Welcome to the Art Shelter
SHELTER IS MORE THAN WEATHER PROTECTION.
It shields from loneliness and isolation.
WANT TO USE THIS SPACE?
Want to use The Art Shelter for your event, project, community group - or to incubate a new creative idea?
Here's how it works.
You can be a part of Seasonal Activities, a curated mixed bill show. There are four per year: Fall, Winter, Summer & Spring. Send us an email with your ideas. This show is curated by artistic associate Andrew Gaboury.
If you just want to rent the space, our rental form is below.
RESIDENTS
Are you working on a project that needs a series of focused dates for rehearsal or incubation? Residencies are 30 hours, usually over one week. We ask residents lead something in exchange for space - this could be a sharing of a work in process, a class, community event, workshop or outreach event.
PARTNERS
Partnerships are sought from organizations who share Frog in Hand’s values of placemaking. These partnerships are developed mindfully, and with great care, and are mutually beneficial to both organizations. They will involve an exchange created in collaboration with Frog in Hand. As an example, an arts organization may wish to host a series of workshops, or a community group may wish to host a special yearly event.
FROG IN HAND COMPANY MEMBERS & COLLABORATORS
Already part of the Frog Fam? Reach out to us to start a conversation about ways the Art Shelter can support your work, and your creative ideas.
Reach out and start a conversation!
If you are attending events or workshops, or using the Art Shelter, please fill in this Release of Liability form.
HISTORY
The Art Shelter began as a post-pandemic response. In 2023, we purchased a 42-ft diameter geodesic dome from Arctic Acres. Then we built it in Mississauga, at 887 Hydro Road. In Spring 2024, we will launch our first season of activities in this unique, beautiful and unconventional space. This is a place for Frog in Hand to rehearse and create, but it will also be shared with our community. It will be artist-run and community-engaged, an intentional act of climate leadership. Its limited footprint, flexibility and collaborative operating model will provide space to incubate new ideas and forge community connections.
The Art Shelter is entirely off-grid. It's a repurposed green house.
We're going to use it to cultivate and grow creative ideas.
With this project, we hope we can do more with less in ways that are socially inclusive, environmentally proactive, and better aligned with an unpredictable future.
Drone footage by Jim Evans
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