Urbanspace Gallery

OPEN NOW! 20 Years of Spacing explores the emergence and growth of one of Canada’s most innovative magazines that has spent the last two decades uncovering the joys, obstacles, and politics of Canada’s big cities.
Spacing
https://www.urbanspacegallery.ca/event/20-years-of-spacing/

"Maintaining existing parks is as important as building new ones, but is often neglected", says Jake Tobin Garrett, co-author of Park People / Ami·es des parcs's 2023 Canadian City Parks Report. Spacing

OP-ED: City parks at the tipping point - Spacing Toronto When the pandemic hit in 2020, people flocked to city parks. Across Canada, cities observed large increases in park use as people looked for ways to socialize safely, exercise, and de-stress. Despite restrictions being lifted in the years since, park use has not only remained high, it has increased....

Get a headstart on your shopping with Swipe Design | Books + Objects' Annual Sidewalk Sale November 24 - 26, 11AM - 6PM!

TODAY MonOct16 2:30-4PM!

❗️PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME!

Join us outside Queen’s Park in Toronto on Monday October 16th from 2:30PM-4PM as we rally to support the upcoming motion in the Ontario Legislature to terminate the Therme lease at Ontario Place!

Signs, posters, placards etc are welcomed! If you would like to attend Queen’s Park at 1PM to hear the motion debated in the member’s gallery, send us an email ([email protected]) and we’ll work to get you on the list! There is also room in the visitors gallery, first come, first serve.

Let’s pack Queen’s Park, both inside and outside!

Shawn Micallef: Toronto’s new linear parks stretch the idea of what — and where — a public space can be Linear parks are intimate, thin spaces that weave their way through the city, giving people a place to sit or get from one place to another.

Shawn Micallef: Toronto’s new linear parks stretch the idea of what — and where — a public space can be Linear parks are intimate, thin spaces that weave their way through the city, giving people a place to sit or get from one place to another.

Take Action to Save Ontario Place Trees and more in our latest newsletter! - https://mailchi.mp/8a9b18b3a309/rallyforthetrees

A successful launch last night for Eti and Ken Greenberg’s book ‘Exploring Toronto’. Urban designer Ken Greenberg sat down with 8 80 Cities Executive Director Amanda O’Rourke to talk about the book that brought together Ken and Eti’s distinctive perspectives informed by years of work in urban design. Available at Swipe Design | Books + Objects .
https://www.swipeonlineshop.com/exploring-toronto-a-guide-to-28-unique-public-spac.html

The Bitten Peach: Asian Q***r Spaces OPEN NOW! in the Urbanspace Gallery Tues – Sat 10AM – 7PM. The Bitten Peach explores the intersectionality of Asian and q***r identities within the urban space of Toronto and emphasizes the importance of q***r space within a city. A city’s planning and design can perpetuate racial segregation and discrimination. By recognizing and valuing diverse perspectives and experiences, urban planners and policymakers can regulate and protect q***r spaces that are truly inclusive and representative of the LGBTQ+ community.
https://www.urbanspacegallery.ca/event/the-bitten-peach/
Image: 'Ectopic Meiosis' by Makoto Chi

“We have to stop celebrating Henry Dundas”: An urban planner on why renaming Dundas Street is worth the $8.6-million price tag Lanrick Bennett, a vocal supporter of the renaming, breaks down the street’s relationship to white supremacy and addresses the “pathetic” resistance from three former Toronto mayors

“We have to stop celebrating Henry Dundas”: An urban planner on why renaming Dundas Street is worth the $8.6-million price tag Lanrick Bennett, a vocal supporter of the renaming, breaks down the street’s relationship to white supremacy and addresses the “pathetic” resistance from three former Toronto mayors

https://www.thestar.com/interactives/think-you-know-toronto-these-9-maps-show-how-our-city-is-growing-moving-and/article_7bf57a36-2bd1-11ee-95c7-9f3d3702ca73.html

TikTok · Myseum of Toronto 27.7K likes, 218 comments. “The mystery of one of Toronto’s most iconic fonts 🔍📖 Resource alert: check out the project called TTC Signs by journalist Joe Clark, an expert on the matter.”

Too Much and Not Enough: Not for Sale! at the Venice Biennale At the Venice Biennale, the Canadian team tilts at the housing crisis.

The Bitten Peach: Asian Q***r Spaces OPEN NOW Tues – Sat 10AM – 7PM! The Bitten Peach explores the intersectionality of Asian and q***r identities within the urban space of Toronto and emphasizes the importance of q***r space within a city. A city’s planning and design can perpetuate racial segregation and discrimination. By recognizing and valuing diverse perspectives and experiences, urban planners and policymakers can regulate and protect q***r spaces that are truly inclusive and representative of the LGBTQ+ community.
https://www.urbanspacegallery.ca/event/the-bitten-peach/
Image:: 'Ectopic Meiosis' by Makoto Chi

BOOK LAUNCH in the Urbanspace Gallery ‘Exploring Toronto’ Thurs Sept7 7-9PM.
Urban designer Ken Greenberg and Toronto aficionado Eti Greenberg have combed the city on foot and by tandem bike, discovering some of the best outdoor public spaces to create ‘Exploring Toronto’ with twenty-eight of their favourite spots. Ken and Eti bring their distinctive perspective to each of their choices informed by years of work in urban design providing readers and explorers with the full story of the history, design, and appeal of each one-of-a-kind place. 8 80 Cities
Available at Swipe Design | Books + Objects
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-toronto-book-launch-tickets-695613096497?aff=oddtdtcreator

BOOK LAUNCH ‘Exploring Toronto’ Thurs Sept7 7-9PM in the Urbanspace Gallery
Urban designer Ken Greenberg and Toronto aficionado Eti Greenberg have combed the city on foot and by tandem bike, discovering some of the cities best outdoor public spaces to create ‘Exploring Toronto’ with twenty-eight of their favourite spots. Ken and Eti bring their distinctive perspective to each of their choices informed by years of work in urban design providing readers and explorers with the full story of the history, design, and appeal of each one-of-a-kind place.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-toronto-book-launch-tickets-695613096497?aff=oddtdtcreator
The book is available at Swipe Design | Books + Objects .

The Bitten Peach: Asian Q***r Spaces OPEN NOW Tues – Sat 10AM – 7PM! The Bitten Peach explores the intersectionality of Asian and q***r identities within the urban space of Toronto and emphasizes the importance of q***r space within a city. A city’s planning and design can perpetuate racial segregation and discrimination. By recognizing and valuing diverse perspectives and experiences, urban planners and policymakers can regulate and protect q***r spaces that are truly inclusive and representative of the LGBTQ+ community.
https://www.urbanspacegallery.ca/event/the-bitten-peach/
Image by Sidi Chen

The Bitten Peach: Asian Q***r Spaces OPEN NOW Tues – Sat 10AM – 7PM! The Bitten Peach explores the intersectionality of Asian and q***r identities within the urban space of Toronto and emphasizes the importance of q***r space within a city. A city’s planning and design can perpetuate racial segregation and discrimination. By recognizing and valuing diverse perspectives and experiences, urban planners and policymakers can regulate and protect q***r spaces that are truly inclusive and representative of the LGBTQ+ community.
https://www.urbanspacegallery.ca/event/the-bitten-peach/

Opening this Thursday, August 3rd, 5 - 9PM at the Urbanspace Gallery curated by the Asian Arts and Culture Trust. The Bitten Peach explores the intersectionality of Asian and q***r identities within the urban space of Toronto and emphasizes the importance of q***r space within a city.

Last day this SatJul22! Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art’s presentation of Lara Almarcegui’s exhibition ‘Guide to the Leslie Street Spit’ in the Urbanspace Gallery addresses construction, development, and the use of the land and water.
https://linktr.ee/401richmond

Open until July 22 in the Urbanspace Gallery, Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art 's presentation of Lara Almarcegui’s exhibition Guide to the Leslie Street Spit addresses construction, development, and the use of the land and water.
https://linktr.ee/401richmond

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ontario Place for All Invites Province to Consider A Better Idea for Ontario Place
https://mailchi.mp/95cd2f5d3e0f/abetteridea

Ontario Place for All releases “A Better Idea” an alternative plan for Ontario Place & Science Centre revitalization, that focuses on green space and connection to nature, the city, and uses pods for Science Centre branch connected by Ontario Line. http://ontarioplaceforall.com/abetteridea

Kenojuak Ashevak: Life and Legacy – A Discussion with Kinggait Studios
Wednesday, March 15, 3:30 - 4PM
In-Person and Online at Urbanspace Gallery
Join us for an interactive discussion between Urbanspace Gallery in downtown Toronto and Kinngait Studios located on Baffin Island in the Territory of Nunavut.

* Part of 401's Art Hunt event over-all programming 3 - 6PM

Supported by 401's Community Connectivity Partner: Beanfield
https://www.urbanspacegallery.ca/event/kenojuak-ashevak-life-and-legacy-in-person-online-discussion-with-kinggait-studios/

Nuit Blanche, Toronto’s all-night celebration of contemporary art, returns October 1st, 7PM-7AM! Throughout the 12-hour spectacle 401 will be teeming with dynamic and interactive exhibitions, installations and performances, including Volatile Ecologies in the Urbanspace Gallery, a design expedition examining the environmental degradation in the suburban post-industrial waterfront of Buffalo New York through the lens of scenario planning and prototype making.

https://401richmond.com/event/nuit-blanche-2022/

401’s Community Connectivity Partner is

Park People help you to take advantage of Toronto’s green spaces From walking the trails to eating outdoors, city residents are using their parks more than ever for things they were not doing before the pandemic, according to the 2022 Canadian City Parks Report.

Canadian landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander defined landscape architecture as the “art of the possible.” City-builders, engineers, community leaders, planners and architects all had a role. How can we pick up from where Cornelia left off?

Join us Sat, Aug 13, 1-3PM for ‘Cornelia’s Chat’ and explore the role of landscape architecture in the future of our contemporary urban environment.

Register to attend for free 😊:
https://www.urbanspacegallery.ca/event/cornelias-chat/

Image credit:
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Perspective view for the Children’s Creative Centre Playground, Canadian Federal Pavilion, Expo 67 Montréal, Québec, ca. 1967. Reprographic copy. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds, Collection of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal (CCA) © Cornelia Hahn Oberlander.

TONIGHT!
June 15, 6-8PM!
Register for free 😊
https://tinyurl.com/UrbanForestOP

This WED Jun15 6PM: The Urban Forest of Ontario Place - Meet the artists and hear Professors Alissa North and Danijela Puric-Mladenovic speak on Michael Hough’s award winning landscape architecture at Ontario Place.
Register for free 😊
https://tinyurl.com/UrbanForestOP

This WED Jun15 6PM: The Urban Forest of Ontario Place - Meet the artists and hear Professors Alissa North and Danijela Puric-Mladenovic speak on Michael Hough’s award winning landscape architecture at Ontario Place.
Register for free 😊
https://tinyurl.com/UrbanForestOP

June 15 6PM: The Urban Forest of Ontario Place - Meet the artists and hear Professors Alissa North and Danijela Puric-Mladenovic talk about their research on Michael Hough’s award winning landscape architecture at Ontario Place. Register for free: https://tinyurl.com/UrbanForestOP