Welcome to the RAID Universe!

The Royal Academy of Illustration and Design (RAID) is an award-winning artist collective in Parkdale, Toronto. We host a cozy cafe and art gallery open to the public and an innovative network at the back of the house, built to offer creators a space for collaboration and community building. 

How do I Join the RAID Network? You may ask.

By SUBSCRIBING to It’s a RAID World, you will receive our monthly newsletter, which includes local updates on our gallery exhibits, cafe events, information regarding our co-op workspace, and updates regarding the creator and comic book community!

For Toronto locals and visitors!

Check out The 6IX for more details regarding past, present, and ongoing shows and events hosted in our Gallery Cafe.

Want a chance to meet the creators behind RAID?

Visit our Festivals & Expos subsection for updates on when and where your favourite authors & illustrators are headed next.

You can also follow along on Instagram!

But Wait, There’s More!

We have also expanded to the publishing world under RAID Press, focusing on Comic books, Graphic novels, children's books, and YA fiction. To get exclusive content about upcoming titles and the creators behind them, subscribe to our RAID Press monthly newsletter on Substack.