Art & exhibitions in Toronto

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Art Toronto

Art & exhibitions
When
Thursday, October 29, 2026 – Sunday, November 1, 2026
Where
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6
Price
$35 to October 1, then $40, plus HST and a $2 fee

The country’s art fair. A day pass runs past twenty dollars, but it is the entire scene in one room.

Day of the Dead: Face Painting & Glitter Tattoos

Art & exhibitions
When
Sunday, November 1, 2026, 12:30pm
Where
STACKT Market, 28 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5V 0C6
Price
Free

All The Craze TV, a children's entertainment company, offers face painting in Day of the Dead-inspired designs with a colourful look. Glitter tattoos are offered alongside the face painting.

Melissa Auf der Maur: My ’90s Rock Photographs

Art & exhibitions
When
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 – Wednesday, June 30, 2027
Where
Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4
Price
$30 general admission; free for Ontarians 14 to 24

A backstage pass to the last analogue decade, shot by the Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist. Opens to the public today; runs into next summer.

Returning to Ourselves

Art & exhibitions
When
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 – Saturday, January 30, 2027
Where
Onsite Gallery, OCAD University, 199 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON M5V 0H4
Price
Free

Forty years of Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird, shown alongside work by Inuk artist Michael Massie. Free, and usually empty on a weekday afternoon.

Sunday Best: The Power & The Glory of Black Style

Art & exhibitions
When
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 – Sunday, February 28, 2027
Where
Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4
Price
$30 general admission; free for Ontarians 14 to 24

Ritual and rebellion in Black style and self-fashioning. Members from October 7, passholders October 9, everyone else from October 13.

The Image Centre fall exhibitions

Art & exhibitions
When
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 – Saturday, December 5, 2026
Where
The Image Centre, Toronto Metropolitan University, 33 Gould St, Toronto, ON M5B 1W1
Price
Free

The Main and University galleries reopen after installation, with a fall opening reception on September 9, 6–8pm. Free, two minutes from Dundas station.

TORONTO BIENNIAL OF ART DIGITAL EXHIBITION

Art & exhibitions
When
Saturday, September 26, 2026 – Sunday, December 20, 2026
Where
Sankofa Square, 1 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON M5B 2R8
Price
Price not listed

A digital artwork by Julien Creuzet is shown across several screens each night, drawing on poetry, history and Caribbean traditions. It is one work in the biennial curated by Allison Glenn.

November Gallery Show – Adam Macciocchi-Lancia

Art & exhibitions
When
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 – Sunday, January 10, 2027
Where
STACKT Market, 28 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5V 0C6
Price
Free

Visually impaired artist Adam Macciocchi-Lancia shows layered acrylic paintings and intricate line work on connection, mental health and digital life. He also paints a new work live on two Friday evenings.

Free Friday Night at MOCA

Art & exhibitions
When
Friday, November 6, 2026, 5pm – 8pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
Free

Visitors can explore Bharti Kher's exhibition Bones on Floors 1 and 3, a newly commissioned site-specific work by Delcy Morelos on Floor 2, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland's recovered song Light of the Heavens in the South Stairwell. Snacks and drinks are sold at Forno Cultura.

Natural Inks Workshop with Alex Iorgu

Art & exhibitions
When
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 1pm – 4pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
$50

Participants forage wild grape, buckthorn, acorns, red currants, turmeric and walnuts in Toronto's ravines to extract colour and make natural inks, then sketch with brushes and dip pens. The session is guided by Etobicoke land-based artist Alex Iorgu and is inspired by Delcy Morelos's installation Ombligo.

November TD Community Sunday

Art & exhibitions
When
Sunday, November 8, 2026, 11am – 5pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
Free

Visitors to this free all-day museum event can make assemblage art in a drop-in workshop, using shapes and foam stamps. The workshop takes inspiration from exhibiting artist Bharti Kher's assemblage works on Floor 1.

Art Hive at MOCA

Art & exhibitions
When
Friday, November 13, 2026, 5pm – 8pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
Free

Participants make their own artwork in the free, drop-in Art Hive session on Floor 1, responding to a prompt linked to Bharti Kher's Bones exhibition and her densely bindi-covered Matter paintings. Sessions are facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute graduate students, and all skill levels are welcome.

Handbuilding Pottery 101

Art & exhibitions
When
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 12pm – 3pm
Where
Again Again, 30 Duncan St #608, Toronto, ON M5V 0H3
Price
$40

Craft Cafe: Make friends, Make crafts

Art & exhibitions
When
Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where
Again Again, 30 Duncan St #608, Toronto, ON M5V 0H3
Price
$10

Art Hive at MOCA

Art & exhibitions
When
Friday, November 27, 2026, 5pm – 8pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
Free

Participants make their own artwork in the free, drop-in Art Hive session on Floor 1, responding to a prompt linked to Bharti Kher's Bones exhibition and her densely bindi-covered Matter paintings. Sessions are facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute graduate students, and all skill levels are welcome.

Moving Meditation with Mosaic Yoga

Art & exhibitions
When
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
$30

Participants move through gentle yoga and breathwork beside Delcy Morelos's multi-sensory installation Ombligo, a belly-like form of sisal rope treated with soil, corn and aromatics. The class combines mindfulness, meditation and movement, and no prior experience is needed.

Free Friday Night at MOCA

Art & exhibitions
When
Friday, December 4, 2026, 5pm – 8pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
Free

Visitors can explore Bharti Kher's exhibition Bones on Floors 1 and 3, a newly commissioned site-specific work by Delcy Morelos on Floor 2, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland's recovered song Light of the Heavens in the South Stairwell. Snacks and drinks are sold at Forno Cultura.

Art Hive at MOCA

Art & exhibitions
When
Friday, December 11, 2026, 5pm – 8pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
Free

Participants make their own artwork in the free, drop-in Art Hive session on Floor 1, responding to a prompt linked to Bharti Kher's Bones exhibition and her densely bindi-covered Matter paintings. Sessions are facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute graduate students, and all skill levels are welcome.

Art Hive at MOCA

Art & exhibitions
When
Friday, January 8, 2027, 5pm – 8pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
Free

Participants make their own artwork in the free, drop-in Art Hive session on Floor 1, responding to a prompt linked to Bharti Kher's Bones exhibition and her densely bindi-covered Matter paintings. Sessions are facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute graduate students, and all skill levels are welcome.

Free Friday Night at MOCA

Art & exhibitions
When
Friday, January 8, 2027, 5pm – 8pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
Free

Visitors can explore Bharti Kher's exhibition Bones on Floors 1 and 3, a newly commissioned site-specific work by Delcy Morelos on Floor 2, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland's recovered song Light of the Heavens in the South Stairwell. Snacks and drinks are sold at Forno Cultura.

Art Hive at MOCA

Art & exhibitions
When
Friday, January 22, 2027, 5pm – 8pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
Free

Participants make their own artwork in the free, drop-in Art Hive session on Floor 1, responding to a prompt linked to Bharti Kher's Bones exhibition and her densely bindi-covered Matter paintings. Sessions are facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute graduate students, and all skill levels are welcome.

Art Hive at MOCA

Art & exhibitions
When
Friday, February 5, 2027, 5pm – 8pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
Free

Participants make their own artwork in the free, drop-in Art Hive session on Floor 1, responding to a prompt linked to Bharti Kher's Bones exhibition and her densely bindi-covered Matter paintings. Sessions are facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute graduate students, and all skill levels are welcome.

Free Friday Night at MOCA

Art & exhibitions
When
Friday, February 5, 2027, 5pm – 8pm
Where
MOCA Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
Free

Visitors can explore Bharti Kher's exhibition Bones on Floors 1 and 3, a newly commissioned site-specific work by Delcy Morelos on Floor 2, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland's recovered song Light of the Heavens in the South Stairwell. Snacks and drinks are sold at Forno Cultura.

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