Welcome to The Arts List: June 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 "share" button at the end of the post.
EXHIBITION: Shaped by the Land
June 1–October 18
Monday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Algonquin Art Centre
LVAC’s Tim Hough is among the artists featured in a new themed exhibition at the Algonquin Art Centre, opening today. Shaped by the Land invites visitors to experience Algonquin Park not just as scenery, but as a powerful, living force.
This exhibition explores how the land, through time, water, ice, fire, and countless natural processes, has shaped Algonquin Park, and how it continues to shape the life, memory, and meaning of all who pass through it. From ancient geological forces to quiet seasonal shifts, the works in Shaped by the Land reflect the subtle and transformative power of nature at work.
Exhibition details and directions are available on the Algonquin Art Centre’s website, below.
EXHIBITION: Territories: Sites of Encounter
Arts Etobicoke
Until June 4
Wednesday–Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Cloverdale Common at Cloverdale Mall
Arts Etobicoke is excited to present the sixth and final exhibition in the Territories series, Territories: Sites of Encounter.
The exhibition brings together a dynamic range of installations, two-dimensional works, film, and mixed media pieces that explore places where connection unfolds and social life takes form, while also considering encounters with different versions of ourselves and the beliefs we carry into shared spaces. From playgrounds and parks to sidewalks, community hubs, and informal gathering spaces, it reflects on how play, movement, and interaction activate environments and create meaning. These sites, whether structured or spontaneous, become stages for exchange, negotiation, and belonging, inviting audiences to reflect on how shared spaces shape both collective narratives and our evolving sense of self.
Visit the Arts Etobicoke website for exhibition details.
EXHIBITION: Explorations in Creative Photography
Curated by Rod Trider
Until June 11
Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Assembly Hall Gallery
Experience natural scenes transformed into unique artistic interpretations using various techniques in camera and post processing in this group photography exhibition by the f8 Photography Collective. Participating artists are Maureen Littlewood, Catherine MacKinnon, Lily Markovic, Rod Trider, Anthony Schatzky, Felicity Somerset, John Wallace and Jonathan Ward.
The exhibition is part of the 2026 CONTACT Photography Festival. Details below.
COMMUNITY ARTS: Mimico Arts Jam
Lakeshore Arts
June 20, 2:00–6:00 p.m.
Amos Waites Park
Join Lakeshore Arts (LSA) at the first annual Mimico Arts Jam festival on June 20!
They’ll be at Mimico Square starting at 2:00 p.m., with FREE all-ages art activities, led by artists! See stage performances and stay for the Arts Jam Pageant!
The Mimico Arts Jam Pageant will begin at 4:00 p.m., joined by community members and participants of workshops by Pushmakers, with music led by Marching Disorder.
There will be free art activities for all ages throughout the afternoon! Contribute to collaborative art, such as a community mural, collective banner, blackout poetry, and more! Plus, join participatory activities, such as movement by the Dance Together Project and singing by LSA’s Song Circle leaders! With performances by Sequoia Erickson, Free Flow Visual Artistry, and clowns Andrew & Ruy!
Access Measures
A “quiet hour” from 2–3 p.m., with no stage performances.
ASL interpretation provided for stage performances.
An Access Guide, including map, will be available.
Foam earplugs available at the Info Booth.
Art activities will have written instructions to follow along with.
Visit the Lakeshore Arts website for more information.
IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: BookBridge Book Café
Since 2025, New Toronto's Sixth Street has been the home of BookBridge Book Café, an independent publishing house and bookstore that features an array of titles in Arabic, English, French, Kurdish and Tamazight. The café serves unique drinks and desserts and hosts poetry readings, book launches, art workshops—and, on June 13, Tunisian karaoke!
BookBridge is reopening this month after a short hiatus so you should make a point of stopping by. You can also order books on their website, below.
July 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 June 15 for inclusion in our July listings. Submission instructions are available on the LVAC News website.
Lilian Radovac, Editor
