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Amazing Moss Park Art Fair and a call for artists. We will be hosting small pop ups in the neighbourhood, as well as larger exhibits. If it sounds like the kind of thing you’d like to be involved with, contact us.
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Moss Park was named for the large amounts of moss that grew on the estate home of the Allan family, who had emigrated from Huntley, Scotland. The original home stood on the west side of Sherbourne between Queen and Shuter St. It was demolished to make way for urban renewal. Nothing remains of the park except its name. Willian Allan’s son, George William Allan was a lawyer, the 11th Mayor of Toronto and Speaker of the Senate. He presided over the Ontario Society of artists, had a true passion for the arts and was a patron of Paul Kane.
During 2004-08 on Queen St East, directly across from Moss Park, ACA Gallery (art can change the world), started out with the ambitious brief that art really could change the world. The gallery brought together a disparate group of artists, who really shared only one thing: the desire to have their art make a genuine social impact and change people’s lives for the better. What started as a grassroots, arts focused group reached out locally to cancer patients with funds for first and last months rent. Then things led to building the first hospice at Wounded Knee so Native Americans did not have to leave their home to die. Then, to our astonishment, the opportunity arose to collect and pack 15,000 lbs of medical supplies for Afghanistan in the first humanitarian aid delivered via the US State Department.
When I first went to Afghanistan, I wondered how a small group of artists and humanitarians ended up in the middle of a war zone negotiating a massive airlift. Then I looked around at the people for whom daily life was a huge effort, and each day of survival a huge victory. I realized that no matter how small or big the act, if it was filled with love and generosity it would lead inevitably to an open heart and a better world.
With this premise, that small loving acts can change the world, I announce the Amazing Moss Park Art Collective and an ongoing call for artists. We will be hosting small pop ups in the neighbourhood, as well as larger exhibits. If it sounds like the kind of thing you’d like to be involved with, contact us.
WE HAVE A POP UP SPACE FOR ARTISTS ON AN ONGOING RENTAL BASIS
Music
Music is a special medicine for the Soul.
SEEKING MUSICIANS send info to amazingmosspark@gmail.com
Food
"If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him… the people who give you their food give you their heart." -Cesar Chavez
PAST MUSIC EVENTS
Feed the soul, art and music & it will live forever
Kaeley Jade aPRIL 11,2024
KAELEY JADE
KAELEY JADE will be arriving in Toronto fresh from performing at the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards in St. John's, NL, and she will be joined by guitarist, vocalist and percussionist Gabriel Gagnon. Doors at 7pm, music at 7:30pm. Kaeley Jade is an award-winning Métis singer/songwriter, actor, and multidisciplinary artist based in Edmonton, Alberta (amiskwaciwâskahikan).
Blending lush imagery and hooky melodic lines to create her own brand of pop-forward indie folk music, Kaeley has performed at venues and festivals across Canada, including the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, JUNOfest, BreakOut West, the Canmore Folk Music Festival, NXNE, Coldsnap, and the Tkaronto Music Festival. Kaeley moves between ballads and bops with ease, and she brings an electricity to the stage whether she is playing an intimate acoustic duo set or playing alongside her full five-piece band.
Her vibrant debut full-length album, Turpentine, has earned her significant recognition in the Canadian music scene—she is a 3x Canadian Folk Music Award Nominee, Western Canadian Music Award Nominee, Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Award Winner, SOCAN Indigenous Songwriter Awards Finalist, and 2023 Henry Armstrong Award Recipient.
AMBIENCE WAY May 26, 2024 from 2-4 PM- LAST DAY CONTACT SHOW
CAROLINE STANCZYK & LAWRENCE BARLEY
An entertaining mixture of both Classical and Popular music, the vocal and guitar Duo Ambience Way will be performing everything from opera to pop, as well as some Classical Guitar solos! Caroline Stanyczk and Lawrence Barley.
Caroline completed her Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance Degree at the University of Toronto and has performed with the University of Toronto Opera, Long Reach Opera Workshop, Druid City Opera Workshop, Against the Grain Theatre’s National Opera, and the Celebrity Symphony Orchestra. She has been teaching voice for over four years and is passionate about teaching students of all ages and levels.
Guitarist/arranger Lawrence Barley, studied both Guitar and Lute with William E. Trotter, at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He has also studied Classical Guitar with Dr. Aaron Brock, Robert Hamilton, and Michael Kolk. He has recently studied with Andrew York of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet in California and Xuefei Yang in England.
Daniel Lew- JUNE 29, 2024. 7 PM
DANIEL LEW
Daniel Lew is a singer-songwriter with a mission to uplift the world. 10 years ago, he spontaneously went deaf in his left ear and developed tinnitus. This led him to devote his life to music. His songs combine folk, pop, and rock and are introspective in nature. His voice sounds like a blend of Bob Dylan and Chris Cornell, while his songwriting is more influenced by John Lennon and John Mayer. He has independently released 3 albums, amassed over 400 performances, and has been featured by CBC Radio One, Jade Music Festival, Pancouver Magazine, and Daily Hive Vancouver.
Recently, Daniel received praise from Jacob Collier and Ed Sheeran while he was busking. Ed invited him backstage to his show where he had the opportunity to share career insights and perform a song.
Daniel is an emerging artist in Creative BC's Career Development Program, and is recording a new album “Destiny” that is on pace to be released May 2024. He will be supporting the release with a Canadian tour. He has a vision of increasing the representation of Asian-Canadians in the music industry.
Daniel is embracing the momentum of his journey and is showing no signs of slowing down.
Website https://www.danlew.ca
PAST ART EVENTS
ART FAIR
art & music
Sunday, July 25, 2021
11-4 pm
LOCATION: 30 Britain St
PEOPLE-PLACE-HISTORY
Thank you to the artists, makers and all the attendees to make the event a success!
As part of our thanks to the community we supported the Yonge Street Mission with donation from the sales.
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 60 th 2021
ONLINE
Celebrating our 1st community booth virtually-
Acts of Kindness Across The Globe
In Support of Pregnant Mothers In SriLanka with food shortages.
Celebrating Our Heritage
FREE WALKING TOURS
Moss Park: Past and Present
Explore the Moss Park neighbourhood along historic Queen East. Discover remnants of the past and uncover the hidden legacy of this downtown community. From an industrious beginning .... Moss Park remains a collection of forgotten tales stretching back to the very origins of the city itself.
PAST EXHIBITS
MAY 2023 From Black and White to NFTs
Social Documentary Photographer-CONTACT 2023
Social Documentary Photographer-CONTACT 2023
May 6-7, May 13-14, May 20-21, May 27-28 from 12 -5 pm
From the sedate, elegant tones of Black and White to the brilliant, brash movement and colours of Block Chain art or
non-fungible tokens, a.k.a. NFTs. Plus, wall size, quality prints of the technology in between.
Social Documentary Photographer-CONTACT 2023
Social Documentary Photographer-CONTACT 2023
Social Documentary Photographer-CONTACT 2023
BREAKING NEWS ON MET RADIO https://soundcloud.com/scopeatryerson/interview-john-willis-photographer
John Willis is a photographer whose personal work and teaching typically fall within the social documentary genre, engaging the communities he works within. He considers volunteer and service community engagement work an essential part of hi
BREAKING NEWS ON MET RADIO https://soundcloud.com/scopeatryerson/interview-john-willis-photographer
John Willis is a photographer whose personal work and teaching typically fall within the social documentary genre, engaging the communities he works within. He considers volunteer and service community engagement work an essential part of his life. Willis is the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship 2010 and an Open Society Institute Community Engagement Grant, among other awards.
BELONGING Feb17-March 5, 2023
Social Documentary Photographer-CONTACT 2023
BELONGING Feb17-March 5, 2023
Belonging is a term of
affinity, association and kinship.
The Chinese have experienced challenges in Canada since the 1850's, the Exclusion Act barring anyone of Chinese origin unable to enter Canada 1923-1947 and present day covid with Asian racism.
As a Chinese Canadian I want to explore and examine our unique voices of belonging.
Where is
Belonging is a term of
affinity, association and kinship.
The Chinese have experienced challenges in Canada since the 1850's, the Exclusion Act barring anyone of Chinese origin unable to enter Canada 1923-1947 and present day covid with Asian racism.
As a Chinese Canadian I want to explore and examine our unique voices of belonging.
Where is the place we call home and how it connects us to where we will be in the future?
CURATOR- Carol SL Mark
ARTISTS-Ash Cong- Bowers, KV Duong, Anson Ng, Freda Tan, Mia Kitty Yu, Jenny Zhang, Mariam Magsi
ASCENSION explores the idea of the feminine returning to equity
DESIGNLINES MAGAZINE
2021
Amazing Moss Park Art Collective
Amazing Moss Park Art Collective
Last year, the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair didn’t go as initially planned (we’ll give you one guess as to why). It wasn’t cancelled, though; instead TOAF quickly pivoted to an online format, ensuring its slate of artists had a marketplace to show off their work. Despite the last-minute changes, it was a rousing success. But in a year that had already seen art galleries, exhibitions and festivals go on indefinite hiatus, TOAF was more than just a means for art lovers to patronize artists: it was a moment for people to connect in a moment of collective isolation.
Amazing Moss Park Art Collective
Amazing Moss Park Art Collective
Amazing Moss Park Art Collective
That was year 59, and reassuring as it was during the alarming early days of the pandemic, we’re even more excited for TOAF60. It’s not just because of a general sense of maybe-this-pandemic-is-finally-coming-to-an-end optimism or the in-person extension of the festival happening at Stackt Market, either. Each day will see something new, from studio tours to panel discussions to a virtual reality exhibition featuring select works by TOAF artists (check out the schedule here). And with more than 400 artists participating – the most since 2013 – this is one of biggest TOAFs yet. Last year, the festival was a balm for a difficult time; this year, it’s just plain exciting, and we can’t wait. Below, we take a look at some artists we’re particularly eager to see.
FLUX Showcasing youth trans narratives-JUNE 25- JULY 1, 2023
OPENING JUNE 25, 2023 4-8 PM
OPENING JUNE 25, 2023 4-8 PM
OPENING JUNE 25, 2023 4-8 PM
Painting, photography, installations
LIMITED TICKETS
OPENING JUNE 25, 2023 4-8 PM
OPENING JUNE 25, 2023 4-8 PM
WED JUNE 28th -JULY 1, 2023
1-5 PM
MET RADIO PODCAST
FLUX -LIMITED NFT TO SUPPORT rainbow railroad
FLUX- Showcasing Youth Trans Narratives
183 GALLERY, our gallery “flux: showcasing youth trans narratives'' stands as a beacon of celebration, empowerment and awareness for trans youth. This exhibition encompasses a vast spectrum of experiences, exhibiting our beautiful existences though the transformation of our experiences into art. Visibility is a catalyst for change and empowerment. Each artwork becomes a powerful testament to our collective resilience, highlighting the strength and beauty that resides in every trans individual. Our exhibition recognizes the richness of trans culture, its histories, traditions, contemporary expressions and the importance of creating spaces in art for the next generation of trans youth, especially when our existences have always been in a constant state of political flux. By acknowledging the cultural dimensions of trans identities, we foster appreciation and recognition of the valuable contributions of trans youth to our collective human experience. This exhibition was created with the intent to give space to trans people when their spaces and beings are being outlawed all over the world. We recognize the need to empower the voices of trans youth and their stories that are so very precious in the world and political landscape today.
This exhibit would not have not been possible without the creativity and passion of a young artist, ASH who co- curated FLUX.
183 GALLERY acknowledges the talent and commitment of the youth being exhibited.
40% of sales donated to Rainbow Railway helps LGBTQI+ people escape state-sponsored violence.
CONtact photography exhibit 2024
RSVP OPENING RECEPTION TICKETS MAY 18, 2024
Andy Lee-Home Is Toronto; Tokyo Is Home is a visual exploration of the external landscapes of the two eponymous metropolises and surrounding areas, surveying the outward similarities due to globalization and the intrinsic differences in the spirit and character of each culture.
Alan McKee-Immersed in Earth Magic: Nature Up Close Nature revisioned by looking very closely at large scale images of very small natural details, rethought and revised with digital technology.
Zhuo Jian Wang black and white in nature.
Dylan Trinnear discovering the beauty of film.
Judy Naamani Digital glimpses of urban life.
Carol Mark exploring earth, food sustainability, art & connectedness.
John Willis the right to life affirming access to water.
At Amazing Moss Park, we envision a world where arts and entertainment are accessible to everyone. We believe that creativity is a fundamental human trait that should be nurtured and celebrated.
Enjoy catching up, meeting the photographers, sharing in curated snacks & drinks
SOLD OUT VIP 1 OPENING 12- 3 PM
SOLD OUT VIP 2
SOLD OUT VIP 3
SEE BELOW VIP 4 LIMITED TICKETS
