Welcome to The Arts List: July Edition
The Arts List is a monthly listing of arts, culture and co-op related events featuring members and friends of the Lakeshore Village Artists' Co-op in New Toronto. The list is brought to you by LVAC News and can be shared by clicking the arrow button at the end of the post.
COMMUNITY ARTS: The River Clyde Pageant: A Light on the Rise
Co-directors Megan Stewart and Jane Wells
July 23–26 and July 30–August 1, 7:30 p.m.
New Glasgow, PEI
If you find yourself on Prince Edward Island this summer, tickets have just been released for The River Clyde Pageant, the central event of the River Clyde Arts season. This will be the first Pageant on River Clyde Arts' new long-term home in New Glasgow, PEI.
The River Clyde Pageant: A Light on the Rise is the tenth edition of this imaginative outdoor spectacle. Co-directed by Megan Stewart and LVAC's Jane Wells, this year's show is inspired by the collective movements of flocks and swarms, ancient patterns of plant and animal migrations, and the shifting responses these movements evoke. The show opens with a scene celebrating the Pageant’s own travels through the village of New Glasgow over the past decade. Audiences will then take a short journey through a grove of shady apple trees, coming to rest at the new performance site, where they will encounter a lively cast of creatures from human, animal and plant realms. The Pageant is an enchanting experience for all ages, sparking delight, contemplation and wonder.
Tickets are available for purchase on the River Clyde Arts website, below.
EXHIBITION: Jim Bravo, Los Callejeros
Recent works by Jim Bravo
June 18–July 23, 2026
Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Assembly Hall Gallery
Explore selections of Jim Bravo’s works, reflecting his early immigrant, inner-city experiences alongside interpretations of Canada’s sublime landscapes. This exhibition contributes a compelling voice to the ongoing global conversation on race, immigration and its place in contemporary society.
Jim Bravo was born in Ecuador, South America and is of Afro-Latino descent. He is a graduate of OCAD University where he majored in Fine Art and Public Art. A recipient of several awards and honours including the prestigious 2023 Kingston Prize For Contemporary Canadian Portraiture, Bravo is also the recipient of the Toronto Art Council’s Black Projects grant, an Ontario Arts Council Creation grant, and a multiple winner of the TABIA Mural Award. Bravo's recent artistic collaborators include Caitlin Taguibao and LVAC's Philip Cote.
View exhibition details here.
ARTISTS OPEN CALL: Pretty Vacant: A Storefront Art Thing
Application Deadline: July 13
Notification Date: July 31
Exhibition Dates: September 17–October 4
Location: Storefront windows along Queen Street West
Parkdale Residents Association (PRA) invites proposals from visual and media artists to re-imagine and transform vacant storefront windows into gallery spaces, through site-specific installations, interventions, or in-situ creations that respond to the shifting landscape of Parkdale. Apply to info@parkdale.to, with the subject line Open Call.
What stories remain in the windows of once-busy spaces? Can art hold space in communities under pressure? Can joy be reclaimed in the face of loss? How do we create beauty in the overlooked corners of the city?
Works may explore themes such as:
- Transition, gentrification, urban transformation or displacement
- Community memory and resistance, care, and neighborhood solidarity
- Urban ecology under pressure and nature’s response to a world in flux
- Local histories, folklore, rumours, legends, and collective memory
PRA strongly encourages submissions from professional artists at all stages of practice—from emerging to established, collectives, and community members. Both new and existing works are welcome.
Visit the PRA website for full submission instructions.
FILM: Lakeshore Village Community Movie Night
Zootopia 2
Wednesday, July 8, 9:00 p.m.
Lakeshore Village Park
Join Etobicoke–Lakeshore City Councillor Amber Morley for an evening of fun for the whole family!
Eat free popcorn, watch Zootopia 2, and enjoy being outdoors with your neighbours! Free ice cream and face painting will also be provided.
Co-hosted by Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416 and the Toronto Police Association.
Bring a blanket or mat to sit on and enjoy the movie!
EVENT: CHFT Diversity Scholarship Celebration
Wednesday, July 8, 7:00 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, 2nd Floor
Bram & Bluma Appel Salon
Join the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto (CHFT) for a free and inspiring evening in celebration of the 22nd Annual CHFT Diversity Scholarship!
The CHFT Diversity Scholarship Program recognizes people living in co-ops who are actively promoting diversity through work within their community. The scholarship helps new and returning students with their post-secondary education costs by providing tuition funds and financial planning assistance.
The Diversity Scholarship Program is a project of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto and the CHFT Charitable Fund. Visit CHFT's website to learn more about the program and to register for the event.
August Arts List Submissions
Do you have a public arts, culture, or co-op related event you'd like to share with the readers of LVAC News? If so, send the details to our submissions coordinator by July 15 for inclusion in our August listings.
LVAC News will take a summer break in August and return after Labour Day, so be sure to send in your early September events as well!
Submission instructions are available on the LVAC News website, below.
Lilian Radovac, Editor
