We're contractually obligated to recycle some of our titles after their off-sale date. Sending so much paper to the bin hurt our hearts, so we launched a series of collage workshops and the rest is history. Toronto Life once told their readers that "artists and crafters in the know come to Issues for the two-hour collage workshops" and we'd tend to agree.

Armed with a little insight for Della Rollins, we set out to build a portfolio review offering that helped intermediate and senior level photographers further their career. Once a year, we invite art buyers from the worlds of editorial, advertising and fine art to sit down with attending photographers in the hopes of forging new relationships.

After two successful years of running our portfolio program for photographers, we're bringing the same energy to our community of illustrators. We'll be welcoming a stellar group of reviewers from the worlds of editorial, advertising and fine art on November 17, 2024 at The East Room in Toronto.

The zine community in Toronto is thriving. It's made up of a diverse array of artists, writers, and makers. For two weeks each year, we hand over a good chunk of our space to a curated selection of zines. In 2024 we hosted 100+ titles, sold 650+ zines and paid out almost $6,000—and we can't wait to do it again. Submissions for 2025 will open in the spring.

This workshop will be a call and response style of play. tahsine will call out an emotion, a feeling, a theme and you will find an image to represent that. It will be a chance to flex our quick thinking processes and allow for us to assign meaning to things in abstract ways. From there we can assemble our collage(s) in whichever ways feel most resonant.

Join our regular host, Alanna Chelmick, for two-hours of art making. Together, you'll invite the magic of collage to channel directly from your hearts through your hands. Create, cut and paste pieces with a myriad of materials—from contemporary, to vintage, and everything in between.

No experience necessary. All supplies provided.

Join our regular host, Alanna Chelmick, for two-hours of art making. Together, you'll invite the magic of collage to channel directly from your hearts through your hands. Create, cut and paste pieces with a myriad of materials—from contemporary, to vintage, and everything in between.

No experience necessary. All supplies provided.