Daniels Spectrum is a community cultural hub in the heart of Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood.

“Rooted in Regent Park, Open to the World,” Daniels Spectrum is home to many outstanding arts-based and community-focused organizations that make Daniels Spectrum a special place to work, play, study and get creative. The facility’s event, performance and exhibition spaces include Ada Slaight Hall, the Community Living Room on the main floor, a network of hallway galleries and the Courtyard. Each year, Daniels Spectrum hosts tens of thousands of visitors and hundreds of arts and cultural events.

Daniels Spectrum is named in recognition of a generous lead gift from The Daniels Corporation and The John and Myrna Daniels Charitable Foundation.  The development of the hub was a joint venture between Artscape, Toronto Community Housing, The Daniels Corporation and the Regent Park community.

Daniels Spectrum is now operated by ArtHubs Toronto Inc.

Our Story

Development Story

Daniels Spectrum is part of the larger redevelopment and revitalization of Regent Park that began in the mid-2000s. Through community consultation, the Regent Park community identified the aspiration and the need for a dedicated cultural space in the neighbourhood. After a major effort on the part of multiple community and corporate partners, this dream became a reality.

The seven founding organizations at Daniels Spectrum were: ArtHeart Community Art Centre; Centre for Social Innovation Regent Park; COBA Collective of Black Artists; Native Earth Performing Arts; Regent Park Film Festival; Regent Park School of Music; Pathways to Education.

Ownership

Daniels Spectrum is owned by the Regent Park Arts Non-Profit Development Corporation (RPAD), a non-profit joint venture between subsidiary corporations of Toronto Community Housing, The Daniels Corporation and ArtHubs Toronto Inc.

RPAD is governed by a Board of Directors with representation from ArtHubs, The Daniels Corporation, Toronto Community Housing, Daniels Spectrum and the Regent Park community at-large. RPAD was created to develop and own Daniels Spectrum and to lease the facility to ArtHubs as the building operator.

About ArtHubs

ArtHubs is a non-profit organization based in Toronto that operates a portfolio of community cultural hubs, including Daniels Spectrum, Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts, Wychwood Barns and Youngplace.

ArtHubs projects, programs and services are designed to support artists and creatives thrive while enhancing the broader communities they serve.

Awards

• Urban Land Institute Global Award for Excellence, 2016
• Great Place Award, EDRA (USA), 2015
• Civic Trust Award, Community Impact and Engagement (UK), 2015
• Good Design is Good Business | Architectural Record, 2014
• Best New Venue for Meetings and Events in Canada | BizBash Magazine, 2013
  

Land Acknowledgment

ArtHubs acknowledges Toronto as a sacred gathering place for many Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island. We recognize the long history of First Nations and Métis Peoples in Ontario, and show respect today to the Mississaugas of New Credit.