Girls Art League

Escuela de idiomas Hispano Americano

Toronto Academy of Acting for Film and Television
866 The Queensway

Founded in 2014, Girls' Art League (GAL) a Toronto-based arts collective with the mission of empowering young women and trans youth through the visual arts.

We provide the knowledge and resources for girls and women (GALs) to develop their artistic practice, express themselves visually, and build artistic confidence - all within a safe and supportive environment. Our team of artists and educators teach a variety of 2D, 3D, and time-based mediums, and present direct connections to successful female artists working today. GAL offers these teaching throu

gh regular 8-week courses, workshops, artist talks, self-directed learning programs, and mentorship programs. We are dedicated to building a vital community of girls and women interested in the arts in Toronto. To ensure this opportunity is available to all girls and women in Toronto financial assistance is always available for our programming. We are inclusive. GAL uses an inclusive definition of “girl,” “woman” and “female” and we welcome trans*women, those who are on the trans*feminine spectrum, and those who are genderqueer/ gender non-conforming. We believe in the artistic process. To help GALs develop an artistic confidence we emphasize the creative process. Techniques and tools are important in producing art, but so too are the thoughts, questions, feelings, and connections that fuel the process. Valuing the entire process over the finished product is one way we go about cultivating a supportive rather than competitive creative environment. Essentially, it is through the artistic process that we become empowered as artists. We value connections. GALs learn from instructors and mentors, and also learn from each other as we connect and relate through artistic practices. We seek to explore the ways in which our artistic voices can resound in the connections of our everyday lives. We are working towards building and growing a community among students, instructors and visiting artists, and we extend connectivity to other organizations that focus on the social and economic justice of girls and women. We are agents of change. We believe that girls and women have the right to learn, connect, and create in a safe and supportive environment. GAL seeks to provide this safe and supportive environment for creation by working within an anti-oppression and feminist framework. This means we understand that there are different ways in which oppression and marginalization can be experienced, and we recognize that people have complex lived realities. GAL fosters open and respectful participation between students, instructors, mentors, staff, and volunteers. We also seek to collaborate with other organizations that advocate for change and address the social and institutional inequities that are constructed in our society.

06/16/2022

We are seeking proposals for the upcoming exhibition Seafaring, which will be installed at the Molly Kool Heritage Center in Fundy National Park later this summer.
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Drawing inspiration from the site’s storied past as the former home of North America’s first female sea Captain, the exhibition will explore knowledge shared through making, the cyclical nature of rural life, and gender representation in industry. This is an opportunity for self-identified emerging artists with connections to the Bay of Fundy region.

For more information or to submit a proposal visit https://forms.gle/y7M6tp4eW3FhyGsU8

Questions? Feel free to email us at [email protected]! ⛵🌾

A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee : Creating Habitat for Native Pollinators: Ontario and Great Lakes Edition

06/02/2022

A wonderful practical bee book just out by Phenomenal Illustrator and our Friend Ann Sanderson and collaborators 🎨🤝🎨💜

A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee : Creating Habitat for Native Pollinators: Ontario and Great Lakes Edition DescriptionAn inspiring and practical guide to creating beautiful habitat gardens full of lifeA Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee provides all the information gardeners need to take action to support and protect pollinators, by creating habitat in yards and community spaces, on balconies and bo...

06/01/2022

One more this week for the rug fans out there!

Larry Weyand’s most recent exhibition features two life-sized bathrooms made entirely of hooked rugs. Each item in the bathrooms, from the toilets to the toothbrushes, are constructed using the slow and time consuming method of traditional rug hooking.

Their work is so incredible and if you are in the Halifax area you simply must check out this magnificent show at The Mary E Black Gallery. ‘Every Bathroom I have Bathed In 1995 - 2020’ runs until July 3.

Follow to behold more incredible rug works✨🛁🧴🧻✨

05/30/2022

Another gem from this weeks Larry Weyand.

The textures! The colours! We are obsessed with these rugs!

05/25/2022

We are totally hooked on this week’s Larry Weyand!

Working in the realm of textile and performance art, Larry’s hooked rugs often take the form of food. From candy packages to Baybel cheese, their 3D soft sculptures are a feast for the eyes.

Check out more of Larry’s scrumptious rugs at 🍿🍟🌭🧀🍞

03/02/2022

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Shary Boyle: Outside the Palace of Me The Gardiner Museum has reopened seven days a week and we can't wait to welcome you back! Before you visit, learn more about our COVID-19 protocols and how we're keeping our staff and visitors safe.

Supporting teachers: positive body image and eating disorder prevention

06/02/2021

Attn Teachers / Parents / school or youth group community workers 💜🤝🎨🤝🎨🤝💜
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Supporting teachers: positive body image and eating disorder prevention In Canada, 25% of youth ages 12-24 presenting across clinical&non-clinical sectors report disordered eating symptoms. How can we help them?

03/26/2021

Kate Young ♥️📌👏👏👏

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http://www.girlsartleague.com/

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Toronto, ON
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