OPEN STUDIO SERIES

We are launching a new program (Open Studio Series) to connect our member artists with curators and art professional across Toronto.

We strongly believe that such connections are essential to our community as we find solidarity in sharing our work with the larger community. On selected Thursday evenings, we will have a guest curator/art professional meeting with a group of 4-5 artists who participated in Being Scene juried exhibition this year.

The Open Studio format allows us to support our artists in a more relaxed setting, give them the space and time to speak about their practice with the visiting curator and the public.

Being Scene is an annual juried exhibition of recent artwork by Workman Arts members and individuals who have accessed the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) services in their lives.

Being Scene began over 20 years ago on the grounds of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Over the years, Being Scene has exhibited juried surveys of thousands of artworks by Workman Arts member artists as well as artists with lived experience who have received services from CAMH. Being Scene is an invaluable professionalization experience for artists, consistently reaching audiences of over 5,000, allowing for a greater understanding of diverse experiences. Artists have given shape to compelling ideas and narratives, covering a wide range of conceptual and material approaches. Being Scene has been shown in spaces such as The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto Media Arts Centre, various Artscape locations, and at CAMH.

For further information, interviews or images, please contact Tai Nguyen at tai_nguyen@workmanarts.com 

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Special thanks to our Being Scene supporters.