Glassy Lake 2, Tamara Thompson, 2024, Acrylic on Wood Panel.
Family Fun at TOAF
Play, Make, and Collect!
Dear Friend of TOAF,
We hope you have made plans with friends and family for a perfect art outing this weekend. There will be plenty of interactive activities for you and your young ones to make your visit memorable.
Zone A, in the centre of Nathan Phillips Square, is where you want to be and where all the fun happens.
Play around with the interactive installation of 36 Questions That Lead to a Green TO by the Museum of Toronto.
Make collages inspired by June Clark’s exhibition at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Power Kids workshops.
Collect TOAF artists’ original work for less than $20 at Budding Art Buyers – for young ones under 14 only!
Taste the scrumptious food and drink offerings from our local vendors.
And finally, enjoy artist Marie-Claude Marquis’s playful Curated Collection, Vivid Mundanity—a perfect inspiration to get you in the mood for this weekend.
See you in two days,
The TOAF team
Curated Collections
Vivid Mundanity
Curated by Marie-Claude Marquis
Left to right: Bank on What’s to Come, Alyson Borycki, 2024, Acrylic and coloured pencil on canvas; Window, Lu Zhang, 2024, Digital.
Museum of Toronto x TOAF
36 Questions That Lead to a Green TO
Location: Plaza, Centre of Zone A
Explore your connection to Toronto’s parks, green spaces, and natural environment through a series of participatory activities.
Power Kids Workshop Return
Self-portraits inspired by June Clark
Dates: Saturday, July 13 & Sunday, July 14
Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Plaza, Centre of Zone A
Kids will create tactile, abstract self-portrait collages inspired by June Clark’s exhibition at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery
Budding Art Buyers
Art Collecting for Kids
Location: Booth 17-18, Zone A
Left to right: Untitled, Alex Marks, Painting; It’s not all fun and games according to Steve and Paul, Danielle Cole, Print Reproduction.
Young art enthusiasts can purchase original artworks by participating artists, accompanied by provenance and professional documentation, for under $20 (cash only). The works are curated by Art Dealers Association of Canada and Toronto gallerists who are introducing professional collecting practices to next generation of art lovers.
Get Excited: Gourmet Offerings at TOAF
Food Trucks and more
We have a wide range of offerings available for you at TOAF63! Quench your thirst with a craft beer by our friends at Henderson Brewing then savour Cuban-Miami fusion at Tropical South. Nabulu Coffee’s specialty brews are the perfect perk-up before looking at more art—and then you can indulge in Lemon Bar’s creative mocktails. Satisfy your hunger with authentic street tacos from Tacos 101, and cool off with Tropic Love’s refreshing fruit smoothies served in their natural shells.
