Gallery sights in Ontario
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Goethe-Institut Gallery
This esteemed German cultural centre presents temporary exhibitions of contemporary fine arts emphasizing the avant-garde from Europe and across Canada. German language courses, German film screenings with English subtitles ($5 per person), concerts and dramatic readings are also on the agenda. Check the online schedule.
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McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Handcrafted wooden buildings (which include painter Tom Thomson’s cabin, moved from its original location) are set amidst 40 hectares of conservation trails at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Works by Canada’s best-known landscape painters, the Group of Seven, as well as First Nations, Inuit and other acclaimed Canadian artists, are on display. School groups tend to overrun the gallery on weekday mornings.
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Gallery Stratford
In a renovated 1880s pump house, Gallery Stratford exhibits innovative contemporary art with a Canadian emphasis. If your timing’s good, there are regular art studios, movie nights and family days. A community studio lets kids create their own pieces. Bring a picnic and wander over to Queen’s Park afterwards.
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Art at 80
Across the road from 401 Richmond, this small gallery complex houses six contemporary galleries – Albert White, Leo Kamen, Moore, Ryerson, Trias and Toronto Image Works – spread over four levels. Photography and painting are the focus here.
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Eric Arthur Gallery
If you’re architecturally bent or have an inclination for urban planning, check out the Eric Arthur Gallery, curated by the Faculty of Landscape, Architecture and Design.
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RiverBrink Gallery
This gallery houses the Samuel E Weir Collection of Canadian art, which includes early landscapes of the Niagara Peninsula and works by the Group of Seven.
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U of T Art Centre
A mid-19th-century Romanesque Revival building houses the U of T Art Centre, a contemporary art |gallery for Canadian and world cultures.
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Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
Worthwhile shows are held in the Raymond Moriyama–designed galleries of the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, specializing in Inuit and Canadian art.
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Hart House
Dating from 1919, sociable Hart House is an all-purpose art gallery, music performance space, theater, student lounge and cafe.
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Art Gallery of Windsor
The jaunty glass-and-concrete prow of the AGW has an awesome permanent collection focused on contemporary Canadian sculpture and painting.
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Power Plant
The Power Planthas a big-reputation gallery celebrating contemporary Canadian art.
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