The Power Plant is Canada's leading public gallery devoted exclusively to contemporary visual art. It is a vital forum for the advanced artistic culture of our time that offers an exceptional facility and professional support to diverse living artists while engaging equally diverse audiences in their work. The Power Plant pursues its activities though exhibitions, publications and public programming. It fulfills its mandate by generating: exhibitions that represent the range of advanced practice in visual arts; publications that increase knowledge of contemporary art; lectures and symposia that encourage debate and further understanding; interpretative tools that invite visitors to question, explore and reflect upon their experiences; programming that incorporates other areas of culture when they intersect with visual art.more...See more text
You can see the literal smoke stack of Canada’s largest contemporary art gallery from across the city – because the Lakeshore-dwelling culture hub is literally housed in an abandoned power plant on the Toronto waterfront. Beyond its brick and glass exterior is a sprawling gallery of vast rooms and high ceilings, perfect for a few hours of uninterrupted exploration and discovery amidst weird, wild and outlandish exhibits that are sure to aesthetically delight and instruct.
Part of Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, this waterfront destination is Canada’s largest public gallery devoted exclusively to contemporary art. Housed in a former power plant, the spacious art gallery hosts thematic exhibits and solo shows representing a range of inspiring visual arts from acclaimed Canadian artists such as Michael Snow, Colin Campbell and Peter Doig as well as well known international artists. The annual Power Ball fundraiser is one of the hottest tickets of the year for Toronto’s fashionable creative class.