Learn about Artscape’s collaborative approach to creative spacemaking on this 5 stop bus tour to existing and future Artscape projects in the Distillery District, West Queen West, Liberty Village and St. Clair/Wychwood. The tour will highlight the evolution of thinking and design for creative space provision, from basic workspaces to multi-dimensional platforms for collaboration.

Please meet inside the gates of the Distillery District at 1:50pm for a 2:00pm sharp start. Tour will conclude at the Artscape Wychwood Barns at approximately 4:30pm.

Host: Tim Jones

Tim Jones is a champion for the role that the arts play in transforming cities and communities. Under his direction as President and CEO since 1998, Artscape has grown from a Toronto-based affordable studio provider to an internationally recognized leader in city-building through the arts. In Toronto, Tim has played a catalytic role in the redevelopment of the Distillery District and galvanized the vision, interest and investment to create Artscape Gibraltar Point and the award-winning Artscape Wychwood Barns. In Canada and abroad, Tim acts as a consultant and advisor on projects, policy and initiatives and speaks at more than 20 conferences and events each year. He and his colleagues at Artscape are passionately committed to exchanging knowledge with others on how arts, culture and creativity can help make our world more livable, sustainable, and prosperous.