ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

Eastside Arts Society (EAS) is a registered charity that presents year-round arts programming including the Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts Festival, educational workshops, curated visual art exhibits, and Studio 101– a free arts education program for inner-city schools. EAS is also working to sustain affordable, accessible spaces for artists and cultural producers through advancing its Eastside Arts District initiatives. In 2026, EAS is moving forward into an exciting new chapter as it celebrates the 30th year of its signature programming event, the Eastside Culture Crawl, and takes ownership of its heritage building housing administrative offices, new artist studios and a gallery exhibition space.

Mission

• Inspire, educate, and engage the community in visual and performing arts.
• Foster excellence and professionalism in the visual and performing arts.
• Preserve, promote, and grow production space ...