Toronto School of Art

The Toronto School of Art is an independent non-profit art school in Toronto teaching painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and digital arts.[1]

After fifty years of operating out of rental facilities, the school acquired ownership of a building at 24 Ryerson Avenue in Downtown Toronto and has been located there since 2019.[1]

The school was founded in 1969 as Art School Toronto and prides itself as being operated "by artists, for artists."[2]

It does not offer degree programs but has offered a fine art diploma and certificate programs as well as portfolio and professional development programs.[2]

The school went bankrupt on 2012 and faced closure but was able to reopen, restructure, and eventually but its own facilities due to the support of benefactors. In 2019, enrollment surpassed 1,500 students, up from 500 in 2012.[1]

References
  1. Hague, Matthew (10 March 2019). "A generous anonymous benefactor allows Toronto School of Art to find a new home". The Globe and Mail.
  2. Adams, James (30 November 2012). "After 43 years, Toronto School of Art closes down". The Globe and Mail.

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