On Dismantling & Weaving New From Old: “‘Wearability’ is not the end of life” – An Artist Statement By Joe Lewis

Artist Joe Lewis holds up an embroidery sampler on a dismantled pillow case (27.94 cm X 223.52 cm). Artist Statement Having learned to turn old bed sheets into braided rugs at the age of three, I was…

Rainbow Circle: An Augmented Reality Comic Book Project by Cynthia Undyantara

YOUR PHONE IS A PORTAL. Wander by PS707 and use your cellphone to unlock a rich Augmented Reality experience. As winter approaches, PS707 switches over to primarily function as a window gallery. Stop…

The Drawing Forest: A 5-Hour Drawing Exercise by Heather Frise and Anita Matusevics

Interview with artists Heather Frise & Anita Matusevics 1. What inspired you to want to draw with others? what led to this impulse of co-creating large scale drawings with community and…

Origins & Endings: Photography by Sebastian Portillo

  Reflections from the artist Origins & Endings brings together two projects: Notes on Biology and The Day I Destroyed the World, both collections developed with support from the Ministry…

Poetic Assembly: An invitation to co-create a mobile poetry library

We’re calling on our community to help us co-create a mobile poetry library. Poetic Assembly is an interdisciplinary project and newly formed collective of cultural workers, united by a shared…

Look, Listen, Draw: A Collaborative Exploration of Nature, Place and Storytelling

Take a break and come draw with us. Wednesday, July 16, 2025. 10am - 1pm Friday, July 18, 2025. 4pm-6pm We are creating an “imaginary line,” an immersive and participatory drawing practice that…

Mystic Air: Coleman Hell’s ode to air conditioners

From June 4 to 11, 2025, artist-musician Coleman Hell presents an exhibition on air conditioners called Mystic Air... Join us for Coleman's exhibition opening, and the start of patio season, on…

Elixir of Life: Alek Phan Reflects on Water

Under The Orange Sun by Alek Phan Trúc Artist Statement Nobel Prize-winning physicist C.V. Raman, who was awarded the prize in 1930 for his work on ‘the scattering of light”, once observed that we…

An Invitation with Returning River

  The Returning River collective and the Laboratory for Artistic Intelligence invite you for an art + community gathering in celebration of Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Free and open to…

Renaissance in Residence: Paper

Poster art by Renaissance, 2024. Photo courtesy of the artist. August 23-24, 2024, Toronto-based street artist Renaissance will be creating work in the Lab's PlaySpace. A micro-residency. Artist…

Nava Waxman working with Blue Gestures and other archival images

A short interview with artist Nava Waxman whose creative research is on view in the Lab's PlaySpace from August 9 to 23, 2024. Thank you for sharing your art with the public! How was it creating in…

Longing Belonging Redux

Poster art by Kwoi Gin We're proud to launch our new home with a poster art series by artist Kwoi Gin. Longing Belonging Redux is a vivid, powerful assemblage of tableaux vivant dealing with…

Patio Party this Friday!

If you're in Toronto, drop by a Patio Party we're co-hosting in the courtyard at Scadding Court Community Centre (707 Dundas St W). It's a free, family-friendly outdoor event with a special…