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Daniels Art Directive, 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto, ON (2026)

03/15/2025

We're back from our hiatus! 💛 Want to run this art club as an exec? Apply now by Fri March 21, 11:59 pm. Link in bio! https://bit.ly/DADExecApps2025

Thank you for your support since we began in 2019 ✨

Roles:
-President
-Vice President
-Secretary
-Treasurer
-Head Curator
-Curators (3)
-Social Media Lead
-Graphic Designers (2)
-Photographer

Mar 21 - exec applications due
Mar 24-27 - exec campaigns
Mar 28-30 - exec elections

ONLY UofT students may apply or vote for executive positions.

Based at , we welcome all artists & creatives. Anyone may join as a member.

We have curated murals from:
-"Support Black Designers." (2020-21) Designed by Ash*ta Parekh and Tolu Alabi featuring other artists

-the "Daniels Mural Project: ambe magada" (2021-22) by artist Que Rock with Elder Whabagoon

-"10 Spadina" (2022-present) by artists Olive Wei and Salma Ragheb

-"Black Flourishing" (2024) with artists Ally DeLuca , Renée Powell-Hines .renee, Kodi Ume-Onyido .kamu, Tamilore Ayeye .a, Julien Todd , Tomi Bamigbade

The first two murals also won awards in their respective years. The projects above were done with the support / collaboration of .daniels .daniels and other wonderful partners like

With , we painted "Doorways" (2023) with club members / artists Kha Den De , Line Sato Bouziri , Ellie Pearce

We've also had art projects like "Domus" (2019) and exhibitions. We've also had art formals, workshops, portfolio review, & socials.

To us, art is about community, equity, & creativity. We hope this group will evolve with its members and execs for times of whimsy, resistance, and inspiration.

YOU are the heart of this club. Will you join us?

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Poster with text saying "Daniels Art Directive 2025-2026", the roles available, and application deadline.

01/26/2024

D.A.D is excited to announce the Valentine’s Artist Pop Up!! We are having a call for artists to register for the pop up by February 5th! This opportunity is open to all UofT students. The Pop Up is taking place from February 12-13th in the Daniels student commons! QR code to sign up is in the top right corner :)

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1. “Call for Artists” in big red cursive letters in the middle of a white lace heart, with a pair of hands wearing red nail polish are painting on the words with red lipstick, the background is a red gradient, on the bottom left is “Register by Feb 5th! Open to all UofT students!” in cursive white letters, on the bottom middle is “Valentine’s Artist Pop up, Feb 12-13, Daniel’s student commons” in light yellow letters, the top right of the image has a QR code for the link to sign up for the pop up.

01/23/2024

Announcing D.A.D’s new logo!

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1. Graphic design in the middle featuring black and yellow letters D, A and D with”Daniels Art Directive” on the left bottom corner.

11/24/2023

Calling all Daniel’s artists!

It is time for the annual artist pop up event! Scan the QR and sign up by November 30th, 2023 at 11:59pm! The event is taking place December 1st at 1 Spadina Crescent, Daniels Student Commons from 10am - 5pm.

Don’t miss out!

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1. Poster with yellow background and white dots, blue text on the left with “Call For Artists”, grey text on top with “Artist Popup”, and blue and white text in the middle “calling all daniels students! This is your time to shine!| showcase your talent at our annual pop up event! Scam the the QR code and apply now! Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity!”, yellow text on bottom with “Apply now, art later| Your palette your rules!” Black text on top right with “Deadline Nov.30th 2023, 11:59pm.”, Black text on bottom with “Date: Dec 1| Time: 10am - 5pm| location: Spadina Crescent - Daniels Student Commons”, image of Rottweiler dog on left.

10/31/2023

Welcome to the new exec team 💛 Stay tuned for fun art events, workshops, socials, projects, & much more ✨🎨✨

Presidents: Aya Bakaraki & Ayesha Meeran

Vice President: Ally De Luca

Curators: Ally De Luca, Helia Honarmandi, Hiral Patel, Shelby O'Coin

Designers: Ally De Luca & Khanh Vu Tran

Photographers: Ishveen Kaur & Mahroo Mansouri

Social Media Manager: Sarah Bosy

Thank you to all those who voted and applied! Secretary and treasurer positions are still open

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1. Poster with text saying, "Daniels Art Directive Exec team 2023-24" on an abstract background with icons of lightbulbs, ducks, paint brushes, and origami

2. Poster with text saying the candidates

3. Poster with charts

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7. Poster with text saying, "Daniels Art Directive thank you for voting!"

10/24/2023

Vote now for our exec team 2023-24! Thank you to all applicants, members, and supporters along the way since we began in 2019 ❤️💛❤️.

Voting closes 11:59 p.m. Thursday, October 26th. Link in bio 🔗 https://forms.gle/oepkUFwpyqMUCDU47

NOTE: While the Daniels Art Directive is open to all members of the public, only current UofT students may run or vote in club elections.

Thank you!

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1. Poster with the DAD logo, and text saying, "Daniels Art Directive Exec Elections 2023-24" and "vote."

2. Poster with text saying, "Candidates" and the positions and names

3. Poster with the candidates, positions, and names

4. Poster with logo and text saying vote

10/02/2023

Like making, curating, seeing, or talking about art? 🎨 Apply to be an exec by Sunday, October 8, 11:59 p.m. 🤩 Link in bio!

Any UofT student may apply or vote to be an exec. Anyone may join as a regular member 💛

Positions:
-President
-Vice-President
-Secretary
-Treasurer
-Social Media Manager
-Designers (2 openings)
-Curators (4 openings)
-Photographer

Accepted applicants will be candidates in a virtual election

Please contact [email protected] for any accessibility accommodations or questions

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1. Poster with text saying, "Daniels Art Directive. Join the exec team 2023-2024. Apply by Oct 8, 11:59 p.m." on a multicolored background with icons of a paint palette, rubber duck, and origami crane

09/30/2023

In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and , we share with you a few reading recommendations. 🧡📚

Our co-president recommends Wenjack by Joseph Boyden, super short read on the story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old Ojibwe boy, as he escapes from a Northern Ontario Residential School in the futile hopes of returning home to his family and two dogs.

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1. Photo of pile of books on a blanket in front of the cityscape.
2. Photo of the book Wenjack by Joseph Boyden.
3. Photo of the book Truth Telling by Michelle Good.
4. Photo of the book Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese.
5. Photo of the book Breaiding Sweetgrass by Kimmerer.
6. Photo of the book Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese.
7. Photo of the book Valley of the Birdtale by Andrew Stobo Sniderman and Douglas Sanderson.
8. Photo of he book Voicing Identity by Borrows and McNeil.
9. Photo of the book Native North American Art by Berlin.

07/23/2023

With deep sorrow & love, we’d like to share with you, the community, that Ambe Magada will come down next week. Please join us for a closing in the north hill on Monday, July 24th, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Initiated by Elder Whabagoon , created by artist Que Rock , with the UofT Daniels Faculty and the Daniels Art Directive, this beautiful mural honoured the 215 children found in Kamloops, B.C. and the many more to be found across Turtle Island.

Installed in November 2021, the mural has brought together many members of the community and stayed up much longer than planned due to your support and love. As the vinyl has been peeling (even with recent repairs), it must be taken down before the cold weather.

A big thank you to Elder Whabagoon, Que Rock, Nene Brode, Aidan Cowling, the Advisory Panel, Nadya Kwandibens, Collin Tatton, Star Nahwegahbo, Lena Recollet, Brenda Wastasecoot, Robin Rice, Melissa Deleary, Mariah Meawasige, StreetARToronto , M2M , ImagineNATIVE , DesignTO… and many more.

Thank you to all of the students, staff, faculty, alumni, & community who supported.

Thank you to those who submitted their own circle artwork (originally to be installed on the interior of the red dots): Nikibii Dawadinna Giigwag (NDG), Nene Brode, Sanjana Patel, Jessica Palmer, Yichen (Michelle) Ma, and Noemi Cabalbag. We will share their artwork on social media shortly. Submissions still open - link in bio.

Please visit the mural in person next week!
https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/outreach/daniels-mural-project
https://designto.org/event/daniels-mural-project/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmPRtwuI91YFkzo-XI4gN8b-PdrvtpNw9

05/14/2023

Technology Stream: ARC380 Timber Tectonics

Professor Nicholas and TA John Nguyen discuss the development of student work in the ARC380 studio. They provide reflections on timber tectonic projects of students and workflow of the Technology Stream at Daniels. The discussion revolves around the future development of computational design and digital fabrication in the industry.

Video description:
1. 0:00-0:10 Drone footage of Daniels with AVSSU and DAD logos.
2. 0:10-0:33 Montage of kuka robot, students working in studio, Professor Nicholas, TA John Nguyen, drone footage and AVSSU technology stream logo.
3. 0:33-0:40 Black screen with question “What is something you wished you did early on as a design student?”
4. 0:40-8:30 Professor Nicholas interview, TA John Nguyen interview, student desk crits, model making timelapses and photographs of student work is shown.

03/30/2023

to Coffee with Artists ☕️ last Friday!
Thank you Amelia Ehrhardt .np.e, Sukaina Kubba , Diana Guzmán Valencia , Gabriel Li and Alex Gaskin for your time and guidance and all the students for joining us. ✨

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1. Photo of a group of five people sitting on chairs in a circle in a classroom and talking, with a few empty chairs around.
2. Photo of a classroom full of people sitting in groups and talking, with 3 people standing in left corner.
3. Photo of two people listening to a person talking, sitting on chairs in a classroom.
4. Photo of a group of four people sitting and talking in a classroom, with a few empty chairs around and a small screen with artists’ photos in the background.

03/28/2023

A few glimpses from the Friendship Bracelet Making Workshop ✨
Thank you everyone for joining us. We hope you could unwind a little before the finals! 🧡

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1. Photo of a group of people sitting around a plinth making bracelets with materials such as yarn, embroidery thread, beads, tapes.
2. Close up photo of a person making a bracelet on a corner of a plinth with materials such as yarn and beads on it.
3. Photo of a group of people sitting around a plinth and on chairs in a classroom making bracelets, with materials such as yarn, beads and snacks around the room.
4. Photo of two people sitting on the floor and making bracelets near a plinth with plastic lace, embroidery thread, beads, scissors, and other materials.

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