Welcome to the Art Shelter

SHELTER IS MORE THAN WEATHER PROTECTION.
It shields from loneliness and isolation.

Rental inquiries and residency applications are closed due to developments.
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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.

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? Start a conversation with us about ways the Art Shelter can support your work, and your creative ideas.

HISTORY

The Art Shelter began as a post-pandemic response: how to do more with less in ways that are socially inclusive, environmentally proactive, and better aligned with an unpredictable future. In 2023, we purchased a 42-ft diameter repurposed geodesic dome from Arctic Acres. Then we built it in Lakeview, Mississauga. In Spring 2024, we launched our first season of activities in this unique, beautiful and unconventional space. This was an off-grid place for Frog in Hand to rehearse and create, but was also shared with our community to cultivate and grow creative ideas. It was artist-run and community-engaged, an intentional act of climate leadership. Its limited footprint, flexibility and collaborative operating model provided space to incubate new ideas and forge community connections. In late 2025, the Art Shelter was taken down.