Digital and/as Public Space
May 25, 2021
COVID has produced the greatest big tech experiment of our time, driving everything – from education to cultural programming, health and wellness to social interaction – online. It seems likely that this newfound dependence on the digital realm is here to stay, and that public life post-COVID will continue to move back and forth between […]
The Bentway Announces Eight Micro-Residencies as Part of the Digital and/as Public Space Initiative
April 7, 2021
We are pleased to announce eight micro-residencies, investigating the convergence of digital and physical space as part of our Digital and/as Public Space initiative.
One year later… It's ALL (Still) Right Now
March 11, 2021
March 2021 marks one year of COVID-19. One year of lockdowns. One year of Zoom parties. One year of physical distancing, masks, remote working, parents under strain, and the unchanging everyday of the pandemic. One year where stark social inequities have been magnified for all to see. We are taking this opportunity to look back […]
Digital and/as Public Space 101 with From Later
March 3, 2021
What is Digital and/as Public Space? Find out everything you need to know about our new initiative with our facilitators and partners, From Later.
2021 Public Space Fellowship
January 13, 2021
Gelila Mekonnen and Nahomi Amberber joined our Safe in Public Space initiative, interrogating the meaning of public safety during a global pandemic and heightened focus on anti-Black racism. As emerging professionals in public health and urban planning, the Fellows helped shape editorial content and community engagement, while conducting independent research.
SURVEY: What Makes You Feel Safe or Unsafe in Public Space?
December 10, 2020
Safety in public space can mean different things, depending on who you ask. What makes some people feel safe can make others feel unsafe. Help us want to understand who feels safe and unsafe in public space within our neighbourhood by taking the Safe in Public Space survey.
Safe in Public Space Initiative
November 6, 2020
How do we define public safety and for whom? Safe in Public Space is a multifaceted initiative that aims to broaden the definition of public safety in the public sphere.
It's All Right Now
May 22, 2020
It’s All Right Now is a public art project and a collective movement that confronts and captures our varied perspectives, experiences and understandings of life in COVID-19.
Winter at The Bentway: Keeping Toronto Cozy Among the Concrete
January 16, 2020
It’s been two years since the opening of The Bentway Skate Trail and we’ve welcomed over 110,000 skaters—and counting—to “Skate the 8” and take part in this unique urban experience. But we couldn’t have done it without our incredible team.
2019 Artist Residency: Sound in the City
December 31, 2019
The hum of the Gardiner above, the rush of passing trains, and the occasional cannon blasts from Fort York make The Bentway site rich acoustic territory. Our 2019 Artist Residency featured Mitchell Akiyama and Brady Peters exploring The Bentway as an instrument. Co-presented with New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA).
Moon Magic: Mounting the Moon Beneath the Gardiner
November 7, 2019
Helping to bring our Bentway-sized ideas (and Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon) to life is our Production Manager, Billy Wolf.
Celebrating Nature in The City with Community Programming
October 2, 2019
Toronto Green Community connects us back to our waterways and nature through hands-on workshops and walks. Presented as part of The Bentway’s Community Incubation Program.
Moon Merge: a live recording of Pondercast podcast episode #38
September 25, 2019
In September 14, as part of our presentation of Museum of the Moon by Luke Jerram, Laurie Brown and team recorded a special episode of their Pondercast podcast entitled Moon Merge.
Lunar Stories at Museum of the Moon
September 23, 2019
From September 10-15, The Bentway brought the Moon under the Gardiner with a presentation of Museum of the Moon. In addition to this installation visitors were encouraged to listen to a multi-channel soundtrack that explored lunar stories from near and far.
Artist Residency with Mitchell Akiyama & Brady Peters
August 22, 2019
A blog sharing information, activities and events surrounding The Bentway’s 2019 Artist Residency (Sound and the City).
Creating meaningful, shared experiences for local communities
August 22, 2019
Running June 13 to August 28, The Bentway’s Communal Table series welcomes a weekly rotation of passionate chefs and diverse culinary traditions that reflect the cultural richness of Toronto.
Active Lifestyles are for Everyone
August 7, 2019
Community-based workshops, like TRIBE’s yoga, and Eti’s Tai Chi have been a hit at The Bentway, prioritizing inclusivity as a way to welcome all levels of experience and ability.
Re-envisioning Public Monuments for a New City
July 25, 2019
As these traditional monuments are confronted, what will replace them on the empty pedestals in our public squares and plazas?
Theory X with Monument Lab
June 28, 2019
On June 16, The Bentway hosted Theory X, a speaker series where eight Torontonians responded to the question “What is your theory of Toronto?”
Providing Space for Impromptu Artistic Collaborations
June 5, 2019
Acclaimed Canadian choreographer, Noémie Lafrance, and Mitchell Akiyama, one half of our inaugural Artist Residency, have come together to amplify the live soundscape of Noémie’s upcoming site-specific performance Dérives.
Re-imagining Space for a Changing Toronto
May 16, 2019
We need to look at the spaces we do have (like the underside of an expressway) and rethink what they can be.
Dérives with Noémie Lafrance – Choreographic Instructions
April 18, 2019
Dérives celebrates the re-purposed architecture of the Gardiner and re-envisions the site as a group navigation enacted through collectively scripted choreographic instructions.
Bent Shadows by Caterwaul Theatre
November 14, 2018
As part of the 2018 Community Incubation Program, Caterwaul Theatre presented a new installation. “Bent Shadows” at The Bentway
WATERLICHT RADIO
October 30, 2018
Waterlicht Radio is a customized soundscape that accompanied The Bentway’s WATERLICHT installation on October 12, 13 and 14, 2018.