Art Month
Art Month @ STACKT features an entire city block of immersive experiences celebrating art.
From September 23rd until October 22nd, come discover large installations, galleries, exhibits, performances, workshops + more, all celebrating local art.
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Traces of Us by IC Contemporary: A multi-disciplinary exhibition that introduces six diasporic communities to the City of Toronto through immersive installations of sound, film, sculpture, textile, painting, 3D renderings, and virtual reality.
Light of Day by Sadiq Awosanmi: Photography exhibit and love letter to the city of infinite stories, a testament to the harmonious interplay between the tangible and the intangible. It is an ode to the delicate dance between shadows and light, heartache and joy, solitude and connection.
The Sentinel Queen by Kizmet: Mother of the Sentinels. She has analyzed your data and knows all of your darkest reflections. Her children roam the Universe in search of planets to enslave and offer to her as tribute. Earth has become her personal realm, and we her possesions.
Hands Up (Because you want to) by JBV Creative: Interactive installation challenging the notion of blindly following our way through life by transforming a simple gesture into an act of defiance and personal expression. It's a reminder that raising our hands is our choice.
Gypsum Lamp by Tamara Solem Alissa: A large scale interactive reading lamp that invites guests to lean against and sit underneath it.
Light of Day by Sadiq Awosanmi: Photography exhibit and love letter to the city of infinite stories, a testament to the harmonious interplay between the tangible and the intangible. It is an ode to the delicate dance between shadows and light, heartache and joy, solitude and connection.
The Gift Shop by Imani Dominique: Inspired by the aesthetics of local record stores, “The Gift Shop” is an interactive and immersive art gallery selling prints from over 30 local QTBIPOC artists and creating an environment that is conducive to art exploration and discovery.
Your Life Matters by Tristan Sauer: A collection of wearable art tech pieces critiquing the lengths protestors have to take to safely interact with police and the intersections between social justice and capitalism.
People's Museum Of North Korea by HanVoice: Working with North Korean refugees, HanVoice has recreated an immersive North Korean marketplace. Featuring work by a North Korean refugee artist, the exhibit offers powerful stories from North Korean millennials about daily life in North Korea’s markets.
The Slinky: A giant LED "Slinky" presented by PROMISE.
Key Dates:
SEPT 23: Art Month LAUNCH with Nuit Blanche
OCT 10-15: Tech Week, showcasing new media + high-tech art
Thanks to our partners Gay Lea, Violife, Dermalogica for supporting ART MONTH @ STACKT.