July 28 – September 3, 2011
Opening and book launch: July 28, 5–9 p.m.
A Photographic Narrative of Cuba
TORONTO IMAGE WORKS GALLERY
But in Cuba, this political reality permeates everything. It is the canvas for every image. And yet, these pictures reflect the fierce independence and enduring exuberance of the Cuban people, and the music and rhythm of the island nation that continues to define the Cuban experience above all else.
July 1 – November 3, 2011
Design Exchange / Exhibition Hall
Play > Nation will explore the ways in which our unique landmass has contributed to a national love of the outdoors and shaped our collective interest in outdoor sport and exploration. The exhibition sections will focus on Water, Winter, Forest, and Urban environments
June 3 – August 21, 2011
Chalmers Design Centre/Teknion Lounge
Out of Sorts explores the various elements of book design, from typography to cover art and features recognized Canadian book designs
June 25 – December 11, 2011
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) continues to celebrate the Abstract Expressionist movement with an exhibition of drawings by Robert Motherwell. Painting on Paper: The Drawings of Robert Motherwell, on view showcases 55 works from the AGO collection, which houses one of the largest public holdings of drawings by Motherwell.
Until July 29, 2011
ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS
In Wooden Bicycle Rack (for Keith), MacRae considers the gap between the precision of a computer generated drawing and its less formally constructed wooden support. The large format drawing is backlit and, for the most part conceals the hand-cut wooden armature.
Chris Shoust: Communicating with the Mentally Ill
by Phil Anderson
Many of the works are colourful and pleasing to look at, occasionally using layers and mixing up the media at while others are more graphically disturbing. Shoust displays his talent at putting together these graphic images and colour works.
276 Crawford Street, Toronto
through drive way towards garage
ANTI-X is Istvan Kantor’s storage space and summer gallery, archive of Kantor’s life and crimes, a meeting place for secret conversations
Junction Arts Festival 2011
Sadly, the Junction Arts Festival will not be happening this year due to difficult challenges and obstacles created by the certain unworkable situations and Associations.We feel that the community deserves the best festival possible, but the roadblocks have left us with little time to plan the festival that we want to give you.
We are greatly disappointed from this turn of events”
Please let artoronto.ca know what you think
July 28 – September 14, 2011
Opening : Thursday July 28, 7- 10 pm.
LAUSBERG CONTEMPORARY
Meyer’s paintings are both poetic and haunting. His subjects stare out from their expansive canvas, engaging the viewer in silent conversation.
June 6 – November 27, 2011
Tony Calzetta, Vincenzo Pietropaolo, Francesca Vivenza
ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities have launched a special event. For the first time ever the Padiglione Italia at the 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale has been extended over the national boundaries to include the Italian Cultural Institutes in the world.
July 18 – August 7, 2011
Opening: July 22, 6 – 9pm
Artist Talk: July 22 at 7:30pm
,br>THE RED HEAD GALLERY
This exhibition is presented in conjunction with the Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art’s “This is Paradise.
Dialogues on Uncertainty is a series of drawings that examines poetics of survival. Stability as a state of our ‘supposed’ well-being and success no longer exists in the contemporary world: space and time, place and non-place, clash through speed, only to be replaced by notions of adaptability and fluidity.
by Phil Anderson
“A couple of things such as the number of artists that take part in the show and the number and variety of works that are exhibited in one room. Once all the artwork in hung it actually starts to look like one big art piece which is the installation itself.”, said Basin
