Join à la Carte Kitchen Inc. at the Gardiner Bistro for lunch from Sunday to Friday in the third-floor Terrace Room with stunning views overlooking the city.
Join us for a full summer of free community arts programming in our Exhibition Hall and on the plaza, featuring work by emerging artists, curators, and architects inspired by the theme "Art is Change".
Queer video and performance artist Mikiki, who identifies as a mixed White/Indigenous person of Mi’kmaq, Acadian, and Irish heritage, will address issues of identity and colonization through original choreography performed on a bed of wet clay. Performances are FREE with registration!
The Gardiner Museum is among the few museums in the world focused on ceramics, and is one of the most important specialty museums internationally. It houses approximately 4,000 objects, including European porcelain, ceramics from the Ancient Americas, Chinese porcelain, Japanese porcelain, and contemporary ceramics. Search the collection online!
Everyone can love clay! Become a Friend at one of the world’s great specialty museums and enjoy the benefits, including unlimited admission, invitations to exhibition previews and special events, discounts on lectures and clay classes, and more.
Toronto artist Joanne Tod is best known for her paintings of people and places. Tod’s paintings raise complex and sometimes uncomfortable questions about identity, power, and cultural values. Her work has been widely exhibited within Canada as well as many private and corporate collections. Tod will present new work that responds to the Gardiner’s historical collections including painted plates and paintings.
Exhibition Programs & Events
Tuesday October 16, 6:30 pm Joanne Tod: Invited Invasion Tour With Joanne Tod and Rachel Gottlieb
Thursday November 8, 6:30pm – 8pm In Conversation: Peggy gale And Joanne Tod