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The Market Gallery 2008 Exhibits & Events
Current Exhibits
A Common Thread chronicles the history of the garment industry that began over one hundred years ago and centred around Spadina Avenue.
Photographs, vintage clothing and other items including old sewing machines provide a colourful backdrop to this fascinating aspect of Toronto’s history. This exhibit explores a wide variety of issues such as immigrant opportunities, working conditions, union activity as well as individual stories of those who worked in this industry.
Curated by Dorion Liebgott of the Beth Tzedec Reuben and Helene Dennis Museum and supported with a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, this exhibit highlights the Jewish community which was an integral part of the industry’s development and which still closely identifies with the trade. The exhibit also looks at other immigrant groups including Italians, Greeks, Portuguese and Asians who have also contributed to the success of the local garment industry.
Download a PDF of the invitation here.
Current Events
Join us for a history presentation and behind-the-scenes tour, every hour on the hour, from 10 a.m. While in the neighbourhood, be sure to check out other historical buildings such as St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto's First Post Office, The Distillery District and many more. For more information: www.doorsopen.org.
Upcoming Exhibits and Events
Presented in partnership with Arts Services and Museum and Heritage Services, Culture, this exhibition will feature unique historical items from the City’s collections.
In partnership with Toronto’s First Post Office, this exhibition will chronicle letter writing and the postal system in Upper Canada.
Previous Exhibits and Events
Over one hundred years ago Toronto's garment industry had its beginnings on Spadina Avenue. Join Storyteller Fay Wilkinson amidst the Market Gallery's exhibit A Common Thread as she brings to life stories of this fascinating aspect of Toronto's history.
The first retrospective of Enid Robbie’s work from 1952 to 1987 features over 50 pieces from the private family collection which have never been on exhibit before, as well as works from corporate collections.
The show focuses on Enid Robbie’s preoccupation with humanist urbanism and the documentation of what might have been lost had the Cold War of the 1950s, 60s and 70s ceased to be a stalemate. From paintings of iconic buildings in Toronto to detailed renderings of cities around the world, Enid Robbie has captured the history of various urban centres.
For more on this committed urban artist, visit www.enidrobbie.com
Current Exhibits
March 8 – June 15, 2008
A Common Thread: A History of Toronto’s Garment Industry
A Common Thread chronicles the history of the garment industry that began over one hundred years ago and centred around Spadina Avenue.
Photographs, vintage clothing and other items including old sewing machines provide a colourful backdrop to this fascinating aspect of Toronto’s history. This exhibit explores a wide variety of issues such as immigrant opportunities, working conditions, union activity as well as individual stories of those who worked in this industry.
Curated by Dorion Liebgott of the Beth Tzedec Reuben and Helene Dennis Museum and supported with a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, this exhibit highlights the Jewish community which was an integral part of the industry’s development and which still closely identifies with the trade. The exhibit also looks at other immigrant groups including Italians, Greeks, Portuguese and Asians who have also contributed to the success of the local garment industry.
Download a PDF of the invitation here.
Saturday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Doors Open
Join us for a history presentation and behind-the-scenes tour, every hour on the hour, from 10 a.m. While in the neighbourhood, be sure to check out other historical buildings such as St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto's First Post Office, The Distillery District and many more. For more information: www.doorsopen.org.
Upcoming Exhibits and Events
June 21 - October 19, 2008
Art & Artefact: Fine and Decorative Art from the City’s Collections
Presented in partnership with Arts Services and Museum and Heritage Services, Culture, this exhibition will feature unique historical items from the City’s collections.
October 25, 2008 - February 22, 2009
Over Any Distance Imaginable
In partnership with Toronto’s First Post Office, this exhibition will chronicle letter writing and the postal system in Upper Canada.
Previous Exhibits and Events
Saturday March 29th, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
One Stitch at a Time: Stories from the Spadina Garment District
Over one hundred years ago Toronto's garment industry had its beginnings on Spadina Avenue. Join Storyteller Fay Wilkinson amidst the Market Gallery's exhibit A Common Thread as she brings to life stories of this fascinating aspect of Toronto's history.
December 1, 2007 - March 2, 2008
In Praise of Cities: Works by Enid Robbie
The first retrospective of Enid Robbie’s work from 1952 to 1987 features over 50 pieces from the private family collection which have never been on exhibit before, as well as works from corporate collections.
The show focuses on Enid Robbie’s preoccupation with humanist urbanism and the documentation of what might have been lost had the Cold War of the 1950s, 60s and 70s ceased to be a stalemate. From paintings of iconic buildings in Toronto to detailed renderings of cities around the world, Enid Robbie has captured the history of various urban centres.
For more on this committed urban artist, visit www.enidrobbie.com