began in 2019 as a two-year art-in-mentorship program awarding young, emerging artists the opportunity to exhibit their work in subway stations across Toronto after attending a wide offering of professional development workshops. The program is now wrapping … Read more

Inside the VIBE-BALANCE Dance Program for Adults Living with Sight Loss

One of the ways VIBE delivers programming is through community-based programs and partnerships with community organizations. We work collaboratively with schools, community centres, public housing, hospitals, public libraries, detention centres and shelters to bring art education programming directly to the people they serve in response to their greatest needs. Recognized as an organization that supports … Read more

Press Release: Community Mosaic Unveiled at Toronto Pearson Airport

VIBE Arts is pleased to share the Sunflower Mosaic Project, a collaborative artwork now installed at Toronto Pearson, in partnership with Toronto Pearson and Autism Ontario.  Youth and seniors from community partners Autism Ontario, Frank Oke Secondary School, George Syme Community School, Mural Routes, Rivercrest Junior Public School and YouthLink took part in mosaic-making programs … Read more

Arts Effect X: Tickets on Sale Now

VIBE Arts’ fundraising auction, Arts Effect, is back and celebrating its 10th event! Tickets on sale now! Join us on June 6, 2024 for an inspiring evening showcasing incredible Canadian artists, including a live auction led by esteemed auctioneer Stephen Ranger, at the iconic Broadview Hotel. Arrive to support the transformative power of the arts and leave … Read more