Format: Exhibition

Inspired by sustainable design, a stunning collaboration between Coolican & Company and Calla Haynes.

A collaborative body of work between curator Kate Tessier and current Artists-in-Residence.

Innovative international glass artist Laura Donefer shares her bombastic, joyful glasswork.

A multidisciplinary exhibition of innovative works in sculpture, photography and textiles.

Skate under the open winter sky, plus plenty of free family and friend’s events

Step inside KidSpark, everyone’s favourite learn-through-play experience designed by the Ontario Science Centre.

Hop into a boat on a pretend fishing trip that will inspire lots of playful learning

Fill up your shopping cart with healthy foods at this kid-sized supermarket

Visit a pretend veterinary clinic for a day of family fun and learning

Part of the larger exhibition, Elaborate. Celebrate the marvel and resilience of an organism that endures for centuries

Colours sing as the human portrait encapsulates the potential beauty and vibrancy within.

Celebrate the work of five stunning artists and the fascinating story of decorated ceramics.

Explore the drama of daily life, emotion and imagination.

As humans continue to put pressure on the planet, what does nature’s revenge look like?

This piece, commissioned for Harbourfront Centre’s main entrance foyer is conceived as both drawing and sculpture. Hundreds of units hang from single points creating a tactile setting filled with line, colour and movement that activates this passageway and gathering place. The accumulation of multiple units of formed wire, ranging in size create a large expansive […]

Not From Around Here is Alexa Samuels’ love letter to her hometown of Toronto and other places she’s visited. Her art celebrates urban streetscapes by shining unconventional light on hidden corners, back alleys, architectural underbellies and everyday landscapes’ seeming mundaneness. Her art turns iconic landmarks on their heads and rejoices in unsung street art. What […]

The exhibition covers a range of works from the last five years, addressing the world’s many challenges, particularly in the United States, where Wittenbols currently resides.  During the pandemic, Wittenbols situated her own artworks in her garden or studio and painted them from observation. She views these “paintings of paintings” as a memento mori or […]

Experience international and Canadian art by leading contemporary artists of our time.

A reflection of nature’s bounty as a testament to the fluidity of existence, renewal and transformation.

Award-winning artists Suzanne Carlsen and Noah Rosen present Human Made Stuff, a retrospective look at the immensity of human-made “stuff” produced on Earth since the Industrial Revolution. What is the cost of such excess on our mental and social well-being? As small business owners and makers, Suzanne and Noah explore the possibilities of what happens […]

A past Artist-in-Residence at Harbourfront Centre’s Craft & Design Studio, Micah Adams’s conceptual practice is beautifully executed and consists of sculpture, jewellery and drawings, playing with the appealing aspects of scale and using his favourite tool-du-jour, the laser welder. While rescuing the forgotten and unwanted detritus of human activity – coins are a particular preoccupation […]

Curated by Melanie Egan, the Director of Harbourfront Centre’s Craft & Design Studio, this new jewellery exhibition features 36 hand-selected brooches designed by some of Canada’s most talented contemporary jewellers. The exhibition explores the story and symbolism behind one of jewellery’s most storied pieces and how brooches communicate messages of love, social critique, politics, status […]

“This project is an exchange of artistic ideas between artists, and as a poet, my job is to write a poem that reflects whatever I’m feeling or seeing. My chosen piece is a story of revolution and change and the movements that shift the balance of power between the oppressed and the oppressor. What stories […]

“I don’t want people to hear my work. I want people to feel the work. I hope when people listen to my spoken word piece, that it’s something they take with them – that it becomes a part of them. It’s meant to challenge you and make you think about how you live and what […]