Cedar Ridge Creative Centre is nestled within lush gardens enjoyed by the public and often rented for weddings and special events. Discover Cedar Ridge Gallery, home to contemporary and classic visual and folk art exhibits in its three main floor gallery spaces. The upper floor of the main house and the adjacent carriage house contain working studio spaces that offer hands-on creative arts programs for visitors of all ages. The refurbished pottery studio is located in what was the original carriage house.
Free
Monday to Thursday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday to Sunday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed for all statutory holidays
Please note, the Centre remains open with regular programming during roof construction.
Closed December 21 to January 1
From 401, exit Markham Road south. Drive south on Markham Road to Lawrence Avenue East. Drive east on Lawrence to Scarborough Golf Club. Drive south to Confederation Drive. Turn left (east) on Confederation Drive. Drive up the hill to Tingle Crescent and turn right, which takes you to Cedar Ridge’s parking lot. There is ample free parking available at Cedar Ridge.
From Kennedy Station, take the bus to Lawrence Ave East. Take the 54 Lawrence East bus Eastbound to Scarborough Golf Club Rd. Walk along Scarborough Golf Club Rd to the second street south of Lawrence – Confederation Drive. Walk up Confederation Drive (East) until you reach Tingle Crescent. At Tingle, turn right and enter through the driveway.
For specific TTC route and schedule information call 416-393-4636 or visit the TTC website.
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre offers a variety of programs for adults, youth and families. Browse art courses and workshops online or via the Winter brochure.
Registration is required.
Learn how to activate and access your account or call 416-396-7378, option 1, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Please email crcc@toronto.ca, if you have any special needs requirements. Cedar Ridge staff are dedicated to providing timely, accessible and high quality services to all clients. All reasonable measures will be made to accommodate accessibility needs.
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre is excluded from Parks, Forestry & Recreation policies and procedures, including the Welcome Policy.
January 6 to 29
Reception: January 12, 1 to 3 p.m.
Explore this series of linocuts and musical arrangements that offer a contemporary reimagining of traditional folk songs, highlighting timeless and universal aspects of the human experience. Using a technique known as crosscutting, artist Rob Niezen intertwines diverse stories and experiences around immigration, labor and leisure, politics and war, romance and death. By linking these age-old topics with our shared modern reality, the exhibition seeks to connect past and present. Folk songs, with their power to transcend borders, make global issues accessible, as they are created and sung by real people telling real human stories.
February 1 to 26
Reception: February 2, 1 to 3 p.m.
Experience the joy in The Flying Bushman’s (Boloebi Okah) paintings, where his Nigerian heritage comes alive. Vibrant landscapes, tropical birds and women in colourful headwraps are brought to life in these bold compositions. Okah’s distinctive style radiates joy, peace and energy, expressing a free spirit infused with the essence of Nigerian culture.
February 1 to 26
Reception: February 2, 1 to 3 p.m.
Engage with these photos and sound installations by artist Max Lamour that probe the concept of identity and collective memory through the lens of Toronto’s urban spaces. Captured at dusk or dawn when our city slowly awakes or slumbers – bare, unclad and genuine – these works present Toronto adorned only by the early morning and evening light, revealing its true essence.
March 1 to 26
Reception: March 2, 1 to 3 p.m.
Immerse yourself in this mixed-media work filled with emotion that explores our enmeshed and entangled existence. Through melancholic feelings, lumen prints, papier maché and cement sculptures made from discarded materials, artist Fehn Foss seeks to illustrate and experience grief and garbage in generative and uncanny ways.
March 1 to 26
Reception: March 2, 1 to 3 p.m.
Reflect on the complex colour relationships in these oil paintings, miniature glass pieces and small-scale glass sculptures. In this body of work, artist Donny Nie explores a range of emotions simultaneously: excitement, anxiety, alienation, a desire to belong and a hesitation to conform.
March 29 to April 23
Reception: March 30, 1 to 3 p.m.
Explore the evolution of artist Leszek Wyczolkowski’s printmaking practice, from its origins to the present, celebrating the fusion of emotion and nature. His art expresses the intricate connections, compatibility, and fleeting moments between emotion, nature, and geometry.
The Cedar Ridge Summer Residency program provides one emerging or mid-career visual artist with a unique workspace at the center from early July to late August and a residency package valued at $6,000. The residency concludes with a one-month exhibition in Cedar Ridge Gallery.
Calls for submissions for the 2025 Residency program will be issued in February 2025.
The history of Cedar Ridge, originally known as Uplands, dates back to 1844 when the land was patented to James Humphrey. Soon after, passing through a number of hands, it was bought by Charles Carleton Cummings, President of C.C. Cummings Ltd., the Slater Shoe empire and owner/manager of the Lumsden building (named after his wife’s wealthy family) at Yonge and Adelaide. Cummings had a 5,000 square foot summer home built, called Uplands. John Campbell Fraser, a Toronto financier moved into Uplands with his family in 1928 and renamed it Cedar Ridge. The beauty of the original home was retained in the main floor gallery space. The upper floor and basement area were developed into studio spaces. Cedar Ridge Studio Gallery operated the gallery and studios from 1978 to 1985. The estate of Cedar Ridge was acquired by the City of Scarborough in the late ’70s through a land swap with Metropolitan Toronto. The Guildcrest Studios were invited by the City of Scarborough to redirect their fundraising activities to renovate Cedar Ridge, an opportunity to develop a gallery as well as teaching studios. The Cedar Ridge Studio Gallery not-for-profit organization was formed and it successfully operated the gallery and studios as a learning facility for artists from 1978 to 1984. The City of Scarborough assumed full management responsibilities in 1985. In 1993, the Cedar Ridge Studio Gallery raised funds to renovate the chauffeur’s cottage, garage and stables into a beautiful one of a kind pottery studio space. In 1996, the building was renamed Carriage House Studios and it was officially opened by the Lieutenant Governor, the Honorable Hal Jackman.
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre provides arts education and engagement opportunities for all, enhancing the livability and prosperity of the community. We partner with organizations that help achieve one of our mandates, to offer innovative opportunities for Torontonians in diverse and underserved communities to participate in, contribute to and celebrate the cultural life of their city.
Infusing Cedar Ridge and the east Scarborough community with arts activity, the Community Arts Guild connects the surrounding diverse community through art making projects and performances.