WELCOME TO INDUSTRIAL ARTS
Artist C. Wells undertaking a painting performance: Five Arrows, Pointing Some Way, Somewhere, 2022. Photo: Don Li
MARKHAM'S CREATIVE HEART
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ABOUT US
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.
Artist Ron Benner speaking about Corn = Life: The Power of Naming, 2024. Photo: Qinru Xie
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OUR PROGAMMING
Industrial Arts’ not-for-profit arm, Steelcase Art Projects, curates a variety of programming on and around the site throughout the year. Corn = Life: The Power of Naming, an installation by artists Ron Benner and Jeff Thomas, is an homage to the 1613 Two Row Treaty between Dutch settlers and the Haudenosaunee. It remains on view in the sculpture garden until December.
Running October 19 to December 15, the group exhibition Face/Waste takes over a semi-demolished industrial unit. Exploring the need to address the waste that we create, honestly, these artists, through their work, will delve deep into the relationship between humans, the material world, and the land. Once the exhibition is complete, the space will be transformed into subsidized artist studios.
Photo: Entrance to Site Unseen, an exhibition of work by Zeke Moores and Steven Laurie, 2024. Photo: Darren Rigo
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We have several industrial-zoned units available for lease. Highlights include high ceilings, drive-in and loading doors, highly visible frontage, and free on-site parking. Large kitchen and private washrooms. Office/warehouse split. Tenant may renovate to suit. Contact us for leasing inquiries.
L: Zeke Moores, Dumpster, 2010. Cast and Fabricated Bronze. Cinder Blocks 1 &2, 2020. Cast Aluminum.
R: Zeke Moores, Barrier 1, 2012. Cast Aluminum. Photo: Darren Rigo
L: Zeke Moores, Dumpster, 2010. Cast and Fabricated Bronze. Cinder Blocks 1 &2, 2020. Cast Aluminum.
R: Zeke Moores, Barrier 1, 2012. Cast Aluminum. Photo: Darren Rigo
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ARTIST STUDIOS FOR RENT
Industrial Arts is creating artist studios!
We are creating several new large, affordable, work-only studios for artists. These ground level spaces have drive-in door access, free surface parking and plenty of storage. Shared amenities to include kitchen & washrooms. We are currently seeking feedback from interested artists. This is your opportunity to shape your future workspace! Please contact us for waiting list or for more information.
Artist-in-residence Xiaojing Yan in her studio. Photo courtesy Xiaojing Yan
We are creating several new large, affordable, work-only studios for artists. These ground level spaces have drive-in door access, free surface parking and plenty of storage. Shared amenities to include kitchen & washrooms. We are currently seeking feedback from interested artists. This is your opportunity to shape your future workspace! Please contact us for waiting list or for more information.
Artist-in-residence Xiaojing Yan in her studio. Photo courtesy Xiaojing Yan
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CONTACT US
For leasing inquiries, please contact Stephanie Edmison Cushwake Wakefield
For programming inquiries, please contact steelcaseartprojects@gmail.com
Les petites tours (Steelcase), Nicolas Fleming, 2023. Photo: Darren Rigo
