Activities and Facilities
The Koffler teaches dance, music, literature, drama, and visual arts to all ages; presents exhibitions of cutting-edge contemporary Canadian art; and is home to the Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards, the annual Toronto Jewish Book Festival, and the Koffler Chamber Orchestra. It presents concerts, film screenings, poetry, spoken word, comedy, and discussions on world issues through the lens of culture. Rooted in the Jewish community of Toronto, one of the most vibrant in the world, The Koffler specializes in an interdisciplinary mix of programs to bring artists and the community together. In 2009, the Koffler Centre of the Arts was incorporated for charitable status in Canada.
The Koffler Centre of the Arts, along with the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto to which it is an agency, is embarking on a dynamic vision to create a modern 40,000 ft² (3,700 m²) facility to address the needs of future generations and the ever-changing aspects of the arts. Part of the Tomorrow Campaign, one of the most ambitious not-for-profit building projects in Canada, this new building will be situated in its present location on the newly renamed Sherman Campus set into an extensive ravine along the Don River. Sherman Campus will also include a rebuilt 450-seat Leah Posluns Theatre, the permanent galleries and research facilities of The Jewish Museum of Canada, the Prosserman JCC, and a renovated and enhanced Lipa Green Centre for Jewish Community Services. The new facilities of the Koffler will include multiple exhibition spaces: a 4,000 sq. ft. main gallery space; showcase display areas; an exterior sculpture court; and a permanent public art program, both interior and exterior. The building will feature state-of-the-art studios for visual arts, dance, music, writing, and new media; multi-purpose rooms for programs; and AAA standard loading dock and exhibition preparatory areas essential to presenting touring exhibitions.
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