Application is now closedOpen Studio 2025 Printmaking ResidencyApplication Deadline: Monday, April 14, 2025, 8:00 AM ETApply via Typeform here! The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce the Open Studio Printmaking Residency Career Launcher for OCAD U students. One (1) successful applicant will be awarded a Full Membership (1 year) with Open Studio ($200 value),…
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. September 12 – November 22, 2025Opening: Friday, September 12, 6:00pm – 8:00pmMain Gallery: Shogo Okada and Zenji FunabashiProject Space: Eva Francis-Work October 4, 2025Nuit Blanche, Shop Window Installation, Rocky Dobey October 23 – October 26, 2025 Art Toronto, offsite November 27 – December 21, 2025Opening: Thursday, November 27, 5:00pm – 8:00pmWinter / Edition –…
What now? For the update click here What happens to my membership, since I paid my fees for 2024? Auto-membership renewals will be suspended upon release of this announcement. Please consider donating your remaining membership payments. Otherwise, Open Studio will offer a pro-rated refund for the number of months that will not be used due…
AN URGENT UPDATE FROM OPEN STUDIO Help Save Open Studio! If you would still like to be a part of this campaign, you can donate to Open Studio below. . Update as of June 4th, 2024 Dear Open Studio Supporters, June has arrived, bringing with it the Great Canadian Giving Challenge—a highly anticipated opportunity to support…
The submission period for FUTURE PROOF 2024 Print Work is now closed (deadline: March 4, 2024, 11:59 pm ET). Artists will receive notifications regarding the results within a week of the deadline closure. Thank you to all who applied! Selected artists will be requested to drop off their work after the review of digital submissions….
Storage (flat file and lockers) at Open Studio Long-term active storage is reserved for those who commit to the yearly access pass. Monthly storage is available for those who work month on and month off, with no storage carryover. These are $20/month/flat file or locker. For those accessing the studio using day passes or month…
. Exhibition programming will be temporarily paused. Exhibition programming will resume in January 2025. Open Studio will temporarily close its studio space for restructuring from July 2024 to December 2024. Our front-of-house area will remain open to the public during this time, featuring items for sale from our shop and archive. Read our update, and join…
Speakers: Francisco-Fernando Granados in conversation with Lesley Finlayson and Gordon TrickTopic: observation/mark-making/composition: Dialogues in Printmaking and DrawingDate: Thursday, July 6, 2023Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET via ZoomStructure: Online 45min talk, 15min Q&A Click here to read about Franciso-Fernando Granados’s exhibition with a difference, June 9, 2023 – July 22, 2023. In this Print Speak session, artists Francisco-Fernando Granados, Lesley Finlayson, and Gordon Trick…
Speaker: K. MacNeilTopic: A Print Speak Designed to Exist in Passing TimeDate: Thursday, June 1, 2023Time: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm ET via ZoomStructure: 30min talk, 15min Q&A In this Print Speak session: A Print Speak Designed to Exist in Passing Time, K. MacNeil discusses their artistic practice at the intersection of print and performance. MacNeil traces how these mediums have developed in…
Open Studio is looking for new board members! Open Studio, Toronto, is an Artist-Run Centre (ARC) dedicated to contemporary print. We offer accessible, inclusive and affordable printmaking facilities, programs and services for artists and the public from across Canada and abroad. We support artists in the creation and exhibition of contemporary print in an open-minded,…
Speaker: Alex LinfieldTopic: Source Code of the DigitalDate: Thursday, April 27, 2023Time: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm ET via ZoomStructure: 30min talk, 15min Q&A Click here to read about Alex Linfield’s exhibition W Y S I W Y G, April 21, 2023 – June 3, 2023. In this Print Speak session: Source Code of the Digital, Alex Linfield discusses the progression of…
Speaker: Cleopatria PetersonTopic: Bestie MartDate: Friday, April 14, 2023Time: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm ET via ZoomStructure: 30min talk, 15min Q&A Click here to read about Cleopatria Peterson’s exhibition: Bestie Mart, March 3 – April 15, 2023. In this Print Speak session: Bestie Mart, Cleopatria Peterson discusses their process for creating work as part of their current installation Bestie Mart,…
Speakers: Alyssa Alikpala, Jenn Law, Noelle Wharton-Ayer and Rebecca TravisPanel Discussion: Cultivating ConnectionDate: Thursday, March 9, 2023Time: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm ETStructure: 30min talk, 15min Q&A Click here to read about Cultivating Connection: Alyssa Alikpala, Jenn Law, and Noelle Wharton-Ayer, March 3 – April 15, 2023. This Print Speak session brings together the three artists featured in Open Studio’s…
Speaker: Jesse PurcellPanel Discussion: Screen Time – An Exploration of Personal, Professional and Politically Engaged ScreenprintingDate: Thursday, September 23, 2021Time: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm ET via Zoom (register through Eventbrite)Structure: 30min talk, 15min discussion / Q&A In this Print Speak session: Screen Time – An Exploration of Personal, Professional and Politically Engaged Screenprinting, Jesse Purcell explores the techniques, applications…
Speaker: Khadijah MorleyTopic: Chine-collé & Relief PrintingDate: Thursday, July 8, 2021Time: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm ET via ZoomStructure: 30min talk, 15min discussion / Q&A Do you collect decorative papers that you insist will come in handy but never use? Chine-collé can help! In this Print Speak session: Chine-collé & Relief Printing, Khadijah Morley shares her work and how…