Plots & Patches

Evolving Exhibition & Community Arts Activities

Camp Naivelt community quilt (Lead Artist: Ruth Howard)

Plots & Patches

Exhibition on view until May 27, 2026
Opening Reception: May 13, 2026, 6 – 8pm
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, Scarborough
Free Admission | Everyone Welcome

Join the Community Arts Guild for its annual evolving gallery, celebrating the launch and legacies of a collection of textile-based, community-engaged projects from Toronto, Northeastern and Northwestern Ontario.

This iteration showcases recent and current work from the Community Arts Guild, amidst a multi-room exhibition of 25 years of works from Jumblies, Offshoot Companies (Community Arts Guild, Arts4All, Mabelle Arts), and Partners (Thinking Rock Community Arts (Thessalon), Aanmitaagzi (Nipissing First Nation), Moonpools Art (Toronto), and Betty Carpick (Thunder Bay)). Interactive fabric arts activities, talks and tours will take place throughout the run of the show.

Jesse Wabegijig – Lead Artist
Miranda Bouchard – Guest Curator
Ruth Howard – Artistic Producer
Áine Schryer-O’Gorman, Catherine Moeller, Tijana Spasic, Mika Videla Moeller, Sal Marques – Facilitating Artists
And celebrating the creative handwork of many other artists and participants.

Unfinished Object (UFO) Appliquéd Blanket by Thinking Rock Community Arts & Jumblies Theatre participants (Lead Artist: Miranda Bouchard)

Activities

Opening Reception: Wednesday, May 13, 6 – 8pm
Drop-in Workshop: Saturday, May 16, 1 – 4pm
Artist Talk & Tour: Sunday, May 17, 2 – 4pm
Drop-in Workshop: Thursday, May 14, 2 – 5pm
Drop-in Workshop: Wednesday, May 20, 6 – 8pm
Drop-in Workshop: Thursday, May 21, 2 – 5pm
Open Doors Toronto, Activities & Presentations: Saturday, May 23, 12 – 4pm
Open Doors Toronto, Activities, Artist Talk & Tour: Sunday, May 24, 2 – 4pm
Closing Celebration: Wednesday, May 27, 6 – 8pm

About the Community Arts Guild

The Community Arts Guild builds community through making art. We are a non-profit arts organization situated in the vibrant East Scarborough neighbourhood. We spark collaborations between professional artists and people of all ages and backgrounds with different levels of artistic experience, and confidence. Through art-making we realize the creative potential of people and places, and form new connections and understanding between those who may not otherwise meet. Our artwork is often performance-based, and we collaborate across disciplines and traditions, particularly exploring intersections of performance and design. Beginning in 2008 as a Jumblies Theatre residency, the Community Arts grew into an independent Scarborough-based community arts organization, under the artistic direction of Beth Helmers until 2025, and now continuing with an Interim leadership team, who are producing this Plots & Patches event.

Community Arts Guild gratefully acknowledges the support of Scarborough Arts, Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada, Ontario Arts Council – Conseil des arts de l’Ontario, Toronto Arts Council, City of Toronto Culture, Metcalf Foundation, Canada Summer Jobs.

Community Arts Guild
www.communityartsguild.ca
ruth@communityartsguild.ca
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Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
225 Confederation Drive
Scarborough, ON M1G 1B2

Gallery Hours:
Monday – Thursday, 10am – 8pm
Friday – Sunday, 10am – 4pm