Canadian Art FORUM

Vancouver: UBC, 4th, 16th, 33rd, South Granville, Granville Island

February 10, 2025

This region of Vancouver offers a vibrant academic environment alongside modern amenities and easy access to beaches and nature trails. The eastern half of the itinerary features bustling, upscale neighborhoods known for art galleries, high-end boutiques, and diverse dining options, stretching along Granville Street. The area combines historic charm with urban sophistication, offering a lively community and proximity to Granville Island. The Kitsilano region was Vancouver’s hippy hangout in the 1960s, drawing comparisons to San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury.

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Toronto: College West, Dundas West, Bloor West, Roncesvalles

February 11, 2025

College West, Dundas West, Bloor West, and Roncesvalles are home to a rich variety of galleries, cultural festivals and events that showcase the diversity and creativity of Toronto’s artists. You might want to start each day at a café in Toronto’s Little Italy, an historic community where Italian flavors and culture, intermingle with multi-cultural neighbours—engaging with one another and enriching this vibrant neighbourhood. This route could be explored in a 4-day rush but make more time to explore these exceptional art venues.

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Toronto: Kensington Market, Spadina Avenue, 401 Richmond St.

February 11, 2025

Kensington Market, Spadina Avenue, and 401 Richmond Street are historic, culturally rich, eclectic and lively areas of Toronto. The area is home to numerous artist-run centres and contemporary art galleries. Kensington Market is also home to an eclectic range ethnic and specialty grocers, bakeries cheese shops, hip bars, cafes and multicultural restaurants. This is a 4 or 5-day self-guided tour depending on your pace. Be sure to check venue hours and programming in advance — venues are sometimes closed to install exhibitions or may have screening times for media-based exhibitions.

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Vancouver: Central and Downtown Neighbourhoods

February 11, 2025

Vancouver’s Central and Downtown Neighbourhoods are vibrant hubs for the arts, offering a rich tapestry of galleries, public art, performance spaces, and cultural festivals. This is a 2 or 3-day self-directed tour that includes the Vancouver Art Gallery, Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society, and the Contemporary Art Gallery. You can follow the route, start where you like or wander as time allows.

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Toronto: Dundas West, Dupont, Dufferin, and St. Clair

February 11, 2025

The Dundas West, Dupont, Dufferin, and St. Clair area is known for its diversity, accessibility, and burgeoning art scene. Surrounded by lush green spaces, a blend of residential streets, and bustling commercial strips, this neighborhood offers a range of cultural happenings, and community festivities. In recent years, the area has emerged as a hub for media-based artist-run centres and non-profit galleries. This is a 3 or 4-day self-guided tour.

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Kleinburg: McMichael Canadian Art Collection

February 11, 2025

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg is nestled on 100 acres of forested land alongside the Humber River. This renowned institution is dedicated exclusively to showcasing Canadian art. It houses a vast permanent collection exceeding 6,400 artworks, featuring pieces by prominent Canadian artists such as Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, their contemporaries, as well as works by First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and modern Canadian artists who have significantly shaped the country’s artistic landscape. In addition to the museum’s 7,900-square-metre (85,000 sq ft) main building, the property includes a sculpture garden, walking trails, and a cemetery for six members of the Group of Seven.

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Canadian Art Forum  is a space for sharing stories and encouraging dialogue about Canadian Art and culture. There are lots of sites and publications that promote Canadian art. The focus of this site is to build audiences for it. So let’s talk about how we do that. In the meantime, while we build that discourse, this page will be a a space for announcing new additions to canadianartmap.com. If you have stories or ideas to share please forward them to me for consideration.

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