Ilana Altman and David Carey assume co-leadership of the Bentway
March 13, 2019
On April 1, 2019, Ilana Altman and David Carey will assume joint leadership of the Bentway as Co-Executive Director, Programming & Visitor Experience, and Co-Executive Director, Partnerships & Communications, respectively. The duo joined the Bentway in 2017 – Altman as Director of Programming and Carey as Director of Development. Bentway Board Chair Mazyar Mortazavi says, […]
DEADLINE EXTENDED: The Bentway's 2019 Community Incubation Program
February 21, 2019
CALL FOR PROPOSALS RELEASED: February 21, 2019 INFORMATION SESSION: March 6, 2019, 6:00pm at the Fort York Visitor Centre, 250 Fort York Blvd. DEADLINE EXTENDED: April 5 Read the full call >> Download the application >> Apply online >> Read the information session presentation >> The Bentway is accepting proposals from emerging artists, designers, urbanists, […]
Creative Process Workshops with Noémie Lafrance at The Bentway
February 12, 2019
Register >> Read the FAQs >> Register for auditions >> ABOUT THE PROJECT This new work by Noémie Lafrance created specifically for The Bentway site explores how our navigation of architecture and urban infrastructures is “choreographed” and investigates the political, social and cultural influences those choreographies impart on the human body and the social body. […]
Call for Applications: Artist Residency at The Bentway
January 4, 2019
INAUGURAL ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT THE BENTWAY: SOUND & THE CITY CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS RELEASED: January 7, 2019 DEADLINE: Friday, February 15, 2019 INFORMATION SESSION: January 27, 2019, 2-4pm RESIDENCY DURATION: April – August 2019 DOWNLOAD THE FULL CALL FOR APPLICATIONS >> SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION ONLINE >> RSVP TO INFORMATION SESSION >> The Bentway Conservancy […]
Call for Winter Season Volunteers
December 21, 2018
As the holiday season begins to ramp up, so does our programming here at The Bentway. And that means we’re looking for some amazing volunteers! Are you interested in helping out at Toronto’s newest skate trail, well, if so, check out the opportunities below and email tbalint@thebentway.ca with your availability. Skate Lesson Assistants Starting Thursday, […]
#MyWATERLICHT – Tour with Daan Roosegaarde
October 13, 2018
The Bentway presents WATERLICHT, a monumental public art intervention designed by acclaimed Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde. This large-scale light installation illustrates the universal power and poetry of water and will have its Canadian premiere in Toronto from Friday October 12 to Sunday October 14, 2018. Waterlicht is a dream landscape created through the imaginative use of […]
The Bentway is Looking for an Office Assistant
September 7, 2018
The deadline for this position has passed. Thank you to all applicants. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The Bentway is looking for a dynamic, organized, and engaged Office Assistant to join our team! The Office Assistant will help keep The Bentway running smoothly and will be responsible for various administrative tasks. […]
The Bentway Block Party: Be Part of Our Bent Parade
August 14, 2018
On August 25, The Bentway completes Phase 1 with the Opening of Strachan Gate and the Launch of our Fall Season with a massive all-day, all-ages block party complete with art installations, music, games, food and beverage, and more. One of the highlights of the day is a parade of human bents with costumes designed by […]
DEADLINE EXTENDED: IdeasCity Toronto Open Call for Ideas
July 19, 2018
DEADLINE EXTENDED: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018 Do you have an idea that will change Toronto? An idea that will foster connections, strengthen neighbourhood exchanges, reshape infrastructure, and diversify the city’s current landscape? If so, The Bentway and the New Museum invite you to pitch your ideas for the future city. If successful, you will present […]
Call for Vendors – Tent Rentals
June 12, 2018
The Bentway is a unique and innovative public space that transforms a kilometre stretch underneath Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway into a new gathering place for our city’s growing population. The Bentway offers year-round artistic, cultural, and recreational activities and events, including public art installations, seasonal and special exhibitions, theatre and musical performances, festivals, creative marketplaces, and […]
Call for Vendors – Electrical and Security
June 6, 2018
The Bentway is a unique and innovative public space that transforms a kilometre stretch underneath Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway into a new gathering place for our city’s growing population. The Bentway offers year-round artistic, cultural, and recreational activities and events, including public art installations, seasonal and special exhibitions, theatre and musical performances, festivals, creative marketplaces, and […]
In the News: Five great exhibitions to check out at the CONTACT Photography Festival [Toronto Star]
April 27, 2018
Five great exhibitions to check out at the Contact Photography Festival Murray Whyte, Visual Arts Critic at the Toronto Star, recommends Dana Claxton’s A Forest of Canoes as one of the top five exhibitions to check out at the 2018 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. The embarrassment of riches that is the annual Contact Photography Festival only […]
Community Clean Up Day
April 5, 2018
Over 200,000 residents, students, businesses, organizations and community groups will come together for the City of Toronto’s 15th annual city-wide cleanup of public spaces. The Bentway’s staff and volunteers will be holding our own Community Clean Up Day at The Bentway on April 21 from 11 AM to 1 PM.
Deadline Passed, Call for Proposals: Community Incubation Program
April 4, 2018
Round 1 application deadline has passed. Thank you to everyone who applied. We will notify applicants by May 15, 2018 on the first round status of their application. Call for proposals. Are you an emerging group, individual, or organization who wants to bring an innovative and engaging community program to The Bentway? If so, the […]
We want to hear from you!
March 5, 2018
Did you visit The Bentway Skate Trail this winter? If so, we’d love to hear about your experience. Please take a second to fill out this visitor survey. Your answers will help us create a fantastic Bentway experience for everyone. Thank you!
In the News: Toronto’s Bentway will be a new platform for public art [Globe and Mail]
March 5, 2018
The Globe and Mail MATTHEW HAGUE SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 28, 2018 Ilana Altman is accustomed to working with some of the world’s top design firms and art galleries to make great spaces. Now she’s tasked with persuading Toronto residents to spend their spare time under a freeway. As the director […]
The Bentway gets love from Mercartto
January 30, 2018
Alexa Samuels, Founder and Chief of Mercartto, writes about The Bentway’s Constructions of the Everyday art exhibition. Read an excerpt here and the full piece on their blog. A few weeks after its official launch, The Bentway – Toronto’s newest urban park, under a major downtown highway no less – is thriving. The Bentway is […]
Strike your best pose in time for cb. Revolution Couture
January 25, 2018
We’ve partnered up with fashion designer and figure skater Charlene Bailey for our first ever skating fashion runway show, cb. Revolution Couture. Taking place on February 13, international skating champions and up-and-coming Canadian figure skaters will grace our skate trail and transform it into a runway show like no other. Looking to join in the fun? […]
In the News: Where to Skate [Now Magazine]
January 17, 2018
Skating in the great outdoors is a marvellous pursuit, free from harsh arena lighting and odours wafting from the change rooms. In Toronto, you can glide underneath the Gardiner Expressway or zip around a winding trail next to Lake Ontario, play a game of shinny in High Park or twirl outside of City Hall. As […]
Fort York's Hungry for Comfort: Surviving a Canadian Winter
January 17, 2018
Date: February 24, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Bentway is pleased to support Fort York National Historic Site’s Hungry for Comfort: Surviving the Canadian Winter. Come together with fellow food enthusiasts to explore how different peoples survived and thrived in Canada’s bitter winter. This year, the spotlight is on the culinary stories […]
Synchronized Figure Skating Flash Mob at The Bentway
January 15, 2018
Join OneTeamMVMT this Friday, January 19 during Beats and Beats: The Bentway’s Friday night dance party for a figure skating flash mob. OneTeamMVMT will be providing a demonstration of synchronized skating – a sport that celebrates female opportunity and empowerment through artistic sport. It’s the perfect compliment to Beats and Bents: The Future is Female, […]
Beats and Bents: Friday Night Fever
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Beats and Bents, a Friday night skate party with a rotating cast of DJs.
CITE: Screen Printing Workshop with Baitshop
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The Bentway and Build for Bokma are teaming up for CITE, a summer-long celebration of skateboard arts and culture. Starting July 7, CITE will also offer a variety of free workshops including learn to skateboard clinics for youth, building skate sculptures, videography, screen printing, and designing skateboards. Join us on August 12 at The Bentway […]