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Category: Design

  • FanExpo 2024 @M.T.C.C.-Thurs.,Aug. 22nd-Sun.,Aug.25th,2024

    FanExpo, Canada’s premiere convention for genre entertainment fanfare, celebrated its anniversary of 28 spectacular FanExpo full of fun for all. From Thursday to Sunday the Metro Convention Centre was packed wall to wall  with fans, both local and visitors from all corners, came together to celebrate their love of all things sci-fi and fantasy; from…

  • Collision Tech Conference @The Enercare Centre June 17 to 20, 2024 

    by Sally Warburton This year’s collision tech conference was a special one as it was the last one in Toronto. Collision is moving next year May 2025 to  be in Vancouver and will be called Web Summit Vancouver. Toronto Collision 2024 brought together over 30,000  of tech’s brightest minds from June 17 to 20. Attendees discovered…

  • Smash @The Gardiner Museum -Thurs.,May 30th 2024

    By Sally Warburton The sold out annual SMASH event at the Gardiner Museum Toronto is a night when the next generation of artists, arts enthusiasts and cultural philanthropists come together to celebrate Toronto’s vibrant arts community. May 30 was the evening when SMASH: Between Worlds allowed guests to explore the boundaries between states, parallel worlds and altered realities…

  • Planted Expo @The Enercare Centre-March 23rd and 24th, 2024

    By Sally Warburton It’s North America’s biggest plant-based event of the year and it made its stop in Toronto on the weekend of March 23rd and 24th. The Enercare Centre was the place for the Planted Expo – those who are already plant-based food fans and those wanting to learn more about it were there.…

  • Comicon @M.T.C.C. -March 15th-17th,2024

    by Sally Warburton& BKONTHESCENE Comicon Toronto, the annual comic book and pop culture convention was held at Toronto Metro Toronto Convention Centre on March 15th to 17th, 2024. It’s been happening since 2001 with its changes over the years, and has been a 3-day event with exhibitors, presentations, workshops, celebrity, high-profile guests… with increased attendance…

  • The Web Summit Qatar  @Doha, Qatar-February 26 – 29,2024

    By Sally Warburton For the first time, the Web Summit was held in Doha, Qatar. The gem of the Middle East. A beautiful setting of palm trees and warm weather for a wonderful Web Summit…  The sold out Web Summit Qatar started with the Opening Ceremonies at DECC (The Doha Exhibition and Convention Center)  located in West…

  • Canadian International AutoShow @METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE-FEBRUARY 16-25, 2024

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm6MHXD-hCg&feature=youtu.beThe AutoShow opened last Friday to the largest crowd in the 51-year history of the event. Lineups were waiting when the show officially opened at noon. By the end of the day, 22,628 people had passed through the turnstiles to see the offerings from 44 different automotive brands across the 650,000 square feet of the…

  • Bullseye -The Players Tailgate During SB58 Week @4213 S Las Vegas Blvd.,Las Vegas, Nevada-Sun., Feb.11th, 2024

    Host Chef Bobby Flay, Featured Chef Aaron May, along with 18 Celebrity Chefs, Emcee Sage Steele, DJ Irie and over 50 Pro players like Cam Jordan, Jaylen Waddle, Nico Collins, Roquan Smith & Puka Nacua. Players Tailgate featured a collaboration between Bullseye Event Group, D’USSÉ, and Roc Nation. World-class tailgate food needs to be paired…

  • McMichael Canadian Art CollectionAnnounces 2024 Exhibitions Schedule

    Bertram Brooker (1888–1955), Sounds Assembling, 1928, oil on canvas, 112.3 x 91.7 cm, collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, L-80. Photo: Ernest Mayer, courtesy of WAG-Qaumajuq;B The McMichael Canadian Art Collection today announces its 2024 exhibition program, a series that will explore some lesser-known moments and figures in Canadian art including the work of Bertram Brooker, one of…

  • The 25th Anniversary of IDS 2024 – The Interior Design Show-  January 18 – 21

      By Sally Warburton    The Opening Night of the IDS 2024 – the Interior Design Show Toronto took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Thursday, January 18th.  This year in TMCC North with its wonderful large glass windows to brighten up the ambiance even more during the day. The Opening Night of the…

  • Maserati Returns to the Canadian International AutoShow with Exclusive Premiere of the Maserati Grecale

    Maserati is returning to the Canadian International AutoShow — in partnership with Maserati of Oakville, Maserati of Ontario and Maserati of Toronto — with the exclusive Canadian auto show premiere of the all-new Maserati Grecale, described as an ‘everyday exceptional’ luxury SUV. Photo Courtesy Maserati  Maserati Returns to the Canadian International AutoShow with Exclusive Premiere of…

  • 2024 INTERIOR DESIGN SHOW UNVEILS KEYNOTE SPEAKER ROSTER AND EXPANDED FEATURES

    IDS24 explores the future of design to celebrate 25th edition with added features and speaker lineup including Alison Brooks, Aly Velji, and Christiane Lemieux The 2024 Interior Design Show (IDS24), presented by Miele, announces its lineup of keynote speakers, welcoming top international and local designers to the Cosentino Main Stage this January. Celebrating its 25th…

  • Porsche Vision Gran Turismo to make North American Auto Show Debut at 2024 Canadian International AutoShow

    Iconic German automaker Porsche is returning to the 2024 Canadian International AutoShow with a 10,000-square-foot exhibit that includes the North American auto show debut of its Vision Gran Turismo concept car. The Vision GT is Porsche’s first concept study for a car created specifically for use in a video game; it appears in Gran Turismo 7…

  • Arcadia Earth opens @The Well-486 Front St.W.-Thurs.,Nov.30th,2023

    Steph C Arcadia Earth at The Well is the newest immersive experience in Toronto. Arcadia Earth merges art and environmental education through interactive installations, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), project mapping, and art installations. This renowned multi-room immersive exhibition in Toronto is the latest addition to Arcadia Earth, following successful runs in New York,…

  • Fall and Winter Exhibitions at the McMichael:Marcel Dzama, Moridja Kitenge Banza, and the industrial art history of Cobalt, ON.

    Left: Marcel Dzama (b. 1974), Ghost of Canoe Lake, 2023, pearlescent acrylic, ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper, 36.2 x 36.2 cm, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner © Marcel Dzama. Above Right: Franklin Carmichael (1890–1945), A Northern Silver Mine, 1930, oil on canvas, 101.5 x 121.2 cm, Gift of Mrs. A.J. Latner, McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Bottom…

  • The Web Summit Lisbon 2023 

    By Sally Warburton November 13 – 16, 2023 Lisbon, Portugal The Web Summit started the evening of Monday, November 13 – The Opening Night: A celebration of Portugal ceremonies held at the Altice Arena. First on Centre Stage was a series of entrepreneurs selected to speak about their start-ups to the crowd of over 50,000. Next the…

  • Keith Haring: Art Is For Everybody @AGO On Display Until March 17, 2024 And AGO Friday Nights – Opening Party of Keith Haring: Art Is for Everybody Friday, November 17,2023 In partnership with Yohomo

    By Steph C. The first exhibition of Haring’s work to be shown in Canada in more than 25 years, Art Is for Everybody features more than 200 artworks and ephemera, including large-scale paintings on tarpaulin and canvas, sculptures, works on paper, videos, archival materials and representations of his famed subway drawings. Keith Haring, a trailblazing…

  • Painter Josie Morway at Corey Helford Gallery

    Josie Morway Course of Empire L-R: “Skin Contact,” “The Sugar and Rush,” “Borzoi and the Dream of a Common Tomato,” and “The Bird in Your Heart 1 (Sidewalk Seating)” “The Silence” (oil and ink on canvas, 48″ x 36”) OPENING RECEPTION November 18, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm ON VIEW November 18 – December 23, 2023…

  • Art Toronto, returned to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre-Thurs.,October 26th to Sun.,Oct.29th,2023

    By Steph C. ,Sally Warburton & BKONTHESCENE Canada’s oldest and largest international art fair, Art Toronto, returned to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Art Toronto offered incredible exposure for over 100 national and international galleries and attracted respected artists and art lovers, collectors and buyers from across the globe. Kitty Scott is Art Toronto’s Focus…

  • The 30th Anniversary For Art With Heart @The Carlu-Tues.,Oct.3rd,2023

    Art With Heart returned to The Carlu for their milestone 30th anniversary auction of contemporary art by local Canadian artists. This was a great celebration to showcase art and the cause that is so important to Casey House. Funds raised from this amazing evening supported people living with and at risk of HIV. Art With…