LET’S GET TOGETHER @ THE BENTWAY THIS SUMMER
April 25, 2024
The Bentway is pleased to announce its Summer 2024 season featuring large-scale parties, community recreation, and free public art presented under the Gardiner Expressway, running from May 24 to October 6.
Family Day at The Bentway
January 22, 2024
Closing a season of ice skating with family-friendly programming, an outdoor market, and free tasty treats. Celebrate Family Day in the heart of the city with The Bentway! The Bentway has partnered with the Bata Shoe Museum, offering family-friendly activities that celebrate the history of skating in Canada, including a free workshop and interactive scavenger […]
The Bentway Conservancy receives $135,600 in OTF grants to boost Toronto’s urban backyard
January 19, 2024
On Friday, MPP Chris Glover was at the Bentway Skate Trail to celebrate the work that the Bentway Conservancy has done with two grants, totalling $135,600, it received from the Ontario government’s Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) in 2022 and 2023. It is wonderful to hear that The Bentway was the recipient of both a Resilient […]
Ontario Trillium Foundation grants give Toronto’s shared space a “Lift”
September 28, 2023
On Thursday, MPP Chris Glover met with representatives from The Bentway Conservancy to celebrate the work it’s done as a result of receiving two grants, totalling $472,300, over the last two years from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). These grants have helped the organization continue to look forward to the future and recover from the […]
The Bentway Block Party is back!
July 20, 2023
Our annual Block Party is back and bigger than ever. This day-long, free, celebratory street party returns on August 13 with live music, roving performances, cheerleading, an art market by Toronto Art Crawl, street food and more. Today, The Bentway announced the return of its annual Block Party, taking place on Sunday, August 13. Torontonians […]
Register for Summer Workshops
May 30, 2023
Registration is now open for The Bentway’s Summer 2023 workshops, which are designed to spark curiosity, cultivate creativity, and shift our focus towards the natural urban ecosystems that surround us.
Welcome to a New thebentway.ca, and Our New Look-and-Feel
May 18, 2023
The Bentway launches a new website and a new visual look-and-feel today.
Register for Summer Workshops
May 18, 2023
Registration is now open for The Bentway’s Summer 2023 workshops, which are designed to spark curiosity, cultivate creativity, and shift our focus towards the natural urban ecosystems that surround us.
This Summer, Dive ‘Beyond Concrete’ at The Bentway
April 18, 2023
As Toronto wrestles with important questions about the Expressway and its future, The Bentway invites the city to dive “beyond the concrete” and explore the nature of the Gardiner. Visitors will discover a thriving urban ecosystem beneath the highway, where human-made infrastructure intertwines with resilient wildlife, growing in spite of, and because of, the concrete.
Introducing Our 2023 “Dance in Public Space” Artists in Residence
April 6, 2023
The Bentway has teamed up with Toronto Dance Theatre on our 2023 Artist Residency, with a focus on dance in public space. We selected three artists who focus on dance, movement, and/or embodied practice to participate in an open-ended and research-based project that contributes to re-imagining the opportunities of urban spaces.
Introducing The Bentway’s 2023 Public Space Fellows
March 8, 2023
The Bentway is proud to welcome this year’s Public Space Fellows, Celeste Meledath (she/her) and Ella Hough (she/her). Working with The Bentway team over the course of five months, the Fellows will explore the intersection of sustainability and public space design, focusing on how to apply more ecological approaches to The Bentway’s work. This marks […]
Skating at The Bentway Comes to a Close
February 21, 2023
Another season of skating at The Bentway Skate Trail has come to a close. Thank you to everyone who joined us for another great winter at The Bentway.