How art and literature can help us rethink our problems with sleep
Staff
March 4, 2024
With the arrival of Daylight Saving Time soon, losing that hour of sleep in the morning might be front of mind for many people.
Author: Staff
Oscar nominees 2024: Past Lives spotlights the pull of first love alongside yearning for glory
Staff
February 27, 2024
The merit of Past Lives is not its grandiose scale or beautiful scenery, but in its astutely controlled plot and action.
Black Londoners of Canada: Digital mapping reveals Ontario’s Black history and challenges myths
Staff
February 27, 2024
The promise of freedom on British soil created a moral binary with the United States that obscures the history of slavery in Canada.
Love songs in Hindu devotion—the Tamil poets who took on the female voice to express their intense longing for the divine
Staff
February 21, 2024
Hindu “bhakti”, or ecstatic devotion, is a literary tradition that birthed some of the most stirring mystical poetry in the world.
“Indigenizing” universities means building relationships with nations and lands
Staff
February 20, 2024
The diversity within Black Canada should be recognized and amplified
Staff
February 12, 2024
McMaster academic Alpha Abebe cites the example of Eden Hagos (right), founder of Black Foodie (beside African content creator Yvonne Ben).
From rebel to retail—inside Bob Marley’s posthumous musical and merchandising empire
Staff
February 9, 2024
A music industry scholar questions whether a biopic about the reggae superstar is just another extension of the Marley marketing machine.
Taiwanese Indigenous artist Ali Istanda inspired by traditional stories and customs in designing Lunar New Year lantern
Staff
February 8, 2024
Istanda, a member of the Bunun tribe, created a design called 13 Months, which is on display in the Varley Art Gallery Courtyard.
Lunar New Year needs a Canadian facelift
Staff
February 3, 2024
Lunar New Year can be a truly intercultural celebration that forges deeper connections and new friendships based on genuine understanding.
Canada Council for the Arts Director and CEO Michelle Chawla: How we plan to work with you
Staff
December 18, 2023
In an open letter to the arts community on December 14, Chawla reveals that the funding body is dealing with a growing number of requests.
With Frosty Lanes, Harpreet Sekha writes the Canadian equivalent of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
Charlie Smith
September 15, 2025
Cathy Xinman: I Am Despair, Who Are You?
Cathy Xinman
September 14, 2025
Film festivals like TIFF set the tone for wider industry norms—here’s what we’re watching around AI
Staff
September 13, 2025
November never left: Isabella Wang’s new poetry collection navigates grief and recovery
becky tu
September 12, 2025
North of North leads the pack with four nominations in TV categories for Directors Guild of Canada Awards
Charlie Smith
September 11, 2025
David Suzuki: Want climate action? You’re part of a silenced majority
David Suzuki
September 10, 2025
KPop Demon Hunters gives a glimpse into K-pop culture in South Korea
Staff
September 7, 2025
Cathy Xinman: I Try to Become a Morning
Cathy Xinman
September 5, 2025
Teiya Kasahara confronts how opera world polices race, gender, and sexuality in The Queen In Me
Charlie Smith
September 5, 2025
God and Nollywood: How Pentecostal churches have shaped Nigerian film
Staff
September 4, 2025
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Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society created Toronto Spark to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
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Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered on this land, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples whose arts and stories inspire us to bring communities together.
