Art Toronto installation view with MOCA’s and superkül’s seating structure, 2017. Photo: Emese Krunák-Hajagos
October 26 – 29, 2018
METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE
North Building, Exhibit Hall A & B
255 Front Street West
Hours: Fri & Sat, 12 – 8 pm., Sun & Mon, 12 – 6 pm.
Founded in 2000, Art Toronto is Canada’s international contemporary and modern art fair, located at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the city’s downtown core. Providing unique access to the Canadian art market, the fair is one of the most important annual art events in Canada. Now in its 19th year, Art Toronto presents important artwork from leading Canadian and international galleries combined with PLATFORM, our engaging series of lectures and panel discussions from prominent art world figures, curated projects, an extensive VIP Program, and top-tier cultural offerings throughout the city.
FOCUS: California is a curated section of the fair highlighting galleries and projects from California. The interactive exhibit featuring galleries from California will be curated by Kim Nguyen (Curator and Head of Programs at the CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco) and Glen Helfand (Associate Professor at California College of the Arts, San Francisco, independent writer and curator based in Oakland, California).
PLATFORM SPEAKER SERIES:
PLATFORM is Art Toronto’s original series of lectures and panel discussions from prominent art world figures. Included within PLATFORM are POWER TALKS, a series of lectures organized in partnership with the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery.
Find out what’s trending and happening in the international scene from artists, writers and curators and immerse yourself in all things art in this comprehensive line up of talks on the PLATFORM stage.
SOLO section:
The SOLO section includes 12 galleries, each presenting a highly‐curated body of work by a single artist.
WEST-END GALLERY HOP:
Friday, October 26, 2018 / 6 – 10 pm
Art Toronto invites you to gallery hop across 17 top contemporary galleries in Toronto’s west end. The following galleries will be welcoming all art enthusiasts for a night of refreshments, cocktails and incredible art! This event is open to the public and free of charge.
For programming and more information please go to http://arttoronto.ca/.