Artist Meetups Toronto

Art Hub of The Great Lakes Show Opening Reception

Immerse yourself in Twist Gallery's newest exhibition, the Art Hub of The Great Lakes, showcasing the vibrant exploration of colour, texture, and material through the expressive language of mixed media. Each painting unfolds in layers, bringing together unexpected elements, marks, and surfaces to create works that are both tactile and deeply personal. The collection invites viewers to slow down, look closely, and discover the stories and emotions held within each piece. Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-hub-of-the-great-lakes-show-opening-reception-tickets-2001399982223?aff=oddtdtcreator

Art Hub of The Great Lakes Closing Reception

Explore Twist Gallery for an initimate closing reception celebrating the artists, their work, and the stories woven throughout the Art Hub of The Greak Lakes exhibit. This final gathering offers an opportunity to experience the collection one last time, connect with the artists and fellow art lovers, as well as reflect on the colours, textures, and emotions that have brought the exhibition to life. Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-hub-of-the-great-lakes-show-closing-reception-tickets-2001400639188?aff=oddtdtcreator

ARTbus: Mississauga and Oakville Galleries ($20)

Can you join us on our next ARTbus ?? !! We've been attending these **ARTbus** trips for many years. Not always able to get them posted on MEETUP-as they fill up quite quickly. $20 ticket link is below. ***Purchase your OWN ticket*** when you RSVP on Meetup. **In partnership with the Art Gallery of Mississauga, Oakville Galleries invites you to join us for the FALL 2026 ARTbus.** (We rent a BUS--ok its a **yellow school bus**--but it works!) Hence the $20 price! **$20 per person** at the *link below. (By signing up--signals to me that you've purchased your $20 ticket--LET me know via Meetup email)* Would you like to join in this next one/upcoming? **Saturday October 24th. (11am-5:30pm)** This will be incredible afternoon!! International artists. Lovely reception and opening comments. **We'll begin** the afternoon at a Gallery opening at Bloor/Lansdowne, before heading to Mississauga and Oakville Let someone else DRIVE while we enjoy socializing and ART learning. **Reserve your own seat ($20)** and enjoy an inspiring afternoon across three leading art institutions. We finish the day at Gairloch Gardens--(right on Lake Ontario) and a nice reception for us (wine/cheese) https://www.oakvillegalleries.com/visit **TICKET link here (with all details)--** https://www.oakvillegalleries.com/artbus_2026_fall Please be on TIME. Plan ahead. You should be inside the first gallery by 11:15am. BUS will leave at 12 noon. See you there.

Betty Oliphant Theatre: ProArteDanza (contemporary ballet/dance) $40 promo

Certainly one of Toronto's most important dance groups!!! We will join them again (3rd time) for a Sunday afternoon performance. November 1 https://www.proartedanza.com/ *Ticket link below*. **OUR** price $40 per ticket. (Regular price is $55 per ticket). \*\*\*ProArteDanza continues to deliver some of the most vital and rigorously crafted contemporary dance in the country. *Paula Citron, Dance Critic* **ProArteDanza is a repertory contemporary dance company** which challenges and inspires its artists and our audience through **bold new work** and invests in the future of the art form through educational programs. ​ Committed to *“passion in performance”*, ProArteDanza strives to reach the widest possible audience through an open, equitable and inclusive culture which fosters artistic risk-taking, innovation and collaboration. https://www.proartedanza.com/copy-of-fall-season-2026 **Ticket link here**: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/fall-2026-season-2 USE promo code: **MEETUP** for the $40 tickets. **ONLY** available on the ADULT tickets. **ALL** tickets purchased will need to be ADULT--not the Seniors. (you can also adjust the 'added donation' tab as needed **General admission seating**. Venue holds about 250 people. Arrive on time/in advance--*WE can all sit together.* The Dora Award-winning company performs contemporary ballet. By that, I mean that the dancers need ballet training to execute the movement. Technique is important, especially when they have to negotiate the intricate and often arduous movement constructed by co-choreographers **Roberto Campanella** and **Robert Glumbek**.

November ART Crawl: Tour 3 top private galleries/spaces ($10 per person)

We will continue with our monthly **Art Crawls**! ***Please read everything over first.*** \*\*\*November Art Crawl = Saturday November 7th (1pm-3pm) 16 people/members each time. **$10 per person.** **\*\*\*Sent via e-transfer when you signup/rsvp.** **I'm not able to HOLD space for you.** ***--We will visit 3 different*** (downtown/west end/east end) galleries each month **(with short walks between each one)** Each month will be different galleries and/or artist-run centres. \*\*We'll meet the Gallery owners/artists/directors--who will lead us in tours and conversation at each stop. NO weather cancellations---**we will carry on!** NO cancellations/no refunds or any [re-scheduling](http://re-scheduling...if/) if you cannot make it. \-\-\-Check your calendars and PLAN ahead if you can join us\-\-and please arrive on time\. We're not able to wait for you\. Sorry\. Are you Interested in ART/artists--**and learning/visiting the exceptional local galleries we have in Toronto? With other MEETUP members.** Saturday November 7th ***(1pm-3pm)*** Once I have 16 **confirmations** from Meetup members (you)--I will email you the start location of our November ART Crawl!! Next week. **Our first stop**. Bloor/Symington (we then head SOUTH) If interested, please email me $10. Include your first name only, and email address for a reply. **I will then confirm you.** And will firm up our itinerary with you in a few days. See you on Saturday November 7th--if you're confirmed--watch for an email directly from me!! ***We will do this again in November (I hope)*** and ongoing all Winter---as we find some interesting spaces and exhibitions. Each month will be posted separately. You can email me directly here: **torontoisculture@gmail.com** Greg Thanks (Please understand I have NO space for any guests you may wish to bring with you. I am limited in group size based on the GALLERY instructions)

ART Toronto Visit: Emerging Collectors Evening ($35)

We attend **ART Toronto** each year--and always look for an interesting timeslot to enter!! We've a ***special $35 promo*** (includes admission, drink ticket, and various tours/talk)---only on Friday October 30th (5pm-9pm) As we've completed numerous ART Crawls this year, and various ART trips (past and upcoming), I thought it made sense to take advantage of the... ***Emerging Collectors Evening*** ($35) \*\*\*Admission includes Complimentary Drink included on Friday evening only (Non-alcoholic options available), DJ sets and special programming **on starting an art collection**. Tours and Talk. PLUS--you'll see many galleries we visit on our ART Crawls! **USE** this ticket link... https://www.tix123.com/tickets/?code=ART26&promo=ATXTC **ENTER** this promo code...**ATXTC (was $45. now $35)** *Art Fair Entry, Drink ticket, talks/tours = Excellent Value for $35.* **PROGRAMMING** link is here/details... https://arttoronto.ca/home/daily-programming/ **IF you enjoy** learning about contemporary ART--and attending FAIRS, then please join us in Montreal (April 2027) https://www.meetup.com/toronto-arts-and-culture/events/316594472

Natural Light Fashion Implied & Fine Art w/ Fanny Lee from Hungary

Fashion Implied/Lingerie/Fine Art w/ Meg Modelling - Britain

The Christian Imagination and the Question of Autonomous Art

[Theopolis](https://www.theopolis.ca/) is excited to present the inaugural Gaudí Lecture, featuring renowned liturgical artist, writer, and speaker Jonathan Pageau. The notion of “art for art’s sake” continues to pervade contemporary thinking and practice in the arts. Art is understood as autonomous, liberated from its connection to worship, culture, morality, truth, or beauty, or reduced to a commodity valued primarily for its price and prestige. In either case, art risks becoming detached from the larger human story. In this lecture, Pageau will argue that the response of the Christian imagination is not simply to reunite art with religious content by depicting biblical scenes or communicating moral messages. Rather, liturgy and sacramentality must be recovered as the internal and coherent driving force of the arts themselves, shaping their forms and their application within the Body of Christ. **Please note this is a ticketed event. YOU NEED TO PURCHASE A TICKET IN ADVANCE through this link [HERE](https://www.theopolis.ca/gaudi-lecture/) to be admitted. Theopolis has generously offered a package of 10 discounted (25% off) tickets for members of the Toronto Philosophy Meetup — use the code TPM2026 at checkout to receive the discount.** ***______________________________________________*** ABOUT JONATHAN PAGEAU Jonathan Pageau is a renowned liturgical artist, writer, and public speaker whose work explores symbolism, religion, art, literature, and culture. Through his carvings, writing, lectures, and *The Symbolic World*, Pageau has helped a wide audience recover a symbolic vision of the world, one in which spiritual meaning is revealed through images, stories, rituals, and the patterns of everyday life. Drawing deeply from the Christian tradition, his work offers a compelling way of engaging many of the central questions facing contemporary culture. Theopolis is honoured to welcome Jonathan Pageau to Toronto to deliver the inaugural Gaudí Lecture. ***______________________________________________*** ABOUT THEOPOLIS Catholic art has the power to renew culture and share the faith through beauty, but in Ontario, it’s too often absent from public life. Theopolis exists to change that. We’re empowering a rising generation of Catholic artists and creating a space for encounter between the secular and sacred. We believe that art plays a vital role in shaping how we understand the world, and that beauty can serve as an avenue for the Holy Spirit — sparking an encounter with the sacred. By bringing works of Catholic art into dialogue with contemporary Canadian culture, Theopolis ensures that the Catholic imagination remains part of the public conversation, creating spaces where culture and faith meet. More info about Theopolis here: https://www.theopolis.ca/about/ ***______________________________________________*** ABOUT THE GAUDÍ LECTURE The Gaudí Lecture is an annual public lecture exploring the importance, influence, and enduring relevance of the Christian imagination. Each year, Theopolis will invite a distinguished creative figure to reflect on the role of the Christian imagination in shaping culture, artistic practice, and daily life. The lecture is named for Venerable Antoni Gaudí, whose architecture reflects an imagination formed by faith, nature, craftsmanship, and a profound sense of the sacred. His work reveals how artistic practice can become a form of contemplation and how beauty can prepare the soul for faith. Through this series, Theopolis hopes to create a lasting forum for serious and accessible public conversation, bringing artists, students, professionals, clergy, patrons, academics, and members of the wider community into a shared exploration of art, faith, and culture.

Indoor Draw & Sketch Hangout

Hi everyone! We're doing an afternoon sketching hangout at the MaRS Discovery building food court. Pull up with some snacks or a drink and get to know local artists of Toronto. **First time meeting us and still not sure about the vibe?** Check out photos from **[past in-person events of 2025](https://www.meetup.com/artsrecto/photos/36185293/)** ***Please bring your art supplies***. Digital tablet, dry mediums, watercolour set, really anything that doesn't smell and is non toxic and easy to clean up. Please be considerate and leave the space as clean as it was before. ***Please Remember.*** This is a group to make art while making friends NOT a singles mixer so please be respectful of others. If you have any concerns don't hesitate to message me or bring this to my attention. How to get there? Take the TTC to Queens Park subway station on line 1. **Where to meet exactly?** MaRs food court below ground level. Enter MaRS Building through Collage and Spadina entrance past the seated statues and through the doors. (This is the only entrance to get into the building on the weekends without a fob) We meet by the food court tables at the far end, opposite to the escalators. If you have trouble finding the location or get lost feel free to message me through the Meetup app. Looking forward to meeting you all : =============== **Support This Group 🥰?** We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at[ https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoront](https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto.)o This helps cover meetup and miscellaneous expenses with hosting events! For more inquiries, please PM me for more info Thank you all so much

FIGURE & FORM DUO WORKSHOP

Sketching Hangout... New Location

Hi everyone! We're doing an afternoon sketch hangout at CIBC food court. **First time meeting us and still not sure about the vibe?** Check out photos from **[past in-person events of 2025](https://www.meetup.com/artsrecto/photos/36185293/)** ***Bring your own art supplies*** (mainly dry medium or small watercolour set), and if you feel like it, order a drink and snacks. **Where to meet exactly?** From Union, you can either follow the signs to go straight to CIBC square one or get to ground level and walk along Bay street till you reach you see the CIBC square one building. Enter the CIBC building on either side of the train tracks and travel up to the fourth floor food court. I'll be at the tables at the far end of the food court by the windows. Looking forward to meeting you all :) =========================== **Support This Group 🥰🤩** We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at [https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto](https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto.) . This helps cover meetup and miscellaneous expenses with hosting events! For more inquiries, please PM me for more info! Thank you all so much!