Noble Space

Guess what?! Our friends COLLAGE GRAD are coming back The Bentway 📍Toronto this summer, and they’re bringing a SUPER SPESH edition of their signature workshop:

✂️ COLLAGE: ReEXPRESSWAY EDITION ✂️
Tuesday July 21st & August 18th: 630-830pm
The Bentway Studio: 55 Fort York Blvd

This summer, Collage Grad is inspired by The Bentway’s vibrant public space under the Gardiner Expressway!

This session explores art, urbanism, and placemaking through collage. Work with a curated mix of archival photos of Toronto, urban planning publications, and vintage magazines to express your own take on citybuilding and create your own reimagined built environment.
 

In just a few weeks, our beloved Sarah Sarah Ar**ha will be bringing her blockprinting prowess to The Bentway 📍Toronto. Join us!

🎴PRINTMAKING: TORONTO TRADING CARDS🎴
Tuesday JuLY 14th: 630-830pm
The Bentway Studio: 55 Fort York Blvd

Whether it’s cheering on your favourite Toronto sports teams this summer, grabbing a TTC transfer on the first day of a new year, spotting the elusive white squirrel of Trinity Bellwoods park, or grabbing a beef patty on your way home from school, this workshop is about commemorating the things that make Toronto a special place to you.

You will learn how to create your own image on styrofoam blocks and then print a series of 5 “Toronto trading cards”.

At the end of the workshop, you are invited to trade some of your cards with your fellow civic superfans and take home your own collection of uniquely Toronto experiences.
 

July is quickly approaching, and we are SO EXCITED for another month of Art Socials The Bentway 📍Toronto! If you are interested in painting, join us for a workshop with Mason Mason Jar:

🎨 STILL LIFE PAINTING: BYOO 🖌️🫟
Tuesday June 30th: 630-830pm
The Bentway Studio: 55 Fort York Blvd

BYOO – Bring Your Own Object from home and learn to paint a still life!

This is a beginner friendly workshop where Mason will guide you through the creation process and help you discover just how fun and relaxing painting can be. Suggested objects: things that are nostalgic or sentimental. Bring something that you enjoy looking at and have good memories associated with!

Mason will also bring his collection of interesting nostalgic objects in case you prefer to paint something new. 

HELLO CRAFTERS! Our summer schedj for Craft Club is up on our website, and we’ve got a handful of spots left for June. Join us monthly and craft along with .crafts.cafe. See you there!

CRAFT CLUB
Thursday July 16th, August 13th and September 17th
Reunion Coffee Roasters: 385 Roncesvalles Avenue

Join us for an *OFFSITE* Craft Club at everybody’s favourite Reunion Coffee Roasters!

Located at 385 Roncesvalles Avenue, the café will be open after hours just for us. Come meet other makers while you work on your latest craft project! 

This club night encourages you to bring your supplies and materials (i.e. for your latest knitting, embroidery or drawing project) and work in a nice space with nice people. 

This is a self-led crafting session.

Each ticket includes a barista snacks and light snacks.

For ages 18+.
 

WEAR IT WITH PRIDE! Our favourite miniaturist Kiana will be next month with a fun twist on their mini fruit workshop:

🌈MINIATURE POLYMER CLAY FRUIT BRACELETS🌈
Tuesday June 30th: 630-830pm
The Bentway Studio: 55 Fort York Blvd

Come make an adorable one-of-a-kind miniature fruit charm bracelet to celebrate Pride month! 

In this 2-hour workshop, you will learn some of the basics of creating miniature fruits from polymer clay. Together we will mix clay to achieve realistic colours, shape the pieces and add details using clay and clay tools.

We will make a series of fruit beads, bake them together, and assemble your very own fruit charm bracelets using string and other fun beads provided in the workshop.

BANNER DAYS ARE AHEAD! Join us in June, when Phoebe will show us how to use a printing press IRL:

🚩LETTERPRESS FLAGS & BANNERS🚩
Tuesday June 16th: 630-830pm
The Bentway Studio: 55 Fort York Blvd

For sports fans and creatives alike! Get ready for World Cup game days or create new artwork for your home through this fun and traditional printmaking technique. 

Design and print your own pennant flag from antique wood type on a printing press. While your flag dries, experiment with banner-making using cut-out letters from previously printed alphabets and assemble a unique text-based artwork. 

In just a few weeks, artist will be joining us with a real two-fer of a workshop: needlefelting AND embroidery! See you there!

FELTED & EMBROIDERED PINS
Tuesday June 9th and July 28th: 630-830pm
The Bentway Studio: 55 Fort York Blvd

Learn how to “draw” with textiles this summer! Using needle felting, stitching, and other creative embellishments, design your own unique, wearable button. 

You’ll learn how to work with wool roving, and some simple embroidery stitches that are useful for adding lines, dimension, and artistic expression.