Amid rapid gentrification and Ontario arts funding cuts, Margin of Eras Gallery—and important community hub—risks closing. MOEG crucially supports marginalized artists who wouldn't receive financial support for their work otherwise. k. reports. canadianart.ca/news/toronto-g…

"The wildest theatre festival in town" - The Rhubarb Festival is back for the 41st time! Check out the full lineup, here: buddiesinbadtimes.com/rhubarb

The housing crisis is having an outsized impact on newcomers across Ontario. CERA often hears from newcomers who aren't able to transition from temporary to permanent housing because rent is higher than their income. #Right2Housing theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The members of Bruised Years Choir sing to overcome their pasts — and find healing together: cbc.ca/1.5402527

Submissions for performance & installations for Rendezvous With Madness 2020 are now open! The deadline for is Feb 28. (We'll issue a separate call for films in the spring, so keep your eyes peeled.) Please RT & help get the word out! #RWMFest20 workmanarts.com/rendezvous-wit…

Join us this Wed, Jan 15 for a screening of Kusama: Infinity Hot Docs Cinema, part of the Mental Health Film Series we're copresenting with Hot Docs & Bell Let's Talk, followed by a panel discussion. Tix are free (max 2/person)! bit.ly/2TjJBK4

Mental Health Research Canada & the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child & Youth Mental Health (@CYMH_ON) are partnering on 3 grants valued at $100,000 each to advance child & youth mental health. Please spread the word! In the coming days, we will share more details & dates!

Check out Youth Mental Health Canada’s print and digital mental wellness resources: preview activities, pre-order print resources and purchase PDF copies. Support young people with mental health challenges and provide the skills, information, and awareness for all young people.

On now! Panel discussion following sold out screening of KUSAMA: INFINITY at Hot Docs Cinema L-R: Moderator Sarah Li-lun MacArthur, art therapist Petrea Hansen + Workman Arts curatoe/artist Claudette Abrams . . Thanks2 Bell Let's Talk #yayoikusama #kusamainfinity Kusama Movie

Nobody should have to choose between their job and being an active and engaged parent. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Interested in learning practical strategies for de-escalation & mental health support? There's still room in this Jan 20 workshop which will provide tools for preventing/de-escalating conflicts, incl ways to support those experiencing mental health crises. workmanarts.com/events/practic…

In memoriam: Bonnie Burstow (1945-2020), author, activist and OISEUofT professor best known as an outspoken critic of psychiatry. buff.ly/37bEIGU

"But, this is Rhubarb. And for the 41st festival, we begin with an offering. Of and for the future. With the plurality of our artists’ voices, we’re attempting to collectively conjure radical futures." A message from the #RhubarbTO curatorial collective. buddiesinbadtimes.com/blog/a-message…

Join us on Monday February 10 for a discussion on #mentalhealth and the Anishnaabe language. This series is brought to you by the CAMH Reconciliation Working Group & Shkaabe Makwa, and was developed with the generous support of Janis Rotman. More info: facebook.com/events/2587313…

Pleasure Dome is an excited curatorial partner for Long Winter at Workman Arts Feb. 21 featuring video artists #SaraBonaventure, As If the Colour Was Looking At You. The video presents a body that has been triplicated and entangled in a network of exterior conditionings.

Check out this old school babe we found yesterday while doing a site visit at Workman Arts for Long Winter 😍😍😍 . . . #gear #30mm #film #filmgear #projection #artlife #production #eventspace #events #toronto #torontoevent ift.tt/2uppNeh

Not to get you too excited, but Charissa, our production manager who has been at Buddies for over twenty years, describes this year's #RhubarbTO as "the messiest festival ever". Feb 12-22 bit.ly/2SqzFwl [An outtake from our shoot with @tanjatiziana]

Pleasure Dome is a curatorial partner for #LongWinter Long Winter at Workman Arts Feb. 21 featuring video artist Jeffrey Langille, "Everything Under the Sun, No. 2". A camera looks directly at the sun, its sustained gaze probing the immensity of solar time.

We need volunteers at Workman Arts for #BeingScene and Long Winter!!! signup.com/go/GxjEwXR

I was late to enjoy it... but great project from caraspooner as part of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre #rhubarb2020 check it out when you are there.