Involving individuals from various walks of life, ASO celebrates the rich diversity of the community. The festival transforms the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) with site-specific installations, workshops, exhibitions, performances, and art markets. ASO is a result of wide-ranging collaboration between student organizers from various disciplines, community organizations, and passionate artists.

ARTSIDEOUT challenges familiar use of space and forms connections between artistic practices in Scarborough. Inspiring critical engagement with ordinary spaces and artistic expressions, ARTSIDEOUT promotes creativity and offers a venue to explore artistic skills, viewpoints, and concepts. ARTSIDEOUT reveals potential that is inherent in everyday life at the University of Toronto Scarborough.