Artist C. Wells undertaking a painting performance: Five Arrows, Pointing Some Way, Somewhere, 2022. Photo: Don Li
Artist C. Wells undertaking a painting performance: Five Arrows, Pointing Some Way, Somewhere, 2022. Photo: Don Li
INDUSTRIAL ARTS IS A FIVE-ACRE WORKING SITE COMPRISING THREE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN MARKHAM. THE UNITS ARE CURRENTLY LEASED BY FABRICATORS, IMPORTERS, PRINT SHOPS, AND OTHER LIGHT INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURERS. AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVING THIS TENANT BASE, OWNERSHIP IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE NEXT GENERATION.
A NEW VISION IS TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL ARTS INTO A PLACE FOR ARTISTIC EXPERIMENTATION. WORKING WITH OUR CURRENT TENANTS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, INDUSTRIAL ARTS AIMS TO CONNECT BUSINESS TO THE ARTS THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL EXCHANGE, RESULTING IN UNCONVENTIONAL COLLABORATIONS THAT BENEFIT BOTH ART AND INDUSTRY.
Les petites tours (Steelcase), Nicolas Fleming, 2023. Photo: Darren Rigo
INDUSTRIAL ARTS’ NOT-FOR-PROFIT, STEELCASE ART PROJECTS, CURATES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING ON AND AROUND THE SITE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SUMMER 2024 BRINGS CORN = LIFE: THE POWER OF NAMING BY ARTISTS RON BENNER AND JEFF THOMAS, AN HOMAGE TO THE 1613 TWO ROW TREATY BETWEEN DUTCH SETTLERS AND THE HAUDENOSAUNEE.
THIS FALL, GROUP EXHIBITION FACE / WASTE WILL OPEN INSIDE A SEMI-DEMOLISHED INDUSTRIAL UNIT. EXPLORING THE NEED TO ADDRESS THE WASTE THAT WE CREATE, SEE OUR CALL FOR ARTISTS HERE . WATCH THIS SPACE FOR DETAILS TO COME.
Entrance to pop-up exhibition Site Unseen, 2024. Photo: Darren Rigo
FOR LEASING INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT INFO@ARBUSTUSREALESTATE.CA
FOR PROGRAMMING INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT STEELCASEARTPROJECTS@GMAIL.COM
Visitors viewing photographs by Steven Laurie. Photo: Anna Yuan