About Us:                                                                                                                  

Hearts Open Toronto* is a not-for-profit organization that uses the arts as a vehicle to build communities.

Our mission:

• To learn about different cultures and social interaction in urban settings; to embrace our differences
• To promote awareness of the above issues through organizing events and creating documentaries
• To raise funds for supporting arts and music programs for the needy in Toronto and other cities

"Forget about tolerance.

What about embracing?"

"Saving America's Soul Kitchen"
- essay by Wynton Marsalis
Time, September 19, 2005