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ArtAttack!
ArtAttack! is Buddies’ annual art auction/fundraiser/art party.
Mark your calendars! Our next edition of ArtAttack! will take place on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at Buddies.
One of Toronto’s best-loved and most outrageous art auctions, ArtAttack!, Buddies art party fundraiser extravaganza, offers art aficionados and novices alike an exclusive chance to take home a work of art by over 60 visual artists. We know all those gurls are saying their art fundraisers are the best—but if you’ve ever been to Buddies you know we know how to throw a party.
ArtAttack!’s live auction collection showcases the best in contemporary Canadian art and has been curated by four incredible curators – Steven Beckly, Alex Bowron, Craig D’Arville, and Katlin Rogers. The Tuck Shop is back with artist originals and multiples all priced at $150 or less.
Hosted by the always entertaining and funny Ava Val, with auctioneer Frances Fripp, this is the party of the fall fundraising auction season and one you won’t want to miss!
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Doors // 7PM | Live auction // 8PM
*Early Bird Tickets are available until October 22, 2026.
Image from ArtAttack! 2024 by Wade Muir.
Foster-a-Lot
In addition to bidding on and purchasing artwork from a fantastic selection of contemporary Canadian artists, you can now support Buddies and ArtAttack! through a new initiative: Foster-a-Lot. Read more about it below, or email ArtAttack! Coordinator, Chris Ironside, for more information: chris.ironside@buddiesinbadtimes.com.
Preview the collection in person
Want to get your eyes on some of works in person before the event? Come by our ArtAttack! preview event to fall in love early with the works. Chat with the curators, artists, and friends. Start mapping out your wallspace and budgeting your bids.
Saturday, October 4
4:30-6PM
Tallulah’s Cabaret at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
12 Alexander Street
Limited Edition Prints
The Artist Limited Edition Prints were introduced to the auction in 2013. Each year, Buddies commissioned an artist for an original work, available only at ArtAttack! and prints remain on sale after the event. All proceeds go to support artistic and community programs at Buddies.
Check out some of our past pieces below, and see what’s available.
Something catch your eye? To purchase a print, email Aidan Morishita-Miki
Assembly (About Face)
2023, digital collage print
6″ x 6″ print, 7″x7″ sheet
$50, unframed, limited availability
Reflections (Highway 407)
2022, archival pigment print
11″ x 16″
$185, unframed, limited availability
Gather
2021, Screenprint in 4 colours
11″ x 15″
$150, unframed, limited availability
A Dangerous No
2019, archival pigment print
18″ x 24″
$295, unframed
Sold Out
There’s a land that I heard of
2018, nail polish on inkjet print
10″ x 14″
Framed courtesy Akasha Art Projects
$500 limited availability
Save Lives
2017, screen print on archival pigment print
14″ x 18″
Framed courtesy Akasha Art Projects
$500, limited availability
Juicy Fruits
2016, digital archival print with hand embellishments
16″ x 16″
Framed courtesy Akasha Art Projects
Sold Out
Beyond Life and Death
2015, archival pigment print
13″ x 18″
Framed courtesy Akasha Art Projects
Sold Out
Janus
2014, pencil crayon on paper
16″ x 16″
comes framed courtesy Akasha Art Projects
Sold out
Ceremony
2013, hand-embellished prints on archival Hahnemuhle Rag paper
16″ x 20″
Framed courtesy Akasha Art Projects
Sold Out
We are grateful to our community partners that make this event possible!
