by Xylophone de Guzman, edited by Culture Toronto

oh Jill Andrew ... you co-founded the Body Confidence Canada Awards yet the bodies of ballet dancers made you uncomfortable riding the ttc? Don't "you want images that depict YOU on the move?"

By Amanda DelaCruz

A hugely successful convention that brings makers and buyers together twice a year to celebrate all that is unique and handmade. You're bound to find something you love. 

by Amanda DelaCruz

The frame of your experiences and outlook on life are what will dictate what you take away from the wonderful textures and nuances of Doors Without Keys. No written placard could do that for you.

by Culture Toronto Team

...one conversation that sticks out in my mind was when someone mentioned to me that events are awesome, but "you can't put it on your resume." 

I'm excited to go to school today, been working for months, door locked

I cant wait to see my friends' faces when I break out this clock!

by Garnet Nagato

When I worked at a bookstore, there were two authors whose books ranked amongst the most stolen: Chuck Palahniuk, Murakami Haruki, and the bible, who's authorship I will not speculate but you get the idea.

by Jasmine Williams

“It was a daunting concept at first,” says Rowntree. “It was hard because theatre isn’t usually a solo thing.”

With Amanda DelaCruz

"The idea with Animal Kingdom was to create a beautiful book which people would enjoy colouring as much as I enjoyed putting together. Something people would love to look at and want to show others and which once finished they would want to keep afterwards." - Millie

Sherif Badr with Ashari

Amidst the cosplay events in Toronto, you may see giant, stunning (sometimes glowing) wings in the distance above the heads of a crowd of photographers - that heroine in the middle is often Ashari (cosplay alias). 

With Sherif Badr

If you're working on a costume, don't rule out body paint! Hear from an expert in this article.

By Desiree Simpson

“Terror and Beauty” is apparent in every work by Bacon and Moore, as both artists drew inspiration for their work from personal encounters with war and its death and ideals.

By Sherif Badr

Taka Sudo, a Japanese born artist residing in British Columbia, recently displayed his work at Hashtag Gallery's 2nd year anniversary with his show "Kinetic Moments." ...Maybe we'll get to the bottom of this kind of epic inspiration after all.

By Desiree Simpson

Giger’s fascination with sex and the machine resulted in a “biomechanical” representation of the two in much of his work, something that often makes the audience of his work uncomfortable and squeamish, which is not unlike watching Nine Inch Nails Happiness In Slavery (1992) even after the umpteenth time of seeing it.

By Kiersten Hallie Krum

Toronto-based actress Christine Horne took time from her busy performance schedule to answer a hodge-podge of questions from Culture Toronto contributor Kiersten Hallie Krum on performance, the benefits of working in Canadian independent film, and her prowess with a certain children’s toy...

By Sherif Badr

Taka Sudo was born and raised in Japan. Sudo draws inspiration from everyday moments, through interaction with his environment, people and objects. Catch his work in TO!

By Amanda DelaCruz

I’ve been visiting the One of a Kind Show annually for a few years now. It’s a huge exhibition held twice a year in Toronto – made up of artists, designers and makers - both seasoned and rising stars. It used to take me hours to go through the exhibit, and I would still feel like there wasn’t enough time to see everything properly.