SKETCH Working Arts

A Toronto Mans Reflection: Lokey Care Booth
2022-05-01 10:00 - 2022-09-29 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Maria A Schuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario, M6E 2H4, Canada
A Toronto Mans Reflection: The Lokey Care Booth featuring local artist, Logan Marrast (aka @Lokeyshots)
Curated by The Good Guise A Toronto Mans Reflection reflects key messages and creations by Torontonians exploring the concept of Man. Proud to present the Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue area born and raised, Logan Marrast (aka @lokeyshots), who reimagines a phone booth as a mental health check-in that centres care, support, and healing for racialized men. Black/brown men are taught to suppress their emotions and to neglect vulnerable self-expression. This brand of masculinity has adverse consequences for men who look like him. The images presented in the phone booth display staples in Logan’s community and possible models for care: men who are leaders within their own right, who took the time to listen, who did not judge, but more importantly, who lent a helping hand and modelled vulnerability and care. The phone booth is a symbol of the CARE all racialized men need. It demonstrates the differences that can bring us together and showcases our ability to express ourselves and not feel alone. The Lokey care booth provides a space for Black/brown men to be listened to, to seek help, and not be shunned or shamed.

A Toronto Mans Reflection: The Lokey Care booth is a collaborative creation of the Good Guise, who curated My Public Living Room, a project with SKETCH Working Arts. It was first mounted in Eglinton Gilbert Parkette in October of 2021, for ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art.

Learn more about My Public Living Room at www.sketch.ca/publicart/mplr

ART IN THE PARK IS BACK!
2022-08-04 14:00 - 17:00, 2022-08-11 14:00 - 17:00 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
ART IN THE PARK IS BACK!
Join us for visual arts, crafting, live jam, and a community meal. Thursdays, July 21-August 11, 2-5pm, in front of Artscape and at the Weave & Mend Garden at 180 Shaw Street. Email culinaryarts@sketch.ca to sign up!

What’s Baking
2022-08-10 14:00 - 17:00 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
BACK THIS SUMMER!
What’s Baking?
From savoury to sweet, let’s bake together! Calzones, focaccia, donuts, pie. Learn baking theory and how to make things from scratch. No experience necessary! Wednesdays, 1-4pm July 20-August 10. Email culinaryarts@sketch.ca to sign up.

SKETCH AT THE CNE
2022-08-19 10:00 - 2022-09-05 20:00 | Ontario
We’re excited to partner with the CNE @letsgototheex this season to host an interactive artmaking experience for kids of all ages!
We’ll be at the Kid’s World section starting Friday, August 19 from 10AM-8PM daily until September 5. Drop by and make art with us!
Tag us online using the hashtag #SKETCHattheCNE2022
Follow us on Instagram @sketchtoronto or @sketchpublicart.

Art in the Park
2022-09-29 13:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-06 13:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-13 13:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-20 13:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-27 13:00 - 16:00 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
Returning this Fall: Art in the Park!
Visual arts activities, food and wellness/harm reduction supplies in a community setting, working toward a Dia de los Muertos gathering. Art kits and meal kits also available.
Workshops and activities leading up to Dia de los muertos, with a Dia de los Muertos Gathering on November 3.
Email culinaryarts@sketch.ca to register.

Resin Jewelry Making Workshop with Olympia Trypis
2022-10-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
Join Resin Jewelry Making with Olympia Trypis! Oct 18, 5-8pm. Email visualart@sketch.ca to register

Pinata Decorating Techniques Workshop with Paola Martin del Campo
2022-10-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
Join guest artist Paola Martin del Campo for Pinata Decorating Techniques!
Learn about piñata decorating techniques using colourful fabric, tissue paper, leaves, and more with multi-disciplinary artist Paola Martin del Campo.
Email lydia@sketch.ca to sign up. Thursday October 20 from 2-4PM, during Art in the Park.

Sugar Skull Making Workshop
2022-10-27 13:30 - 16:30 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
Special Art in the Park Workshop: Sugar Skull Making!
Guest artist Erik Lopez will lead artists through making Sugar Skills as part of Dia de los muertos celebrations.
Come out November 3 for this year’s Dia de los Muertos – contact culinaryarts@sketch.ca for info or to register.

Art in the Park: Dia de los Muertos
2022-11-03 13:30 - 16:30 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
Dia de los Muertos in Art in the Park!
Come out on Thursday, November 3 for this year’s Dia de los Muertos Gathering.
We’ll have an ofrenda, pan de muerte and artmaking connecting with the tradition of Dia de los muertos.
Contact culinaryarts@sketch.ca for info or to register.

Threads of Resistance Exhibition Opening
2022-11-03 17:00 - 20:00 | Withrow Common Gallery, 200 Princes Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
While teasing out key learning moments for SKETCH and its surrounding contexts, artists have created and curated original works expressing journeys of resistance. Together we hope to honour the ancestry in community arts, the stories of making SKETCH and tell a collective story to inspire socially more art and activism for just and liberatory futures.
OPENING: Thursday, November 3 | 5-8pm
Doors open at 5pm. Artists’ Presentation at 6:30pm
Exhibition: November 4-15 , Public Hours: 11-7pm
Don’t miss our Night Market!
November 18 and 19 | 4-11pm
Withrow Common Gallery . 200 Prince’s Blvd. at the CNE in Toronto
Exhibiting Artists:
Ashley Beerdat
Emmerson Outlaw
Bert Whitecrow
Martin Gomez
Ashton NightHawk
Renaissance (aka social_anti)
Dev Ramsawahki
Özge Dilan Arslan
With curation and exhibition support from Phyllis Novak, Rose Gutierrez and Kerry Boileau
Special Feature:
Year of Public Art Retrospective with media artists, Jahmal Nugent and Xeynamay
Threads of Resistance is supported by Canada Council for the Arts, ArtworxTO, Toronto Arts Council, and The Kingfisher Foundation. Big thank you to the CNE and The Withrow Common Gallery.
RSVP HERE

Threads of Resistance: Public Hours
2022-11-04 11:00 - 2022-11-15 19:00 | Withrow Common Gallery, 200 Princes Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Don’t miss the work of these exhibiting artists telling stories through mixed-media, street art and more.
Public Hours start Friday, November 4 from 11am-7pm.
Monday-Saturday 11AM-7PM from November 4-15.
Withrow Common Gallery. 200 Prince’s Blvd at the CNE, Toronto.

SKETCH Artist Night Market
2022-11-18 16:00 - 2022-11-19 22:00 | Withrow Common Gallery, 200 Princes Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Come out for the SKETCH Artist Night Market!
A holiday market featuring one of a kind artworks, live music, food and DJs, representing the wide range of artists across SKETCH.
November 18 and 19, 4-10pm
Withrow Commons Art Gallery
200 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3

NEW this Winter: Winter Care Bundles!
2023-01-26 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-02-02 12:00 - 16:00 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
NEW this Winter: Winter Care Bundles!
Choose your own art supplies, fresh produce, snacks, prepared meals, and wellness and harm reduction supplies.
Email to sign up. Limited spaces. culinaryarts@sketch.ca
Digital illustration by Jess DeVitt

Thursdays 12-4pm, Jan 26-March 9

BACK this Winter - Live Jam!
2023-01-31 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-02-07 12:00 - 16:00 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
BACK this Winter – Live Jam!
Improvise live music and collaborate with other musicians.
Spots are limited, email music@sketch.ca to book your spot.
Tuesday 12-4pm, Jan 31-March 9

BACK this Winter - Beats, Breaks & Beyond!
2023-02-01 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-02-08 12:00 - 16:00 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
BACK this Winter – Beats, Breaks & Beyond!
Sampling and beat-making in a group setting.
For all levels.
Email music@sketch.ca to sign up.

Weds 12-4pm, Jan 31-March 9

BACK this Winter - Guitar Lessons!
2023-02-01 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-02-08 12:00 - 16:00 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
BACK this Winter – Guitar Lessons!
Learn to play the guitar in one-to-one lessons – no experience necessary!
Email music@sketch.ca to book an appointment.
Weds 12-4pm, Jan 31-March 9

NEW this Winter: Working Titles!
2023-02-01 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-02-08 12:00 - 16:00 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
NEW this Winter: Working Titles!
Songwriting boot camp, covering music theory & songwriting techniques. Email music@sketch.ca to sign up.
Weds 12-4pm, Jan 31-March 9

BACK this Winter - Music Recording!
2023-02-02 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-02-09 12:00 - 16:00 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
BACK this Winter – Music Recording!
Record your music, learn production or use DJ equipment.
Email music@sketch.ca to book an appointment.
Thursdays 12-4pm, Jan 31-March 9

NEW this Winter - RIGHT TO DANCE: KUNGFU!
2023-02-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Artscape YoungPlace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada
NEW this Winter – RIGHT TO DANCE: KUNGFU!
Practical self-defence class for Queer & Trans BIPOCs, based in Wing Chun Kung Fu – a martial art made by a womxn for womxn. Allies are welcome, as long as respectful.
Tuesday @ 6pm on Zoom.
Brought to you by @illnanadcdc, courtesy of Toronto Wing Chun Academy with SKETCH.
Email sonya@sketch.ca to sign up. With support from the Pride and Remembrance Foundation.
Image courtesy of Sze-Yang Lam
Tuesdays 6-8pm, Feb 7-March 16
