Lakeshore Arts

08/21/2026

Registration is open today!

Back in its eighth year, LSA is proud to offer Write by the Water, a 8-week intensive writing workshop for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) creative youths and adults, ages 18+, to express themselves through storytelling and the written word.

This year, we once again welcome writer, language enthusiast and arts-educator, Jedidiah Mugarura as the program facilitator. Each in-person session, held (at least in part) by Lake Ontario at Amos Waites Park, shall open with body movements as language embodied before visiting the page.

Registration is limited, so apply now at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYQEppGtB2UzmvI6ionEutVqDYuvkX4X4LvRBzrpcS6Kpfnw/viewform?usp=dialog

📅Dates: Wednesdays, September 23 - November 11, 2025
🕕Time: 5:30 to 7:30 PM
📍Location: Lakeshore Arts (2422 Lake Shore Blvd. W., Etobicoke) and by the waterfront at Amos Waites Park.
Cost: FREE
Registration will be open until September 8, 2026.

08/20/2026

Registration is open for Lakeshore Arts' Black Artist Residency 2026/2027!

The Black Artist Residency invites three emerging to mid-career Black Artists to take part in a studio residency in Lakeshore Arts' upstairs artist studios.

The selected Artists-in-Residence (AIRs) have 24/7 access to the studios in South Etobicoke for over 5 months. After working on their self-directed projects, they will host an open studio session during February 2027.

This residency is for artists working in visual or performing arts who self-identify as Black, African, and/or Afro-Caribbean, and who live locally in South or Central Etobicoke. Artists who can devote 2-3 times per week to spend in the studio during the residency period are encouraged to apply.

Details:
📅Dates: September 21, 2026 - February 26, 2027
📍Location: 2422 Lake Shore Blvd. W, 2nd Floor
🎨Materials Stipend: $300

For more information and to register, visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHCfnXnx5KRYgvZZcpxhjNBHyZYLPnMNrziZwLGsAVCTW-ZQ/viewform

Residency applications are open until 11:59 PM on September 4, 2026.

08/17/2026

Join us for our final week of Summer Crafternoons! To close off the season, we will be creating a community mind map and tiny museum.

📅Dates: Tuesday August 18th & Thursday August 20th
🕕Time: 1 - 3 PM
📍Location: Mimico Square in Amos Waites Park, 2441 Lake Shore Blvd. W.

If you came to previous sessions, feel free to bring the work you created and put it in the tiny museum, which will be displayed inside Lakeshore Arts. If you made a sketchbook during our sketchbook binding activity, you can bring it and we’ll have materials to decorate it 🎨

Free, all-ages activities!
Drop in, no registration required
Caregivers must accompany children under 7. Children 8-12 can be dropped off with caregiver consent.

Questions? Email [email protected]

Note: in the event of inclement weather (extreme heat, rain or low air quality) activities will take place at Lakeshore Arts (2422 Lake Shore Blvd W).

08/12/2026

We've had a blast so far with the next generation of radio broadcasters at Future Frequencies 2026!

Participants have worked with mentor Jingshu Yao to begin developing their written pieces. They've also gotten settled in at TMU's recording studios, getting a feel for what their work will sound like live on the radio. We've loved watching the writers connect with one another, try new styles, and push their creativity in new directions!

We can't wait for you to hear what everyone has been working on when the Future Frequencies 2026 cohort premieres their original pieces on Met Radio in September!

08/11/2026

Last week we celebrated the final session of our Art Integration program at LAMP Community Health Centre Among Friends. Each week, members shared in a different wellness-focused art activity.

Pictured are our kokodamas. This Japanese technique involves wrapping plant roots with soil, moss and string. This method doesn’t require a pot for the plant to thrive. Our conversational theme of the week was empowerment, and how we can all continue to grow as long as we’re watered 🌱

A huge thank you to our facilitator extraordinaire, Carmen Ocampo, and to all of our incredible participants - we hope you enjoyed Art Integration as much as we did!

08/10/2026

Some snapshots from our Summer Crafternoons! We’ve had a great turnout of artists of all ages meeting up in the park and at LSA for play-based arts and crafts activities including stamp making, cyanotype, sketchbook binding, blackout poetry and more!

Did you join us for a Crafternoon? Which activity was your favourite?

We’ve got two more weeks to go - this week we’ll be creating picture frames and instant photos. Next week, for our final week of the summer, we’ll work together on a collective mind-map and tiny gallery 🖼️

Thank you to our incredible Summer Programs Assistants for facilitating, and to everyone who joined us!

08/07/2026

Next week for Summer Crafternoons, join us for instant photos and picture frame making. We hope to see you there!

📅Dates: Tuesday August 11 & Thursday August 13
🕕Time: 1 - 3 PM
📍Location: Amos Waites Park, 2441 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (in the grassy area across from the public pool)

FREE, all-ages activities!
Drop in, no registration required
Caregivers must accompany children under 7. Children 8-12 can be dropped off with caregiver consent.

New activities every week! Summer Crafternoons will run until August 20. Please note that activities are subject to change.

Questions? Email [email protected]

Note: in the event of inclement weather (extreme heat, rain or low air quality) activities will take place at Lakeshore Arts (2422 Lake Shore Blvd W).

08/06/2026

We're looking forward to seeing you today for cyanotype in the park!

1-3 PM
Amos Waites Park, in the grass across from the swimming pool
Free, all-ages and drop-in, no experience needed!

08/05/2026

For tomorrow's Summer Crafternoon in Amos Waites Park, we're switching our activity to cyanotype printing! Let's take advantage of the summer sun with some beautiful sun prints!

1-3 PM, August 6
Amos Waites Park (across from the public pool in the grassy area)
All ages welcome, free, drop-in!
More information on Summer Crafternoons:

It’s officially summer, and we’re celebrating with outdoor arts activities all summer long! Come join us in Mimico Square for afternoons of arts-based play, starting July 14.   Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays from July 14 - August 20  Time: 1 - 3 PM Location: Mimico Square in Amos Waites Park.....