City of Mississauga Homepage

The Toronto Biennial of Art

Toronto Biennial of Art Logo

The Toronto Biennial of Art’s mission is to make contemporary art accessible to everyone. For 10 weeks every two years, local, national, and international Biennial artists transform Toronto and its partner regions with free exhibitions, performances, and learning opportunities. Grounded in diverse local contexts, the Biennial’s city-wide programming inspires individuals, engages communities, and contributes to global conversations.

  • March 26, 11:00 a.m.: Terrakota Route with Jatiwangi art Factory (JaF) - In person Performance
  • March 27, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.: 2001-2011, kwe’é díí shighan ńt’ę́ę́, i wonder what this Key opens now? With Eric-Paul Riege - In person Performance
  • April 2, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Abolition Is Love: How to Live Abolition in Everyday Life with Giselle Dias, Sandy Hudson, and Syrus Marcus Ware
  • April 28,  breakfast at 9:30 a.m., conversation at 10:00 a.m:  TD Curatorial Fellow Chiedza Pasipanodya and Wedge Curatorial Projects’ Kenneth Montague in conversation with artist Timothy Yanick Hunter.
  • May 6, breakfast at 9:00 a.m., conversation at 9:30 a.m: Exhibition tour with Curator Katie Lawson and conversation with artist Derya Akay.
  • May 7, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.:  The Cafe at the end of the future: a crip performance extravaganza with Syrus Marcus Ware. In person Performance
  • May 15, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Yaliyat cocahq with Ivanie Aubin-Malo - In person Workshop
  • May 21, 6:00p.m to 7:00 p.m.: ASL Interpreted Storytelling Tour: A special Storytelling session led by lwrds duniam and accompanied by an American Sign Language English interpreter.
  • June 4, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Performance: MBL Freedom with Dainty Smith, Ravyn Wngz, and Syrus Marcus Ware - In person Talk/Performance
  • June 5, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Toronto Biennial of Art 2022 Closing BBQ

Ongoing Programs at Small Arms Inspection Building:

  • Storytelling sessions combine modes of conventional interpretation with artist-led, narrative and embodied responses. Storytellers offer weekly guided sessions, informal conversations, and spot tours to intergenerational audiences at TBA’s main sites. Drop in for a session with Storytellers lwrds duniam and Nicole Markland on Fridays 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, and 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm and Saturdays/Sundays from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
  • TBA School Programs are participatory, inquiry-based learning sessions offered both virtually and in-person. Led by our Storytellers, each session begins with a tour of one of our Exhibition sites, followed by a workshop and discussion. Book visits at torontobiennial.org/tba-school-programs.

For information events and Programs and to sign up for walks and workshops, visit torontobiennial.org/programs. 

Multiple day event Mar 26 - Jun 5, 2022

Contact

Services A - Z