Toronto Biennial of Art Announces Curatorial Appointments for 2024 Edition

Toronto Biennial of Art Announces Curatorial Appointments for 2024 Edition

The Biennial team is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dominique Fontaine and Miguel A. López as co-curators to guide TBA's exhibition for the third edition of the city-wide art event taking place from September 21 - December 1, 2024.    TBA worked with a group of prominent art-world leaders – including TBA 2019 and 2022 Senior Curator and current Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project Candice Hopkins – to develop a list of international and Canadian curators for consideration.

Dominique Fontaine is a cultural leader, curator, advisor, and strategist on innovation in arts and culture. As a connector, she brings together artists, curators, and the public to enable transformative actions for diversity, equity, and inclusion in contemporary art. Fontaine is a curator and Founding Director of aposteriori, a non-profit curatorial platform – researching, documenting, developing, producing, and facilitating innovation in diverse contemporary art practices.    Fontaine's recent projects include Imaginaires souverains, Le présent, modes d'emploi, Maison de la culture Janine-Sutto, Montreal, QC; Foire en art actuel de Québec 2020; Here We Are Here: Black Canadian Contemporary Art; Dineo Seshee Bopape: and- in. the light of this._______, Fonderie Darling, Montreal QC; Repérages ou À la découverte de notre monde ou Sans titre, articule, Montreal, QC; Between the earth and the sky, the possibility of everything, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2014, Toronto, ON. Dominique is co-initiator of the Black Curators Forum; a member of AICA-Canada, the American Association of Museum Curators (AAMC), and the International Contemporary Art Curators Association (IKT); and is part of Intervals Collective. Fontaine was a laureate of Black History Month of the City of Montreal 2021.

Miguel A. López is a writer and curator whose practice focuses on the role of art in politics and public life, collective work and collaborative dynamics, and queer and feminist rewritings of history. He worked as chief curator, and later co-director at TEOR/éTica, San José, Costa Rica, from 2015-2020. In 2019, he curated the retrospective exhibition Cecilia Vicuña: Seehearing the Enlightened Failure at the Witte de With (now Kunstinstituut Melly), Rotterdam. The exhibition traveled to Mexico City, Madrid, and Bogota.   Other recent curatorial projects include Sila Chanto & Belkis Ramírez: Aquí me quedo / Here I Stay en el ICA-VCU, Richmond, VA (2022), Hard To Swallow. Anti-Patriarchal Poetics and New Scene in the Nineties at ICPNA, Lima, Peru? (2021), and if I devoted my life to one of its feathers? at the Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (2021), and 21 Bienal de Arte Contemporânea SESC_Videobrasil. Comunidades Imaginadas at SESC, São Paulo, Brazil (2019). He is the author of Ficciones disidentes en la tierra de la misoginia [Dissident Fictions in the Land of Misogyny] (2019), and co-editor of The Words of Others: León Ferrari and Rhetoric in Times of War (2017). He was a recipient of Independent Curator's International's 2016 Independent Vision Curatorial Award.

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Toronto Biennial of Art, Mar26-Jun-5, 2022

The Countdown Begins! March 26 - June 5, 2022 With less than 8 weeks until the opening of #TOBiennial22, the Biennial team and our participating artists and contributors are busy getting ready to welcome you into our exhibition sites starting March 26! The safety of all our participants and visitors is our top priority, and we will be following the advice of public health authorities to ensure your time at our sites is enjoyable, meaningful, and above all, safe. Countdown to the 2022 Biennial with us and stay tuned for more information about our Biennial sites, Programs, and more!

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Behind-the-scenes with Syrus Marcus Ware

As a continuation from his 2019 Antarctica commission, Syrus Marcus Ware presents MBL: Freedom in 2022 as the next chapter of his expansive, multimedia, multi-year project that predicts a near-future wherein Antarctica has become the only habitable place on the planet. Reflecting on climate change, white supremacy, abolition, and disability justice, the work will be presented as an interactive film experience, situating participants on the Mary Bird Land campsite.

Leading City-Builders Supporting TBA We are excited to announce a new partnership with Kilmer, Mattamy & Tricon, three visionary city-builders who are putting art at the centre of their work building new communities. Access to the arts is essential to creating vibrant, livable, inclusive communities where everyone can thrive, and Kilmer, Mattamy & Tricon are committed to ensuring that the public can enjoy the work of Canadian and International world-class artists, free of charge. Their work to connect communities to the arts continues to bring people together, and help make our neighbourhoods more open, trusting, and prosperous, while fostering a sense that everyone belongs. Kilmer, Mattamy & Tricon has a long-standing commitment to Toronto’s arts and culture hubs to inspire, challenge and connect us. That’s why we are thrilled to support the Toronto Biennial of Art in achieving their vision of making contemporary art available to everyone. The work of the Toronto Biennial of Art has never been more important and their work will play a transformative role in revitalizing the city we love as we recover from COVID lockdowns. – Ken Tanenbaum, Vice-Chairman, Kilmer Group The support provided by Kilmer, Mattamy & Tricon to the Biennial will be instrumental in ensuring that Torontonians and visitors can access free and inclusive public programs and exhibitions throughout the entire 10 weeks of the 2022 Biennial. Stay tuned for more highlights in the months to come from our generous donors and sponsors about why they are excited to support TBA!

Staff Updates

The Toronto Biennial of Art team has grown! We're pleased to introduce you to eight new additions to our staff:

Roxanne Fernandes Public Programming & Learning Production Manager Kesang Nanglu Public Programming & Learning Assistant

Mary Kim Learning & Mediation Programs Senior Manager Emily Schimp Community Outreach Assistant

Sophia Oppel Exhibitions Coordinator & Registrar Yvonne Mensah Curatorial Administration & Finance Assistant

Lina Cino Production & Site Manager Danielle Greer Lead Preparator

We’re Hiring!

Storytellers Our Programs team is seeking multiple Storytellers in advance of #TOBiennal22. ⁠Comprising a series of guided sessions, spot tours, and conversations with visitors, the Storytelling program will engage intergenerational audiences with the artworks and contexts around the 2022 Biennial to ensure enriching visitor experiences. ⁠ APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 11.⁠ Gallery Attendant We are seeking 6 to 8 Gallery Attendants who will provide an important service to the public by creating a welcoming and informative environment for all visitors, as well as aid in the overall visitor experience, implement health and safety guidelines, ensure the safety of the artwork, and aid in daily venue operations at the upcoming 2022 Biennial. APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 18

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About TBA Our mission is to make contemporary art available to everyone. For 10 weeks every two years, local and international Biennial artists transform Toronto and the surrounding regions with artworks, talks, and performances. Our free, citywide programming aims to inspire individuals, bridge communities, and contribute to global conversations. This event has been financially assisted by the City of Toronto, the Government of Ontario, and the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund of the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, administered by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation.

Image Captions:  Elder Duke Redbird and Dr Renée Hložek, Decolonizing Astrophysics, 2019. Photo: Triple Threat. Behind the scenes with Dainty Smith as Jessica, Ravyn Wngz as Sabian, and Yousef Kadoura as Marcus. Syrus Marcus Ware, MBL: Freedom, 2022, Film and mixed medium installation. Cinematography by Mishann Lau. Photo by and courtesy of Roxanne Fernandes. (image on left) Behind the scenes with the cast and crew. Syrus Marcus Ware, Antarctica MBL: Freedom, 2022, Film and mixed medium installation. Cinematography by Mishann Lau. Photo by and courtesy of the artist. (image on right)

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