118 Geary Avenue · Toronto, Ontario
Lantern Art Cafe
A café you can drink and a gallery you can walk into, laid down in the same warm light. The walls are repainted every six weeks.
This week in the room
Most nights the counter stays open late. These are the ones worth clearing an evening for.
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May 28
Open Mic Night
First Thursday of the month: poetry, song, anything that holds together for five minutes. Sign up at the bar from 6:30.
7:00 – 9:30pm -
May 30
Artist Talk — Renata Souza
The maker of Threads of the City on textile, ink, and finding a whole town on a loom.
2:00 – 4:00pm -
Jun 01
Arabic Coffee Tasting
Three preparations, three regions, one long table. $15, pastry included.
11:00am – 1:00pm -
Jun 04
Sketch Night
Bring a pad and a pen; we supply the coffee and the model. All levels. Drop-in $5.
7:00 – 9:00pm -
Jun 14
Watercolour Workshop — Priya Anand
A half-day with returning artist Priya Anand. Materials in; eight seats.
1:00 – 5:00pm
Lantern is the light left on for you. It isn't a slogan on the wall; it's the whole idea: a room where people, coffee, and art are all alive in the same warm light. Come for the coffee. Stay because something stopped you.
Open call · Toronto artists
The next wall is yours
There's always one empty frame in the room. If you make work near Toronto (painting, textile, photography, print), send a few images and roughly how much wall you'd need. We answer every one.
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