Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre Vision

The development of a new arts and cultural centre as part of the on-going revitalization of Regent Park is a long standing ambition for Toronto’s Downtown East neighbourhood and a key element in the revitalization vision. The Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre represents a unique opportunity to anchor culture as a primary driver in the community’s revitalization, both physically and symbolically. The integration and celebration of Regent Park’s cultural richness in the revitalization will play a central role in its success and in the creation of a socially inclusive, livable, healthy, safe and vibrant neighbourhood.

Located in Phase 2 of the Regent Park revitalization process, the Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre will be close to some of Toronto’s most important cultural, community and entertainment assets and is ideally situated in close proximity to established areas such as Cabbagetown, Riverdale, Corktown, and the Distillery District as well as to future communities in West Don Lands and East Bayfront. The location for the Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre is on Dundas Street East between Sumach and Sackville Streets, opposite a newly created park. 

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What is the Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre?

The Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre is a platform for cultural exchange and collaboration rooted in Regent Park and open to the world. It is a place where people come to be inspired, to learn, to share, to create. The Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre is:

• A showcase for artistic talent
• An incubator of creative people and organizations
• A workshop for new artistic creations
• The social heart of the Regent Park Revitalization

What Happens at the Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre?

The Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre will foster and support:

• Performances, celebrations, festivals, public and community events
• Creation and production of a wide range of arts activities with a focus on the performing and visual arts
• Learning, skills development, participation and creation with a special commitment to young people
• Collaboration, exchange and dialogue between individuals, communities and organizations
• A sense of community, well- being and social engagement

Shared Values

The Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre and the arts and cultural organizations and individuals working there will be guided by a set of shared values which support the Vision, inform programming and underpin the way we work together and with the community:

• Excellence in artistic creation
• Inclusivity, participation and learning
• Celebrating and serving our diverse community
• Collaboration, dialogue and social engagement
• A healthy, sustainable community

A Quadruple Bottom Line

The Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre and the arts and cultural organizations working there will generate a quadruple bottom line:

• A diverse, dynamic cultural environment
• A richer, inclusive social fabric
• A stronger local economy
• A cleaner, greener environment

Community Stewardship

The Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre will be constructed and eventually owned by Regent Park Arts Development (RPAD). RPAD is a new non-profit corporation that will be governed by a Board of Directors with representation from Artscape, The Daniels Corporation, Toronto Community Housing and the community, including a representative from Regent Park Neighbourhood Initiative (RPNI). RPAD will engage Artscape to be the operator of the Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre.