VIBE Arts returns for the 2024 Biennial season for fun, creative and interactive programming for intergenerational learners, families and caregivers in response to the exhibitions artists and artworks at TBA’s 32 Lisgar Street location. VIBE artists will deliver free, drop-in, public art-making programs to visitors throughout our VIBE Family Days. All programs will be led by an Arts Educator to facilitate a platform to engage in creativity and express shared lived experiences.

VIBE will be present at our opening day festivities on September 21 at Lisgar Park (32 Lisgar Street), and every other Sunday at the same location (weather permitting) ongoing to November 3rd. In inclement weather, Family Days will occur indoors at 32 Lisgar Street. To view these additional Programs, please visit the What’s On page or “Related Programming” below.

This program is drop-in between 11:00am and 4:00pm.

This program is presented in partnership with VIBE Arts.

VIBE Arts is a charity providing arts education and professional artistic mentorship to the next generation of creatives. Established in 1995, VIBE seeks to increase access and equity to the arts to encourage wellness, resilience and a sense of belonging.

Image credit: VIBE Arts Family Days at 72 Perth Avenue. Toronto Biennial of Art, 2022. Photography: Kesang Nanglu.

Artist Bio

Azadeh Pirazimian

Azadeh Pirazimian is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist and art educator, who formerly lectured in Iran. In her practice, she explores themes of self-expression, communication, daily resistance, and social injustice through diverse media.

Over the years, Azadeh has showcased her works at multiple exhibitions in Iran, Canada, the Netherlands and most recently Mexico City. Her art has received recognition and awards from Toronto Art Council and Toronto Art Foundation, including RBC Space Award, Newcomer and Refugee Artists Mentorship Grant, and RBC Art Access Fund.

Azadeh holds a bachelor’s degree in painting and a master’s in visual communication from Iran. She is currently pursuing her MFA at The University of Waterloo.

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