Assembly at DesignTO :
A Holding Space for Culture

Award-Winning Exhibition, Gathering Space & Workshop Series Held at It’s Ok Studios

Poster for Design TO Festival, featuring text about a workshop series and exhibit gathering on creating future spaces, with logos at the bottom.
A poster for Collective Futures, a community-driven project, with information about the assembly, artists, performers, workshop leaders, and project team. The background is light gray with yellow and brown text.
Text discussing arts organizations, community spaces, and nonprofit support through community bonds, with highlighted callout about building cultural spaces and collective funding efforts.
A schedule of events and workshops at an assembly, including receptions, workshops, and celebrations, with dates and times listed.
Information poster about art gallery open hours from January 24 to February 1, with details of exhibitions, installations, and events scheduled daily from 12 to 7 PM.
Floor plan of an event space with designated areas for welcome, engagement, sharing, cozy retreat, breathing activities, and a pause zone, including a washroom and entrance.
Book cover with a yellow background, featuring a stylized portrait of Alycia Shanika in brown and yellow, and a description of her work as an urban-cultural planner and community builder.
Book cover with yellow background and a stylized black and white portrait of a smiling woman. Text at top reads "LUBABA GEMMA" and a paragraph at bottom describes her as a community organizer, movement strategist, and podcast co-host.
Silhouette of a woman with long hair, wearing a patterned garment, and holding a staff, against a yellow background. The text at the top reads 'NATALIE KING.'
Yellow poster featuring a stylized, high-contrast portrait of Erica Whyte with dreadlocks and sunglasses, and a brief biography below describing her as an artist working in drawing, sculpture, sound, and installation, focusing on experimental composi
A graphic illustration of a woman with long hair, resting her chin on her hand, set against a yellow background. The illustration uses a limited color palette with brown and gray shades. Text at the top reads, 'SOPHIA MUNERA MORA.' A paragraph at the
Bad illustration of a woman with dark hair, holding an animal skull, against a yellow background, with text about Izzy Paez at the top and a description below.
Book cover featuring a stylized portrait of Tara Rose Morris with a yellow background and black line art. The title is at the top, and a description about the artist is at the bottom.
Book cover titled 'Read the Room' featuring a stylized illustration of a man with a beard and a cap, with a yellow background.
A stylized illustration of a woman with long curly hair, wearing a tank top and a necklace, with a yellow background.
A stylized yellow and brown portrait of Sadiq Awosanmi wearing a traditional cap, with a description about him being a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist working with photography, installation, and self-published editions, exploring themes of mem
Digital illustration of a man with glasses and dreadlocks against a yellow background. The text above reads "Mathias Dowers."
Book cover featuring a stylized portrait of a smiling young man with short dark hair, set against a bright yellow background. The title and author are not visible.
A yellow notepad page with the word 'NOTES' at the top and dotted lines for writing notes.
A yellow abstract illustration of the apple, with text overlay including the phrases 'Tea Ceremony Jan 31st 11PM,' 'Wisdom & Words by Pamela Wong,' and a quote about the Path Unfolding. The quote describes the experience of eavesdropping on a city an
Design TO Festival promotional poster with text about a workshop series on creating future spaces, and small logos at bottom for various brands.

Thank You to Our Partners :

Logo for the 'Design To Festival' with bold black text on a white background.

Presenter

Wordcloud with the words 'Lapestry,' 'Community,' 'Capital,' in red and black, with 'Lapestry' prominently displayed in large text.

Key Sponsor

Text reading 'The Turbo' in bold purple letters with yellow shadow on an orange background, over a stylized black semi-circle and lines.

Organising & Workshop

Black background with the word 'Daem.' in large white text in the center.

Exhibitor

A drawing of a cassette tape labeled 'Book Club' with 'Toronto' written below, depicted in a sketchy style.

Exhibitor & Workshop

Graphic with red background and black text saying "it's ok" with an asterisk.

Venue

A woman playing a violin in a room with wooden walls and a ceiling-mounted light fixture, positioned behind a DJ setup with Pioneer DJ equipment on a wooden table.
A person painting a colorful, abstract picture on a canvas, with a wooden easel and support structure.
Two women and one man standing in front of a display with clothing items and vases on yellow and green draped tables, engaged in conversation inside a room with windows and a bookshelf.
Two women standing together indoors, smiling, with an abstract colorful digital art projection of trees and squares on the wall behind them.
Two women posing playfully with their legs raised, standing indoors near a window and colorful decorations, with a table displaying pottery and a small table with a green and yellow tablecloth in the foreground.
A woman with curly hair and a man wearing a hat and sweater standing inside a cozy, well-lit room with books and a microphone on a table, smiling at the camera.
Two people in white coveralls working inside a small, transparent enclosure in a modern indoor space, possibly a gallery or event area, with furniture and a colorful digital display in the background.
Three women with curly hair smiling and posing for a selfie indoors, with a woman on the right showing a tattoo on her arm and wearing colorful earrings.
A woman with long dark hair, wearing a colorful embroidered dress and blue knee-high boots, stands smiling in front of a light-colored wall with a digital artwork projected behind her. There are two small wooden tables beside her with magazines or bo