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Issues Magazine Shop Issues celebrates the people and projects keeping print alive.

Issues is a haven for magazine lovers in Toronto, Canada: A magazine shop, stocking a curated selection of hard-to-find, independent titles from around the world.

Everyone’s 2025 bingo card should include a little art making!  is back at  for another season of Collage Nights. Join u...
01/02/2025

Everyone’s 2025 bingo card should include a little art making! is back at for another season of Collage Nights. Join us on a journey of cutting, pasting and creating using a myriad of materials—from contemporary to vintage and everything in between. No experience necessary!

WINTER 2025 DATES
✂️ Tuesday, January 14
✂️ Wednesday, January 22
✂️ Wednesday, March 5
✂️ Wednesday, March 19
✂️ Tuesday, April 15
✂️ Wednesday, April 23

Collage Nights are always at (1489A Dundas St W) from 6:30-8:30PM. $45 per person, plus taxes and applicable fees. Tickets are available in all the usual spots.

The experience is the joy!

HOLIDAY HOURS!We’ll be open pretty regular hours over the holidays but there’s a few changes:DEC 21: 10-5PMDEC 22: 10-5P...
12/19/2024

HOLIDAY HOURS!

We’ll be open pretty regular hours over the holidays but there’s a few changes:

DEC 21: 10-5PM
DEC 22: 10-5PM
DEC 23: 12-6PM (Bonus Monday to shop!)
DEC 24: 10-2PM
DEC 25: CLOSED
DEC 26: 12-6PM
DEC 27: 12-6PM
DEC 28: 10-5PM
DEC 29: 10-5PM
DEC 30: CLOSED
DEC 31: CLOSED
JAN 1: CLOSED
JAN 2: REGULAR HOURS RESUME

We just added a whole whack of holiday cards to the greeting card wall! 💌
12/18/2024

We just added a whole whack of holiday cards to the greeting card wall! 💌

NEW ARRIVALS!
12/17/2024

NEW ARRIVALS!










Our consignment program is meant to support new—or new to us—magazines. We’ve overhauled the way we think about consignm...
12/15/2024

Our consignment program is meant to support new—or new to us—magazines. We’ve overhauled the way we think about consignment, to try make the process more transparent, but also to cut down on the administrative work that goes into it, ngl. And ultimately, the goal is to make sure publishers get paid on a fair and transparent schedule.

So! Every season, we’ll curate a collection of 10 consignment titles. Those titles will stay on our shelves for three months. At the end of the period, we’ll pay publishers out for all the copies that sold—and ask them to come pick up the remaining copies. If our community responds to the title, we’ll considering adding it to our regular inventory (i.e. buying copies upfront!)

Our calendar looks like this:
— February to April (Submissions due January 10)
— May to June (Submissions due April 10)
— August to October (Submissions due July 10)
— November to January (Submissions due October 10)

We’re prioritizing magazines here. Zine makers can keep an eye out for Zine Shine 2025. But if your title falls somewhere in the middle, submit and see what happens!

The New Day calendar is now available to purchase in the shop and online! 🌷$40 – ALL proceeds go directly to support the...
12/05/2024

The New Day calendar is now available to purchase in the shop and online! 🌷

$40 – ALL proceeds go directly to support the Red Door Family Shelter.

The Red Door Family Shelter does incredible work in our city supporting families experiencing homelessness, keeping them together and sheltered, while also connecting them with material resources needed for comfort and stability.

Saty and Pratha are fabulous and so are the teams that worked to bring this calendar to life this year.

Tomorrow, December 6th, gather with us at the shop to formally launch this year’s project & pick up the calendar IRL. 6:30-8:30PM. No RSVP, just pop in! A warm atmosphere is promised.

The New Day Calendar includes twelve 9” by 12” sheets, featuring 8” by 10” sized art. Each sheet can be hung independently after each month is done!



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We’re so looking forward to next week’s Collage Party with ! It’s happening at  on Thursday, November 21 from 7-10PM. Th...
11/15/2024

We’re so looking forward to next week’s Collage Party with ! It’s happening at on Thursday, November 21 from 7-10PM. There will be sips by , snacks by and an artist talk by . Then we’ll move into the collage room where will facilitate a call and response style of play. We’ll call out an emotion, a feeling, a theme and you will find an image to represent that. It will be a chance to flex your quick thinking processes and allow us to assign meaning to things in abstract ways. From there you can assemble our collage(s) in whichever ways feel most resonant.

Meet our host:
tahsine (b. 198X) is a first-generation canadian daughter of the diaspora with roots in east africa, india, west asia and north america. in arabic, ‘tahsine’ means to enrich, beautify, make better; so it is prescient that she has always been drawn to an artistic expression. tahsine works interdisciplinarily through collage, textile, sculpture and living. she curates embodied assemblages by stitching and pasting together various media and textiles. her thematic influences include – time, space, pace, society, culture, equity, empathy, energy, purpose, and potential – all contributing to our collective states and the spectrum of (well)being. tahsine is a human (be-ing) and a mother of two bright stars (precious seeds).

This one is made possible with the support of , a streaming service dedicated to elevating great cinema. (Link in our bio for a little promo code!)

Big .b restock over here! Coming from Korea, this magazine tackles one brand per issue. It shares stories about the bran...
11/15/2024

Big .b restock over here! Coming from Korea, this magazine tackles one brand per issue. It shares stories about the brand, its history, and the culture that surrounds it. We’ve got a whack of new issues including a new edition of the issue, an early favorite.

RECENT ARRIVALS! 📚
11/14/2024

RECENT ARRIVALS! 📚

LAST CHANCE! LAST CHANCE! Registration for the first annual Illustration Portfolio Review go off sale on Thursday at 6:0...
11/12/2024

LAST CHANCE! LAST CHANCE! Registration for the first annual Illustration Portfolio Review go off sale on Thursday at 6:00PM. Don’t miss your chance to meet with our incredible list of reviewers. Come find your next favourite client.

Reviewers include .design .gallery

Come hangout after hours this week! As part of , we stay open late on the second Thursday of every month. The whole Dund...
11/11/2024

Come hangout after hours this week! As part of , we stay open late on the second Thursday of every month. The whole Dundas West strip will be kicking it until 11PM. Come visit.

Open Late 🌙
November 14
December 12
January 9












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vintage

studios


And more!

Missed our last collage party? Good thing we’ve got another one coming up! These workshops are different than our intima...
11/10/2024

Missed our last collage party? Good thing we’ve got another one coming up!

These workshops are different than our intimate, in-store experiences. These are built for a night out with friends. Pull up a seat at our art table. Sip on a glass on wine, while our artist host tells you about the magic of collage—and how they weave it into their practice.

This workshop will be a call and response style of play. will call out an emotion, a feeling, a theme and you will find an image to represent that. It will be a chance to flex our quick thinking processes and allow for us to assign meaning to things in abstract ways. From there we can assemble our collage(s) in whichever ways feel most resonant.

Did you catch that? This event will be in collab with the immensely talented , a first-generation canadian daughter of the diaspora with roots in east africa, india, west asia and north america. tahsine works interdisciplinarily through collage, textile, sculpture and living. she curates embodied assemblages by stitching and pasting together various media and textiles. her thematic influences include – time, space, pace, society, culture, equity, empathy, energy, purpose, and potential – all contributing to our collective states and the spectrum of (well)being.

Each ticket includes access to the artist talk, a 2-hour collage workshop, all the focaccia you can eat from our friends at and a splash of sparkling at entry. will be pouring additional drinks for purchase all night.

This event has been made possible with the support of and , a streaming service dedicated to elevating great cinema.

What’s happening in our universe this month? Lots!11/6: Our pay-what-you-can collage night is already sold out, but we d...
11/02/2024

What’s happening in our universe this month? Lots!

11/6: Our pay-what-you-can collage night is already sold out, but we do one of these each month! Looks for details on near the end of each month.

11/7: We’ll be popped up ’s DesignThinkers conference on November 7-8. If you’ll be there, come say hi!

11/13: Our three-week Collage Night: The Series with kicks off! This is a good bet if you want to start or deepen your collage practice.

11/14: is back again! We’ll be open late, like til 11PM, along with all our Dundas West neighbours.

11/17: Our first-ever Illustration Portfolio Review event is happening at . Huge shoutout to for being such a great partner.

11/21: is hosting our next Collage Party! We’ll get back . will be back with the wine too!

11/24: is hosting another Open Studio. Come spend a couple hours making whatever your heart desires—and drown out the Sunday Scaries.

Join us for the first annual Issues Magazine Shop Illustration Portfolio Review, happening Sunday, November 17 at The Ea...
11/01/2024

Join us for the first annual Issues Magazine Shop Illustration Portfolio Review, happening Sunday, November 17 at The East Room (50 Carroll St). This is an opportunity for intermediate and senior-level practitioners to show their work to a wide array of art buyers, creatives, and agents from the fine art, advertising and editorial sectors.

Come because you’re curious about transitioning into commercial work. Or you want to explore the world of fine art. Or you’re craving the creativity of editorial projects. Or maybe you just hate making cold calls—we feel you.

Making face-to-face connections can be wildly powerful, especially when our roster of reviewers is as badass as this one. We’ve worked hard to make sure all our reviewers have the power to pitch, hire, or represent illustrators. In other words, they’re all potential clients!

The entire thing wouldn’t be possible without the support of and !

Broccoli, Liza Minnelli… lots new this week 📦P.S. This is Broccoli’s last issue ever ☹️ Scoop it up while you can.
10/30/2024

Broccoli, Liza Minnelli… lots new this week 📦

P.S. This is Broccoli’s last issue ever ☹️ Scoop it up while you can.

The three part series is an opportunity to begin (or deepen) your collage practice. Each week,  will offer a totally opt...
10/25/2024

The three part series is an opportunity to begin (or deepen) your collage practice. Each week, will offer a totally optional theme or style of collage for you to explore and play with. Come experience the magic of collage in a consistent circle of attendees, exploring, gluing and grooving with a variety of paper and art supplies and lovely tunes curated for a creative practice. Think: a joyful way to make art with friends/fam/community and to make some more along the way!
No experience necessary. All supplies provided.

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, November 13 from 6:30-8:30PM
Wednesday, November 20 from 6:30-8:30PM
Wednesday, November 27 from 6:30-8:30PM

Please note that this workshop is a three-week commitment. Tickets are firm, meaning there’s no swapping, make-up classes or refunds after the session has started.

Lots of new things on our shelves this week! Come check em out. 💥
10/23/2024

Lots of new things on our shelves this week! Come check em out. 💥

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Toronto, ON
M6K1T6

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 6pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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