Workman Arts

Workman Arts is raising $25,000 over the upcoming months🚨Make a donation at workmanarts.com/donate/

Dear Friends,

For , we are initiating the "𝟮𝟱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟱" fundraising campaign to raise $𝟮𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 over the upcoming months as the team eventually shifts their attention to Rendezvous with Madness in the fall, and then BEING SCENE Curated to start 2027.

More than a showcase of artwork, BEING SCENE affirms that every experience carries value, complexity, and dignity. The diversity of artists, mediums, and styles demonstrates that there is no one way to share and interpret lived experience.

Workman Arts recognizes art as an important tool for shaping a world that better supports those living with mental health and addiction. Art allows us to communicate, creating inspiration for dialogue. It offers stories without prescribing how they should be interpreted.

Our work cannot be sustained without the continued support of our community, readers like you.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 $𝟮𝟱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 and encourage others to do the same.

𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲/

Artists' Legal Advice Services (ALAS) and Workman Arts present 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘋𝘈𝘴 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥

🗓️ Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
🕙5:30PM to 6:45PM
📍Virtual (Zoom)

This webinar breaks down the essentials of collaborative agreements and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in plain language, helping creatives to understand common contracts they'll likely encounter in their practice.

Participants will learn how to structure agreements that protect their intellectual property, define roles and ownership, and set clear expectations before a project begins.

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥

Laura Wilson-Lewis is an award-winning Entertainment and Intellectual Property lawyer dedicated to shielding the careers of those who drive the creative economy.

With over seven years of deep-sector experience, Laura has become a trusted voice for recording artists, songwriters, producers, and publishers navigating the complexities of the music industry.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 at the link below by Tuesday, June 9th at 11:59PM (EDT).

https://form.jotform.com/261416408777262

*Please note registration is first come, first served. Confirmation of enrollment in this workshop and the zoom link will be sent one week prior to the workshop.

Questions? Please contact [email protected]

Workman Arts is looking forward to co-presenting at the imagineNATIVE () Film + Media Arts Festival for the Short Film Program: Witching Hour

🗓️ Friday, June 5, 2026
🕙 10:00 PM (EDT)
📍 TIFF Lightbox, Cinema 2
350 King St W, Toronto, ON

This screening is part of TD Free Friday. Tickets for screenings on Friday, June 5 cannot be purchased or booked in advance and will only be available on Friday, June 5 at the box office.

Visit the world’s largest Indigenous film festival! The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival runs from June 2-7, 2026 (Toronto) and June 8-14, 2026 (online). The Festival features screenings of Indigenous-made films, a FREE digital and interactive arcade, art exhibitions, industry workshops, DJ dance parties, and more!

There’s something for everyone, and everyone is welcome at this world-class celebration of Indigenous artistic excellence.

🎟️ Get your tickets now and learn more at imagineNATIVE.org!

Thank you for having us this past Friday for the 2026 HAPPENING Multicultural Festival for the Networking for Artists and Organizations Event ☀️

The event gave us the opportunity to share our work, resources, and opportunities with artists, newcomers, and community members.

A special shoutout to Susana, Workman Arts' Education Coordinator, and John, our Executive Director, who hosted our table.

𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 for Workman Arts Membership

To learn more, please visit the link in our bio or workmanarts.com/become-member/.

Applications close on Friday, July 3rd, 2026 at midnight.

📸: Alex Usquiano

This Artist Panel presents artists Brandon Wulff, Ghazaraza, Serena McCarroll, and V Vallières, in conversation about their artworks in and the history of the exhibition since its first iteration.

𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
1-3 PM
32 Lisgar St. 2nd floor (Room 8), Toronto, ON
Open to the public – no registration required

Over the last 25 years, our community of artists with lived experience has been resilient in the face of many challenges and barriers, and continue to do so today.

The panel will be moderated by long standing artist member Jan Swinburne, who assisted in organizing the first edition of Being Scene, alongside Julian Diego (Artistic Director) and Fatma Hendawy (Visual Arts Manager).

To learn more, go to workmanarts.com/being-scene/artist-panel/

When an artwork is created, it becomes an expression of an artist's inner world.

The artist considers how best to translate thought, emotion, memory, and experience into physical form.

Yet, there is no way to guarantee how art will be interpreted. Each of us approaches a work through a lens informed by our own perspectives and histories.

Acts of expression resist isolation by reminding us that understanding is not passive; it is something we practice. The practice is further enhanced when we do so in community.

Workman Arts continues to support evolving our understanding of mental health and addiction by fostering opportunities for creation and presentation for artists with lived experience.

By supporting Workman Arts, you help empower uniquely talented artists while challenging and advancing evolving perspectives on mental health.

𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘

Please visit 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲/ or the link in our bio.

𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚: Call for 2026-2027 Arts Education & Professional Development Support Program Proposals

Deadline to Submit: May 25th, 2026 by 11:59 PM (EDT)

This year, we are introducing two different program streams: 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 & 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧

To learn more about submitting, please visit the link in our bio or go to: workmanarts.com/employment-opportunities/education-course-proposals/

Questions? Connect with the Education Manager at [email protected]

📸: .mad.muslimah

Image: Photo from WA Education Course, Poetry Unbound, led by Sof Kreidstein

Our 2026 𝘉𝘌𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘚𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘌 Juried Exhibition is open this weekend during 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼, happening May 23 & 24

Visit our gallery space at 32 Lisgar St, Toronto (2nd Floor) from 1-6 PM, Saturday & Sunday

Add 32 Lisgar St on your itinerary and experience our gallery!

Learn more about 𝘉𝘌𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘚𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘌 at workmanarts.com/being-scene/

📸: .chan.photo

𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝘊𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘍𝘖𝘙 𝘍𝘐𝘓𝘔 𝘚𝘜𝘉𝘔𝘐𝘚𝘚𝘐𝘖𝘕𝘚 is NOW OPEN for this year's Rendezvous with Madness Festival! The festival returns late October 2026.

🎥 Submit by Sunday, May 31st by 11:59 PM (EDT).

The festival presents local, national and international artworks exploring themes of mental health and/or addiction issues.

is a multidisciplinary festival that includes visual/mixed media art, live performance in addition to its core emphasis on film and media arts, panel discussions and in-conversation events.

Please check back for more information regarding Exhibition and Performance submissions.

To learn more and to submit, please visit the link in our bio or go to workmanarts.com/rwm/submissions/

Poster by Lily Rickels .rickels. Photo by Henry Chan .chan.photo.

Workman Arts is seeking a 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀) to develop and curate a small group exhibition & public program as part of

Workman Arts welcomes curatorial proposals that incite a range of intersectional narratives and conversations as it relates to mental health and/or addictions.

This year the curated exhibition will take place between 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 – 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 (dates TBD), and will focus on themes of 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙧, 𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁: June 18, 2026 by 11:59 PM (EDT)
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀: June 25 – 30, 2026
𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱: July 15, 2026

To learn more and submit, go to workmanarts.com/being-scene/2026-call-for-curator/