John B. Aird Gallery

Art Galleries / Museums (Public)

Description

The John B. Aird Gallery was originally opened in 1975 and formerly called the Macdonald Block Gallery in the heart of Queen’s Park, the seat of the Government of Ontario in Toronto, Canada. Due to fiscal restraints, the gallery was directed to close, but due to the efforts of Canada’s legacy art societies – Ontario Society of Artists (OSA), Sculptors Society of Canada (SSC), the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (CSPWC), the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA), and the Ontario Crafts Council, the gallery re-opened as an independent not for profit organization in 1985. The gallery was named the John B. Aird Gallery in honour of the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1980-1985) and his support for arts and culture. The Aird is a generous, safe contemporary art exhibition space where visual culture can be shared and explored by an audience as diverse as its makers.

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SHAWN JOHNSTON the ghosts in our heads: dream states & the practice of archiving metaphysical snapshots

the ghosts in our heads: dream states & the practice of archiving metaphysical snapshots is a video installation by Indigenous digital-media artist Shawn Johnston. In creating the work, Johnston used dreams and the remembrance of dreams to explore what connects spirit to place, space, and time, including the language we use to express this connection. The project exemplifies the artist’s active exploration of new media art through a queer Anishinaabe perspective. It emphasizes the “energies of things—places, people, ideas, etc.—while addressing what lies beyond.” In the following essay, curator Bonnie Devine expands on dreams and their central role within Johnston’s practice.

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In Canada, many small to mid-sized public art galleries, artist-run centres and museums offer free admission, with larger institutions often providing discounts or designated free-access times for youth, students, seniors, and others. Commercial galleries are generally free to enter, while outdoor sculpture parks and sites typically offer year-round access, encouraging informal public engagement with art in open-air settings. Check the venue website for admissions/access details.

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