
What we’re about
ATTENTION Professional Fine Artists & Drawing Hobbyists -
Feeling stuck at home? Uninspired? Lonely? Is it hard to make new friends and keep up with your old friends?
This is the place for you - if you enjoy drawing and painting as a hobby or professionally, this is the place to meet other artists online and offline.
We do weekly zoom hangouts - drawing together, watching movies (retro, anime, bad movies) and learn to draw online. Occasionally, we meet in person and draw outside, or at cafes and public spaces. Sometimes play board games or sing karaoke!
Eventually we will no longer be on Meetup (as of May 2026) and migrate to an online platform like Discord.
Arts & Rec Toronto started in 2014 and has grown into a close-knit group of friends that were mainly from Toronto, Ontario.
Now we welcome artists globally (mainly proficient in English) and are curious about us Toronto Canucks :). We love our Americans too!
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We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small donation at Ko-fi - https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto .
This helps cover Meetup costs, Zoom and other miscellaneous expenses with hosting events (and my time :) ) ! Thank you all so much!
Upcoming events
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Online Life Drawing
OnlineThis event is a great way to just relax, draw the human body and work quietly on our craft OR socialize with other artists. Sometimes we can be a bit chatty :)!
We'll start with 1 quick warm up video to loosen up our hand, and then move to 2 - 20mins long pose which will last throughout the event. This is really good for people who want to expand their figure drawing into a more detailed-focused study.
Check out the highlights from past events in 2023
This is a social and friendly group so we kindly ask you to turn on your camera, we're all trying to get past being complete strangers here. If you don't have it turned on after being asked, you will be removed from the session.
Never drawn people before? Or barely any experience with it? Please watch this video before the event so you can have an idea how to approach drawing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvJN8_0_c7k** For new members - this is a social and friendly group so we kindly ask you to turn on your camera briefly to remove the anon identity. You may turn off your camera afterwards, we're all trying to get past being strangers here.
If you don't have it turned on after being asked, you will be removed from the session.
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** I have unlocked the Premium membership of CC which gives me unlimited access to video references of models in well-lit settings, donations of $3-5 USD are appreciated **
We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto.
This helps cover meetup and miscellaneous expenses with hosting events! For more inquiries, please PM me for more info!
Thank you all so much!12 attendees - •Online
📽️ Classic Cartoon Movie Night - The Last Unicorn (1982)
OnlineThe Last Unicorn (1982) is an Animated Fantasy film, adapted by Peter S. Beagle's 1968 novel of the same name. It's directed and produced by Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass and animated by Japanese studio Topcraft who also did The Hobbit and Return of the King. The film features a star-studded cast - Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury and Christopher Lee.
Although critical reviews were generally positive, the film was a commercial failure, grossing $6.5 million in the United States. It has since maintained a cult following. In 2003, the Online Film Critics Society ranked the film as the 96th greatest animated film of all time.
Synopsis
The last of her kind, a unicorn, must journey across a magical land to confront the dark forces of King Haggard and his schemes.Accompanied by Schmendrick, a well-meaning but flawed magician, she faces dangerous landscapes and powerful enemies in a desperate bid to save the unicorns from extinction and restore balance to the realm.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpPy8TAGglA
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We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto .
This helps cover meetup and miscellaneous expenses with hosting events! For more inquiries, please PM me for more info!
Thank you all so much!6 attendees - •Online
Let's learn to paint Landscapes together! Wk 18 - Weather and Climate
OnlineEvery wanted to draw backgrounds for your character but don't know how to draw rocks or trees properly? Or put things in perspective?
Are you interested in learning how to draw the basic shapes and fundamentals of drawing Landscapes?It's summer now and it would be nice to sketch outside and paint the outdoors but first lets learn the fundamentals of drawing and painting Landscapes. Come join me tonight to watch some of Noah's Landscape videos. The videos are about 2hrs long, with 5-10 min break inbetween.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLvdtYCzci8
Limited to 10 people since I prefer the company of a small and intimate group.
RULES & FORMAT
1. For new members - this is a social and friendly group so we kindly ask you to turn on your camera briefly to remove the anon identity. You may turn off your camera afterwards, we're trying to get past being strangers here. If you don't have it turned on after being asked, you will be removed from the session.
2. We usually watch videos beforehand to see what we can learn and then draw or paint for 30-45 minutes, and then do a show and tell. Everyone is required to show off their work regardless if its complete or not.
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🤩 SUPPORT THIS GROUP 🤗
We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto.
This helps cover meetup and miscellaneous expenses with hosting events! For more inquiries, please PM me for more info!
Thank you all so much!
5 attendees 🧙KARAOKE Night at The Wych on Davenport Road 🧹
The Wych, 1150 Davenport Rd, Entrance below, Toronto, ON, CACome join us at The Wych for a night of karaoke! Belt out your favorite pop songs, heavy metal, rap, musical theatre, or join in on the ensemble cast while serenading the crowd with boy band hits. Vocal talent not required. There is a high chance of making new friends.
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Our karaoke host is AJ - Make sure to get your name added to the list! Our Karaoke machine is connected to YouTube so song selection is pretty much UNLIMITED 😵 !
The Wych
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https://wych.ca/menu Support our host venue; buy a drink!
This is a cool underworld bar, (Entrance down the stairs) and small enough so you can get to know the patrons and other attendees and get to sing a couple of times. The Wych makes some excellent cocktails, and has many non-alcoholic offerings as well.
Public Transit Directions:
On Subway Line 1: You can get off at Eglington West and take the 63A southwards
On Subway Line 2: You can get out at Ossington and take the 63A northwards.
The stop should be Davenport/Ossington.If in Liberty village or in in between just take the 63A all the way to Davenport and forget the subway. If you're in the south core, take Line 1 to Dupont or Spadina stations and take the 127 bus west to Davenport/Ossington. If on St Clair streetcar line (512) you can take that to Winona drive and walk south.
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We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events!
If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto9 attendees
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