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Happy Black Futures Month from Onika Powell, Artistic Director

It’s February already? Where did the time go? It felt like yesterday we were wrapping up the year, sharing all the wonderful memories we were able to make through our 2022 Impact Report. Yet today, we are almost a week into February celebrating Black Futures Month. I am proud to work for VIBE Arts, an … Read more

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. The grant’s focus was to deliver … Read more

Online Woodland Drawing Workshop with Lucia Laford

January 31 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Learn to draw in the Woodland Arts style using materials you have at home!  Guided by Lucia Laford (Waawaaskone Qwe) artists of all ages and abilities are invited to learn how to draw in a Woodland Arts style. This event is free. Registration is required.  Material Suggestions: … Read more

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. You can view their original artwork in … Read more

Converge

October 6, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – October 16, 2022 @ 6:00 pm Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Thursday, October 6, 6-9 PMOnline Artist Talk: Wednesday, October 12, 5-7 PM*  Gallery Hours:Fri. October 7, 2022 – 11:00am 6:00pmSat. October 8, 2022 – 11:00am 6:00pmSun. October 09, 2022 –  12:00pm 4:00pmTue. October 11, 2022 – 11:00am … Read more

Nuit Blanche: The Parallax Path

October 1, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – October 2, 2022 @ 7:00 am Details Start: October 1, 2022 @ 7:00 pm End: October 2, 2022 @ 7:00 am Venue Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor St WToronto, Ontario M5S 1W7 Canada

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. Details Start: September 1, 2022 @ 12:00 pm End: October 3, 2022 @ 6:00 pm Venue Whippersnapper … Read more

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 … Read more