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 […]
University of Toronto Furniture Build at The Bentway
September 27, 2023
Over a two week period, UofT Daniel’s students designed and constructed a set of accessible modular furniture pieces – nicknamed, Flippin’ Chillin’. The pieces can be arranged into a lounging play-scape or transformed into a bar for events.
This Summer, The Bentway invites you see the STREET anew
April 21, 2022
Visit thebentway.ca/street for the latest information and to register! April 20, 2022 [Toronto/Tkaronto, ON] – Today The Bentway released further details on its Summer 2022 season, STREET, which includes a series of public art installations, roving performances, workshops, conversations and celebrations that explore what urbanist Jane Jacobs called the city’s “most vital organs.” Running May 26 to […]
This Summer, The Bentway Takes on the 'Street'
March 22, 2022
Visit thebentway.ca/street for the latest information and to register! Announcing a Summer 2022 season that invites audiences to see the street anew. March 22, 2022 [Toronto/Tkaronto, ON] – Today The Bentway announced its Summer 2022 season, STREET: a constellation of free art installations, roving performances, conversations and celebrations that play out on our shared roadways, sidewalks, parks, and public […]
The Bentway Announces Winners of Waterfront ReConnect National Design Competition: Boom Town and Pixel Story
March 3, 2022
Temporary design installations to transform intersections under the Gardiner Expressway as The Bentway continues to demonstrate new possibilities for Toronto’s shared infrastructure. Toronto – March 3, 2022. The Bentway, in partnership with the City of Toronto, Waterfront BIA, and Toronto Downtown West BIA, has announced the winners of the national Waterfront ReConnect design competition — […]
Competition Designs Revealed to Re-imagine Intersections Under Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway
January 5, 2022
Innovative architects and artists from across Canada compete to transform spaces under the Gardiner Expressway Toronto – January 5, 2021. The Bentway, in partnership with the City of Toronto, Waterfront BIA, and Toronto Downtown West BIA, has revealed six proposals for the next phase of Waterfront ReConnect — a project aiming to improve the safety […]
Measuring the personal impact of public art with HeART Lab
November 15, 2021
With CAMH’s HeARTLab, we surveyed those who attended Pulse Topology to learn more about their perspectives on public art, mental health and wellbeing, community, and the impacts of the pandemic. From our friends at HeARTLab: “At HeART Lab, we honour the strengths and knowledge of people and communities through co-design across the research cycle. Our […]
“Heart of the City” Champions with CAMH
October 29, 2021
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health and wellbeing was top of mind. Through a partnership with CAMH (the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), The Bentway and Exhibition Place invited health care workers from across the city to help launch Pulse Topology. These health care providers nominated by their peers, were the […]
The Bentway Announces Six Shortlisted Teams for Waterfront ReConnect Design Competition
October 15, 2021
Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway cuts across the full length of the city, acting as both a physical and psychological barrier between the city’s core and its blossoming waterfront. A collaboration with the City of Toronto, the Waterfront Business Improvement Area, the Toronto Downtown West Business Improvement Area, and The Bentway, the Waterfront ReConnect Design Competition explores […]
A COVID-19 Responsive Public Art Project at the Scale of the City
May 25, 2020
Today The Bentway announces a new public art initiative inviting Torontonians to explore and capture their complex reactions to the COVID-19 crisis. It’s All Right Now will run beginning May 25 and into the summer. Local artists are each asked to respond to the question: “What words are you living by, right now?” From this […]
Providing Space for Impromptu Artistic Collaborations
June 5, 2019
This summer, The Bentway is celebrating the spirit of community with a range of programs designed to bring people together. From our Communal Table series, which showcases a new cuisine each week, to free wellness & recreation classes like yoga and tai chi, to innovative artistic performances and presentations across the site, there’s a multitude […]
Reimagining Space for a Changing Toronto
May 16, 2019
On May 25 & 26, we’ll join over 150 other venues for Doors Open Toronto, a city-wide showcase of architecturally, historically, and culturally significant buildings and structures. Doors Open at The Bentway will feature an event on May 26 that brings together local city-builders to discuss how Toronto has refashioned itself through a number of […]
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, […]