POSTED: JULY 16, 2020 I PUBLIC ART, DESIGN, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES
By: Chloe Catan

Inaugural event joins growing contemporary art destination on eastern waterfront

September 19, 2019, Toronto, ON – Waterfront Toronto is proud to sponsor the inaugural Toronto Biennial of Art, a free contemporary visual arts event with more than 70 local and international programs launching September 21, 2019. As part of its mandate, Waterfront Toronto is committed to supporting arts initiatives that create a more dynamic water’s edge.

POSTED: JULY 18, 2019 I PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, PUBLIC ART
By: Meghan Hogan

This summer, as you walk along the water’s edge or perhaps head to the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal as you journey to visit the Toronto Islands, you may notice something eye-catching floating in the nearby harbour.

July 16, 2019, Toronto, ON – Today, Waterfront Toronto released its 2018-19 Annual Report, which was approved by its Board of Directors at the June 27 meeting.

West-facing aerial view of downtown Toronto, the Port Lands, West Don Lands, East Bayfront and inner harbour.

POSTED: APRIL 15, 2019 I COMPLETE STREETS, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, DESIGN, PUBLIC ART, WALKABLE NEIGHBOURHOODS
By: Meghan Hogan

A view of the Corktown Common marsh and surrounding vegetation. 

POSTED: NOVEMBER 20, 2018 I SUSTAINABILITY, INNOVATION, DESIGN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, PUBLIC ART
By: Emma Loewen

Building on the success of the last summer’s art in waterfront parks, in 2017 we’re doing even more to ensure that Toronto’s waterfront is a place for culture and creativity.

POSTED: FEBRUARY 9, 2017 I PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, DESIGN, PUBLIC ART

By Christopher McKinnon

Animating Our Waterfront grant program returns for 2017

Waterfront Toronto’s Animating Our Waterfront program returns for its second year. The program provides funding to individuals, organizations, collectives and groups that want to create free arts and cultural programming in waterfront parks and public spaces during the summer months. The objective of this program is to facilitate arts and cultural programming that celebrate public spaces and invite Torontonians and visitors to enjoy our waterfront.

Sherbourne Common’s eclectic mix of woods, water and greenery offers some of the best views in the city. (Image by: Nicola Betts)

POSTED: FEBRUARY 1, 2017 I DESIGN, INNOVATION, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, PUBLIC ART, SUSTAINABILITY
By: Meghan Hogan

By Ilana Shamoon

Waterfront Toronto has awarded the public art commission for Bayside's Aitken Place Park to the Calgary-based artist team of Caitlind Brown, Wayne Garrett, and Studio North. The artists have proposed a large-scale light projection that invites slow, contemplative interaction with visitors to the park.