Visual Arts Events
Portraits in COVID Times: Documenting a Nation in Change
November 30, 2020-September 15, 2021
A large-scale photo exhibition that shows how Canadians are living through this significant moment in time. Each photograph speaks to the ingenuity, kindness, grief, humour, hope and creativity that have emerged from our shared pandemic experience.
“THE ONLY TONGUE IN VOGUE”
November 30, 2020-September 15, 2021
Joi T. Arcand, our Visual Artist-in-Residence, presents a large-scale exhibition that helps us to envision a future where Indigenous languages are once again “in vogue” on Indigenous land.
Figure as Index – Luther Konadu
June 4-September 6, 2021
An exploration of portraiture by Winnipeg-based artist Luther Konadu is our new large-scale photography installation for this summer. Part of the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival.
Between the Start of Things and the End of Things III – Meryl McMaster
June 21-September 6, 2021
From a rising generation of Indigenous artists in Canada, Meryl McMaster uses photography to explore identity and its distinct cultural landscapes with extraordinary visual impact.
Spirals, Loops and Circles – Amanda McCavour
June 30-September 1, 2021
For the summer of 2021, Harbourfront Centre commissioned Toronto artist Amanda McCavour to design a floor mural to animate our site.
