The Art Gallery of Ontario is planning a major $60-million expansion, including a six-storey tower. The Toronto Globe and Mail reports that the gallery has requested proposals from architects for the project, which would provide an additional 55,000 square feet of space. A gallery spokesperson said the project was "in its infancy" and confirmed it was needed to accommodate the gallery's growing global collection and exhibitions. The gallery's last expansion, led by architect Frank Gehry, opened in 2008. The AGO's collection has grown by more than 20,000 works over the last five years.
The Textile Museum of Canada is releasing a bilingual exhibition catalogue for Anna Torma, known for her fantastical stitched imagery. Torma was awarded the 2020 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts – Saidye Bronfman Award. The catalogue, Anna Torma: Permanent Danger, includes contributions from Emily Falvey, Anne Koval and Sarah Quinton. It is co-published by the Owens Art Gallery in Sackville, N.B., with additional support from the Art Gallery of Guelph and is available through the galleries. A free Zoom launch event will be held March 1 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST.
Vancouver-based artist Pnina Granirer has released a new book of poetry, Garden of Words. In the book, Granirer pairs short poems with images. The title comes from her wish “to plant a garden of words in my field of colours.” Garden of Words will be launched online at the Jewish Book Festival on Feb. 9. Free tickets can be reserved here.
The Mitchell Art Gallery in Edmonton is calling for emerging artists to contribute to a symposium on art and religion in May. The symposium, Articles of Faith: Art and Christian Hegemony in a Time of Colonial Reckoning, is scheduled for May 28. Emerging artists can submit 300 words on their art practice to rschmid1@student.concordia.ab.ca by March 23. For more information, see the call for applications and virtual exhibition.
