ArtAttack! 2025 at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

Graphic design by David Taylor / Awake Studio, featuring the work Free Fall by Colby Jones.

ArtAttack! 2025 Art Auction, Fundraiser & Party

November 6, 2025 | Doors 6:30pm | Auction 7:30pm
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
artattack.buddiesinbadtimes.com

ArtAttack! offers art aficionados and novices alike an exclusive chance to scoop up work by over 50 visual artists and enjoy an unforgettable night full of surprises. It’s that time of year when we all come together to raise money and celebrate Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, the largest, longest-running queer theatre in the world, through our annual art auction / fundraiser / art party.

Use code AKIMBO for $10 off your ticket purchase!

ArtAttack! 2024, photo by Wade Muir.

Our 2025 live auction curation by Natalie King, Luke Painter, Mia Sandhu, and Thomas Schneider offers the best in contemporary Canadian art. The legendary Tuck Shop packs it in with artist multiples and originals all for $100 or less and the silent auction includes curated experience packages from local businesses.

The hilarious Ted Morris hosts, and auctioneer Frances Fripp of Fripp Auctions will have you raising your paddles high and often.

Pythia from ArtAttack! 2024, photo by Wade Muir.

About Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

Established in 1979, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is Toronto’s leading destination for artistically rigorous alternative theatre and a world leader in developing queer voices and stories for the stage. Buddies offers a year-round program that includes a full season of queer theatre, new works festivals, artist residencies, and intergenerational training and education initiatives. In its 47-year history Buddies has welcomed over one million people into its home in the heart of Toronto’s queer village and has premiered over 1,000 new works for the stage, making it the largest and longest-running queer theatre company in the world.

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
12 Alexander Street
Toronto, ON M4Y 1B4
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Accessibility: Buddies in Bad Times is accessible for wheelchair users via a ramp and lift. Our gender-neutral bathrooms are accessible via the lift on the basement level of our building. For more information, see our access information on our website.