Art Metropole

Art Metropole Art Metropole is a not-for-profit organization established in 1974 with a focus on the production, d ACCESSIBILITY NOTE - Art Metropole is accessible by a ramp.

Art Metropole is a not-for-profit organisation with a focus on the production, dissemination and contextualisation of artist-initiated publication in any media, especially those formats and practices predisposed to sharing and circulation. Art Metropole was founded in 1974 by the artists' group General Idea as an artist-run centre. Art Metropole is a not-for-profit corporation incorporated under the laws of the province of Ontario and a registered charitable organization. Our bathrooms are at the bottom of a flight of stairs.

Art Metropole’s Lucky Draw Fundraiser and Party returns on November 19! Our annual fundraiser helps sustain Art Metropol...
09/04/2026

Art Metropole’s Lucky Draw Fundraiser and Party returns on November 19! Our annual fundraiser helps sustain Art Metropole and allows us to continue publishing, exhibiting, and distributing the work of artists year after year.

Now in its 3rd year, this unique fundraiser is unlike a traditional auction – all guests who purchase a Lucky Draw Ticket will go home with an artwork. Following an in-person preview of the works, our MC Keith Cole will draw names to determine who is lucky enough to choose first, second, and so on. With a Party Ticket, you can visit the preview of artworks, watch the Lucky Draw, and enjoy a night of DJs and dancing, including complimentary drinks!

Early Bird tickets are now available at fundraiser2026.artmetropole.com (or click the link in bio):

Lucky Draw Ticket – $800
Party Ticket – $50
Party Ticket (AM Members Discount) – $40

Early Bird pricing ends Oct 1!

This year’s Lucky Draw artists include:
Abbas Akhavan, Alexa Hawksworth, Boring Earth, Claire Greenshaw, David Altmejd, Devendra Banhart, Dorian Fitzgerald, Emma Welch, Emmanuel Osahor, Jenine Marsh, Jin-Me Yoon, Kablusiak, Kendra Yee, Luther Konadu, Malcolm McCormick, Michael Snow, Peter Campbell, Ron Siu, Sara Cwynar, Sandra Brewster, Tyler Matheson, and more to be announced!

Art Metropole’s Annual Lucky Draw Fundraiser and Party
November 19, 2026
Standard Time: 165 Geary Ave, Toronto

More details coming soon!

Art Metropole's booth at Art Basel is now open! This year marks Art Metropole’s 50th anniversary of participation at Art...
06/16/2026

Art Metropole's booth at Art Basel is now open! This year marks Art Metropole’s 50th anniversary of participation at Art Basel. Art Metropole first attended Art Basel in 1976 alongside General Idea’s FILE Megazine, and has participated yearly ever since.

At Art Basel this year we are pleased to present a selection of Art Metropole publications and editions first launched at Art Basel throughout the years, such as the Shopping Bags by Artists series which featured work from Michael Snow, Dan Graham, Yoko Ono, Jonathan Monk, and others.

In addition to these editions, our booth will feature a wide range of rare artists’ books, catalogues, and other publications, alongside books by emerging artists drawn from our current shop inventory – connecting threads through the history of artist-initiated publishing to contemporary artists working in the medium today. Our booth will feature publications from General Idea, Roy Lichtenstein, Daniel Buren, David Shrigley, Cindy Sherman, Ulises Carrión, Jenny Holzer, Dan Graham, Ellsworth Kelly, John Baldessari, Martha Rosler, Ed Ruscha, John Jack Baylin and John Dowd, Lawrence Weiner, Richard Prince, Yoko Ono, Yan Wen Chang, Petra Collins, Maurizio Nannucci, Michael Snow, James Lee Byars, G.B. Jones, Katherine McKittrick, Azadeh Elmizadeh, Yaniya Lee, Joshua Schwebel, Jordan King, A Maior, and more.

On the occasion of Art Basel 2026, we will be launching a new commissioned fundraising edition by artist Yan Wen Chang, titled Gillian’s House. Produced in an edition of five, each multiple is individually hand-painted and contains subtle variations.

This new artist’s multiple takes the form of an archetypal North American house rendered in cardboard, a material associated with impermanence. While the house occupies a powerful position within the cultural imaginary of migration, symbolizing security and ownership, its construction from cardboard destabilizes these associations. The house becomes less a monument to permanence than a provisional structure, held together by aspiration and memory.

📰 Press Roundup for Correspondence by Artists: Genesis P-Orridge 📰We’re thrilled to have seen responses to Art Metropole...
05/26/2026

📰 Press Roundup for Correspondence by Artists: Genesis P-Orridge 📰

We’re thrilled to have seen responses to Art Metropole’s current exhibition in articles from Rhea Nayyar for and Amanda Pellerin for , as well as a mention from Odessa Paloma Parker in the .opaloma newsletter spotlighting must-see Toronto exhibitions. You can read these pieces at the links in our bio.

This is the last week to catch Correspondence by Artists: Genesis P-Orridge. Stop by Art Metropoles by May 31 to visit the exhibition!

Opening tonight at Gallery 44! For the first time, Gallery 44 is teaming up with AM to present the Art Metropole Publica...
03/06/2026

Opening tonight at Gallery 44! For the first time, Gallery 44 is teaming up with AM to present the Art Metropole Publication Room as a part of Salon 44, which includes a curated selection of artists’ books, multiples, and editions from our shop. Publication Room sales will support both Art Metropole and Gallery 44 in sustaining accessible and meaningful programming.

Gallery 44’s annual fundraising exhibition, Salon 44 brings together an incredible collection of over 60 established and emerging artists with works priced for both new and seasoned collectors alike.

The Art Metropole Publication Room features works by:
Amy Ching-Yan Lam · Andrew James Paterson · Antonia Hirsh · Azadeh Elmizadeh · G.B. Jones · Image Bank · Jeremy Shaw · Jordan King · José Andrés Mora · Joshua Schwebel · Luis Jacob · Liz Ikiriko · Mallory Lowe Mpoka · Matt Nish-Lapidus · Maurizio Nannucci · Minh Nguyen · Morris Lum · Nour Bishouty · Raven Chacon · Stan Douglas · The Talking Treaties Collective · Van Maltese · Yaniya Lee

Pictured here:
Image Bank
Elks Building Hollywood
1974
Screenprint
35.5 x 35.5 cm
Numbered edition of 300

Maurizio Nannucci
WHERE TO START FROM
2025
Published by Art Metropole
Rubber Stamp
11 × 1.5 × 1.5”
Edition of 15

Van Maltese
Floored no. 3
2021
Published by Art Metropole
Patinated bronze, lacquer, wax
8 x 8 x 2 cm
Edition of 17

Art Metropole Publication Room, at Salon 44
Gallery 44, 401 Richmond St. W, Suite 120, Toronto
March 6 - 21, 2026
Opening Reception: March 6, 7-10PM

Art Metropole is excited to be participating in the second weekend of the 2025 Tokyo Art Book Fair! Visit our booth Dece...
12/09/2025

Art Metropole is excited to be participating in the second weekend of the 2025 Tokyo Art Book Fair! Visit our booth December 19-21 to browse recent Art Metropole publications and a selection of small press and self published titles from artists based in Canada and internationally.

December 19 (Fri)
12:00-7:00, Last Admission: 16:30 

December 20 (Sat) – 21 (Sun),
11:00 - 6:00, Last Admission: 5:30

We are excited to be hosting a book signing for Memorial Park: Revisiting Vietnam, Minh Nguyen’s latest title co-published by Art Metropole and Wendy’s Subway. Stop by the Art Metropole booth on Saturday Dec 20th from 1 - 3pm to get your signed copy!

Held annually, the Tokyo Art Book Fair gathers independent publishers, gallery presses, bookshops as well as individual artists and groups. The fair has seen constant growth in its scale and content over the years, and the event now gathers more than 350 participants from Japan and abroad and attracts more than 20,000 visitors every year.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Lucky Draw Fundraiser & Party last Thursday! We had a blast dancing to music from...
11/25/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended our Lucky Draw Fundraiser & Party last Thursday! We had a blast dancing to music from DJs Chinelo and , and seeing MC help each artwork find its match. This event wouldn’t have been possible without the generous support of our event sponsors, and the artists who participated in the Lucky Draw.

We are immensely grateful to artists Adrien Crossman, Alan Belcher, Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka, Brittany Shepherd, Cristian Ordoñez, Erica Eyres, Ernesto Cabral de Luna, Fastwürms, Geoffrey Farmer, Heather Goodchild, Holly Chang, Jean Francois Lauda, Jean-Paul Kelly, Jochen Lempert, John Monteith, Joshua Schwebel, Julia Dault, Justin Ming Yong, Kate Newby, Kay Rosen, Kelly Jazvac, Kristine Moran, Lili Huston-Herterich, Margaux Smith, Native Art Department International, Nicholas Zirk, Sameer Farooq, Shaan Syed, Shannon Garden-Smith, Steven Beckly, and Tauba Auerbach.⁠

Thank you to our drink sponsors , and , and to for the framing discount they have extended to all Lucky Draw ticket holders. Finally thank you to Cafeteria for hosting!

Images by Kirk Lisaj ( )

Today! Don’t miss the launch of Cathy Busby’s book I WONDER: Art + Care + Dementia at the Halifax Art Book Fair📚Today is...
08/23/2025

Today! Don’t miss the launch of Cathy Busby’s book I WONDER: Art + Care + Dementia at the Halifax Art Book Fair📚

Today is also the final day to catch Art Metropole’s table at the Halifax Art Book Fair, open from 11-6 at All Nations Church, 2535 Robie St. Entry is free and open to all visitors. Browse zines, artists books, and printed material from a selection of Canadian small presses!

Join us this Friday August 15th and Saturday August 16th for an in-store only flash sale! Grab a book you've been coveti...
08/11/2025

Join us this Friday August 15th and Saturday August 16th for an in-store only flash sale! Grab a book you've been coveting for summer or stock up for back to school 📚⁠
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💥 70% off back-stock periodicals*⁠
💥 40% off zines⁠
💥 10 - 70% off Art Metropole titles⁠
💥 10 - 40% off select distribution titles⁠
💥 10% off everything else*⁠
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*Rare books and multiples not included in sale. See you this weekend!

Get ready—our in-store Winter Sale is taking place from Tuesday December 17–Monday December 23!⁠⁠For one week only, visi...
12/12/2024

Get ready—our in-store Winter Sale is taking place from Tuesday December 17–Monday December 23!⁠
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For one week only, visit Art Metropole for tons of great discounts, including:⁠
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70% off back-issue periodicals⁠
40% off zines⁠
10% off hardcover books⁠
up to 50% off select Art Metropole publications⁠
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We will be open extended hours next week:⁠
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Tues: 11 - 6⁠
Wed: 11 - 6⁠
Thurs: 11 - 7⁠
Fri: 11 - 7⁠
Sat: 11 - 6 ⁠
Sun: 11 - 6⁠
Mon: 11 - 6⁠
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Books will also qualify for the holiday tax break, so stop in this week to get your discounted items tax free⁠! Our shop is packed with unique items made by artists and small-press publishers. Discover new artists, hand-made gems, odds and ends. We’ll be playing festive tunes to help keep you fuelled to hunt for bargains. In-store only!

December 1 is World AIDS Day. The first World AIDS Day took place in 1988, providing a platform to raise awareness about...
12/01/2024

December 1 is World AIDS Day. The first World AIDS Day took place in 1988, providing a platform to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS and honor the lives affected by the epidemic. Also known as Day With(out)Art, today we celebrate the lives and achievements of lost friends, colleagues, and artists.

Pictured above: General Idea, AIDS, 1987. General Idea created this logo to be an large-scale publicity campaign meant to raise awareness and remove the stigma surrounding AIDS. They created numerous versions of the logo which appeared as paintings, posters, wallpapers, multiples, and public sculptures internationally.

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