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You’re Invited! πŸ’Œ Join Zita Cobb, Co-founder of Shorefast and Founder of Fogo Island Arts, for a public talk presented i...
10/07/2026

You’re Invited! πŸ’Œ

Join Zita Cobb, Co-founder of Shorefast and Founder of Fogo Island Arts, for a public talk presented in connection with Sharon Lockhart’s upcoming exhibition Fogo. Cobb will share perspectives on place, community, and culture, drawing from her work with Shorefast and Fogo Island Arts.

Connectors: International Speakers Series with Zita Cobb
πŸ—“οΈ Wednesday, October 21 | 7 PM–8 PM
πŸ“ Harbourfront Studio Theatre, 235 Queens Quay West
🎟️ $15 for Non-Members, Free for Members
https://www.thepowerplant.org/whats-on/calendar/connectors-international-speakers-series-zita-cobb

Don’t miss the chance to learn more about Fogo before the exhibition opens on October 24!

Image: Portrait of Zita Cobb. Photo by David Howells.

🐚 Fall 2026 Artist Spotlight: Zadie Xa with Benito Mayor Vallejo ✨Zadie Xa explores diasporic identities, global histori...
10/06/2026

🐚 Fall 2026 Artist Spotlight: Zadie Xa with Benito Mayor Vallejo ✨

Zadie Xa explores diasporic identities, global histories, familial legacies, and interspecies communication through masquerade, play, costuming, and storytelling. Her highly collaborative practice includes ongoing exchanges with dancers and musicians, and she has worked with Benito Mayor Vallejo since 2006. Alongside his own practice, Mayor Vallejo explores painting, installation, performance, and sculpture.

Xa’s work has been presented at Whitechapel Gallery, The Box, Leeds Art Gallery, Remai Modern, Tramway, and Yarat Contemporary Art Space. She has also participated in the Jeju Biennale (2022), the 13th Shanghai Biennale, and Sharjah Biennial 16.

For her first major exhibition in Toronto, Moonlit Confessions Across Deep Sea Echoes: Your Ancestors Are Whales, and Earth Remembers Everything, Xa presents an expansive installation combining paintings, murals, sound, and a mobile sculpture.

Join us for the Opening Reception on October 23 and be among the first to experience Zadie’s multi-sensory environment, connecting storytelling, Korean mythology, folklore, diasporic identity, and marine ecology to the shores of Lake Ontario. 🌊

πŸ”— Learn more at the link:
https://www.thepowerplant.org/whats-on/exhibitions/moonlit-confessions-across-deep-sea-echoes-your-ancestors-are-whales-and-earth-remembers-everything.

Images: 1. Portrait of Zadie Xa, 2024. Photo: Charles Duprat. / 2. Zadie Xa and Benito Mayor Vallejo, detail of Moonlit Confessions Across Deep Sea Echoes: Your Ancestors Are Whales, and Earth Remembers Everything, 2025. Courtesy the artists and Thaddaeus Ropac. Photo: Eva Herzog.

✴︎ Mark your calendars for October 23! ✴︎Join us for the opening reception to celebrate The Power Plant’s fall 2026 seas...
10/01/2026

✴︎ Mark your calendars for October 23! ✴︎

Join us for the opening reception to celebrate The Power Plant’s fall 2026 season!

πŸ—“οΈ Friday, October 23
πŸ•  Members’ Preview: 5:30 PM–7 PM
πŸ•  Public Opening Celebration: 7 PM–9 PM
πŸ“ The Power Plant, 231 Queens Quay West
🎟️ Free admission β€” RSVP via the link!
https://www.thepowerplant.org/whats-on/calendar/fall-2026-opening-celebration

Don’t miss the chance to be among the first to experience our new exhibitions. Looking forward to welcoming you back to The Power Plant!

𐃯 Drinks by Solly's Craft Soda and Town Brewery

Save the date: Fall 2026 season opens on October 24! ✨This fall, The Power Plant brings together artists exploring place...
09/29/2026

Save the date: Fall 2026 season opens on October 24! ✨

This fall, The Power Plant brings together artists exploring place, identity, ecology, and the worlds that connect us.

The season features the first major Toronto exhibition by Vancouver-born, UK-based artist Zadie Xa, created with longtime collaborator Benito Mayor Vallejo, alongside Fogo, a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Sharon Lockhart featuring her latest film, WINDWARD, and a suite of new photographs.

Also on view is Owner of a Lonely Heart, an 80-minute film program featuring Haig Aivazian, Stephanie Comilang, Alia Farid, Hope Pearl Strickland, and Yuyan Wang; two new commissions by Ella Gonzales and Sami Tsang; and a new South Facade Billboard by Morgan Sears-Williams.

Curated by The Vega Foundation in dialogue with The Power Plant, Fogo and Owner of a Lonely Heart continue our ongoing partnership.

πŸ”— Stay tuned for details about the opening evening on October 23. Learn more about the upcoming exhibitions via the link: https://www.thepowerplant.org/whats-on/exhibitions.

⏳ LAST WEEKEND to see 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘭 π˜—π˜’π˜³π˜’π˜€π˜©π˜Άπ˜΅π˜¦π˜΄! The exhibition features participatory and interactive works by leading artis...
09/04/2026

⏳ LAST WEEKEND to see 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘭 π˜—π˜’π˜³π˜’π˜€π˜©π˜Άπ˜΅π˜¦π˜΄!

The exhibition features participatory and interactive works by leading artists from Canada and abroad, transforming the gallery into a space where things can be made, moved, played with, tried out, and tested. By inviting visitors of all ages to play, experiment, and get involved, the exhibition offers new ways to experience the gallery and imagine what’s possible.

Join us to experience 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘭 π˜—π˜’π˜³π˜’π˜€π˜©π˜Άπ˜΅π˜¦π˜΄ before the exhibition closes this Monday, September 7!

The Power Plant is open all weekend long, from 11 AM to 6 PM, with extended hours today until 8 PM. As always, admission is FREE.

Have you explored Colourful Parachutes yet? πŸͺ‚There’s still time to experience and interact with works by Claire Greensha...
08/28/2026

Have you explored Colourful Parachutes yet? πŸͺ‚

There’s still time to experience and interact with works by Claire Greenshaw, Leisure (Meredith Carruthers & Susannah Wesley), Sassa Linklater, Tobias Linklater, Ana Mendieta, Rivane Neuenschwander, Harold Offeh, Temitayo Ogunbiyi, and Robin Rhode.

Plan your visit before the exhibition closes on September 7!

πŸ“Έ Installation view: Colourful Parachutes: Imagining Alternative Futures Through the Power of Play, The Power Plant, Toronto, 2026. Photos: LF Documentation.

πŸ“£ WE’RE HIRING: Installation Technician πŸ› οΈβ β The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery is looking for a skilled and experi...
08/26/2026

πŸ“£ WE’RE HIRING: Installation Technician πŸ› οΈβ 
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The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery is looking for a skilled and experienced Installation Technician to join our team. If you’re passionate about contemporary art and comfortable with the technical aspects of installing multidisciplinary exhibitions and audio-visual equipment, we’d love to hear from you.

This role will support all stages of exhibition productionβ€”from construction and installation to deinstallationβ€”and take the lead on audio-visual installation tasks. Strong communication skills and hands-on problem-solving are key.

πŸ’Ό Casual Position (availability and hours vary based on exhibition needs)
πŸ“ Toronto | On-site work
πŸ“© Application Deadline: September 1, 2026
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Ready to bring your skills to inspiring exhibitions and make an impact in contemporary art? Check out the full job description and apply today via the link! πŸ”—

https://www.thepowerplant.org/about/opportunities/installation-technician-2

πŸͺ© 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚π₯π₯ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ” 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐒𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭π₯𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭: π’πšπ¦π’ π“π¬πšπ§π  ✨ In conjunction with Power Ball: The 7-Year Itch, Toronto-based ceramic ...
08/25/2026

πŸͺ© 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚π₯π₯ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ” 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐒𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭π₯𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭: π’πšπ¦π’ π“π¬πšπ§π  ✨

In conjunction with Power Ball: The 7-Year Itch, Toronto-based ceramic and mixed-media artist Sami Tsang will present a work for the evening, alongside Rah Eleh and Ella Gonzales, with creative direction by our Artistic Director, Adelina Vlas.

Hear from Sami about what she’ll be presenting at Power Ball:

Q: How did this year's theme inspire your creative process?
This year’s theme made me think about the quieter things we inherit across generations: resilience, memory, ways of caring, and ways of seeing ourselves. Inspired by childhood shadow puppetry, I’m creating an ink mural inhabited by 70 tiny porcelain girls, some carrying silver butterfly wings as a kind of armour. The clay holds the body, while the silver protects the spirit.

Q: If you could tease your project with just one word, what would it be?
ζ‰Ώ (sing4): to receive, carry, [question], and continue

Q: What excites you most about presenting your work at Power Ball?
I’m excited to transform the Front of House into a place of slow discovery. From afar, the mural reads as one landscape, but as viewers move closer they’ll begin finding 70 tiny porcelain girls, each carrying their own spirited presences. I hope the work invites people to pause, wander, and perhaps leave thinking about the quieter things we carry with us.

Learn more about artist Sami Tsang via the link below and get your tickets to experience her work at Power Ball 2026! πŸŽŸοΈπŸ”—
https://www.thepowerplant.org/power-ball-2026-major-artist-projects

πŸͺ© 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚π₯π₯ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ” 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐒𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭π₯𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭: 𝐄π₯π₯𝐚 π†π¨π§π³πšπ₯𝐞𝐬 ✨ In conjunction with Power Ball: The 7-Year Itch, Filipina Canadian a...
08/18/2026

πŸͺ© 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚π₯π₯ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ” 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐒𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭π₯𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭: 𝐄π₯π₯𝐚 π†π¨π§π³πšπ₯𝐞𝐬 ✨

In conjunction with Power Ball: The 7-Year Itch, Filipina Canadian artist Ella Gonzales will present a work created exclusively for Power Ball, with creative direction by our Artistic Director, Adelina Vlas.

Hear from Ella about what she’ll be presenting at Power Ball:

Q: How did this year's theme inspire your creative process?
The 7-Year Itch made me think of cycles, thresholds, and spaces of transition where one condition slips into another. It inspired me to consider the work as a site for familiar forms to bend and settle into new proportions, complicating where one space ends and another begins.

Q: If you could tease your project with just one word, what would it be?
Pleat

Q: What excites you most about presenting your work at Power Ball?
I'm interested in the work as a marker of time. There's something exciting about making a site-responsive work that can hold different moments at once, while pointing toward something still unfolding. I'm also curious about the different ways the work might be encountered.

Learn more about artist Ella Gonzales via the link in bio and get your tickets to experience her work at Power Ball 2026! πŸŽŸοΈπŸ”—
https://www.thepowerplant.org/power-ball-2026-major-artist-projects

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