ArtsBuild Ontario

🚨 NEW RESOURCE LAUNCH! 🚨
Finding affordable space shouldn’t be the hardest part of being an artist.

ABO is excited to share our brand-new Meanwhile Space Report & Toolkit! 🏢✨

Over the past two years, we collaborated with the City of Waterloo and Lowland Properties to turn underutilized and vacant spaces into vibrant, short-term hubs for creative practice. Now, we’re handing over the exact blueprint to you.
Whether you’re an artist seeking local workspace, an arts group planning your next pop-up, or a city planner looking to revitalize a neighborhood, this toolkit has everything you need to kickstart a meanwhile project.

💡 Learn about user impact, navigate building accessibility, discover our new “Evolution” framework, and access downloadable lease templates!

Click the link in our bio to read the report and download the toolkit today. 📲

🧱Introducing the Certificate in Social Purpose Real Estate (SPRE) for Arts Spaces

In partnership with ArtsBuild Ontario (ABO) and The Creative School at TMU, this hybrid professional development program is specifically engineered to arm working, full-time arts managers across the province with the real estate essentials, alternative financial models, and systemic advocacy strategies needed to protect, manage, and grow their physical footprints.

Join the Free Informational Webinar This July!
🖇️Register in the link in our bio

Calling all Kitchener–Waterloo artists and creatives! 📸✨
We are incredibly excited to partner with Waterloo-born portrait and fashion photographer Alexander Jacobi ( ) for a special community activation at our 99 King St W space!
Alexander is opening up his doors for a 1-day-only Open Photo Studio in celebration of his ongoing portrait project, Artisan Ontario. This is your chance to step inside the studio, learn about his shooting process, and explore his amazing body of work.

🔥 THE BIG OPPORTUNITY: Alexander is actively scouting local talent for the project! If you want to be featured, drop by the event for a special, one-on-one photoshoot consultation to tailor a session for the project and your own professional use.

The Details:
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, June 9th
🕒 Time: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Location: 99 King St W, Kitchener
🎟️ Admission: Free! Just drop on by.

Get a sneak peek of his style at www.alexanderjacobiphotography.ca and we’ll see you there! 🙌