“Power Ball” returns with “The 7-Year Itch” fundraising party for The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery – Sept 17, 2026 (Toronto)

posted Friday, September 11, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Charity, Toronto

After a seven-year hiatus, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery’s signature fundraising art party returns September 17, 2026 with Power Ball: The 7-Year Itch. Since its debut in 1999, Power Ball has pushed beyond the conventions of the traditional fundraising gala, bringing artists, performers and audiences together for a night built around contemporary art. Every […]

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Experience two immersive audio-only productions that use binaural sound and sensory effects to create an alternate reality – on now until November 9, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, October 7, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Toronto

DARKFIELD presents two internationally acclaimed immersive audio experiences for the first time in Toronto, staged inside custom-built 40-foot shipping containers at STACKT Market.  SÉANCE and FLIGHT plunge audiences into complete darkness, using 360° binaural sound and meticulously timed sensory effects to transport them into unsettling territories. Staged inside purpose-built 40-foot shipping containers, these genre-defying works use precisely […]

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I Was Born This Way – The Story of Carl Bean, Singer of a 1970s Gay Anthem, AIDS Activist, and Archbishop

posted Sunday, June 15, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Art, Uncategorized

I Was Born This Way tells the story of singer, activist, and archbishop Carl Bean. Surviving racism, homophobia and childhood trauma, Bean found his voice through song – first as a gospel singer in Harlem’s Christian Tabernacle Choir, and then later performing with his group Carl Bean and Universal Love on their 1974 album “Universal Love.” […]

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ArtAttack! – Buddies in Bad Times Theatre annual fundraiser – Nov 7, 2024

posted Monday, November 4, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Queer, Toronto, Trans

ArtAttack! is back! Buddies in Bad Times Theatre annual fundraiser/live auction/art party returns with this year’s Homecoming theme. It’s about celebrating more than just art, as the organization honours the people that have supported them for over 45 years, with special guest performers Denim + Pythia,  fresh off Canada’s Drag Race and Global All-Stars. The annual event offers […]

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Art Toronto celebrates 25 years of spotlighting all things creative – October 24 to 27, 2024

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Events, Featured Events, Toronto

Art Toronto will be held at the Metro Convention Centre from October 24 to 27, 2024, and features a collectors’ first-look preview and an opening night benefit event on Thursday, October 24 for the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.  To celebrate Art Toronto’s 25th anniversary Mia Nielsen, Director of Art Toronto, curated a special 4 part […]

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Toronto Biennial of Art’s “Precarious Joys” features more than 50 artists at multiple locations – on until Dec 1, 2024

posted Saturday, October 5, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Toronto

Precarious Joys is the title of the third edition of the Toronto Biennial of Art (TBA) that features 55+ artists and over 90 works of art from diverse geographies, working across various disciplines. On now until December 1st, TBA offers 10 weeks of free contemporary art at 11 unique locations across Toronto.  Precarious Joys explores the emotional […]

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Yorkville Murals Festival presents street art, music, food, and so much more – Aug 24/25, 2024

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Toronto

Yorkville Murals (YVM), Toronto’s most captivating art and muralism festival returns on August 24-25, 2024 with the second rendition of No Empty Spaces. This year, YVM takes over the Yorkville neighbourhood, its parking lots, a TTC station, and even the air, leaving no area off limits for art interventions. For the first-time food has entered […]

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Luminato takes over Toronto with art, music, theatre, and so much more – June 5 to 16, 2024

posted Wednesday, June 5, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Art Gallery, Events, Featured Events, Festivals, Music, Outdoors, Queer, Toronto

Whether you’re looking for theatrical magic or want to R.A.V.E., this year’s Luminato Festival has something special for everyone, including an amazing Finale line up of free entertainment supported by Pride Toronto, featuring New Orleans Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia! Check out some of the exciting events happening below: Wednesday June 5 RESPAWN : The […]

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MOCA Toronto presents Greater Toronto Art 2024 – A Triennial Exhibition Celebrating Artistic Vibrancy – March 22 to July 28 2024

posted Wednesday, March 20, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Art Gallery, Toronto

On March 22, 2024, the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (MOCA) launches Greater Toronto Art 2024 (GTA24), the second edition of the museum’s highly-acclaimed triennial exhibition. Presenting a constellation of 25 artists, duos, and collectives, GTA24 is a project that challenges the notion of individualism and focuses instead on the interconnectedness of individuals within a […]

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Casa Susanna photographs from America’s first trans network on display at the AGO until April 14, 2024

posted Wednesday, January 3, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Toronto, Trans

Casa Susanna is an exhibition of snapshots taken by members of the earliest known American crossdressing network, which operated in upstate New York from the mid-1950s through the end of the 1960s  Now on display at the AGO in Toronto, it’s the first standalone exhibition that showcases more than 350 candid and often playful snapshots, […]

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