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not-for-profit project space, publisher, and professional network devoted to critical curatorial inquiry, research, and practice in Toronto and beyond
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Launching TODAY!
Join us 5-8 PM at Critical Distance for the launch of TURNING TABLES 2 International Art Book Market + Show, kicking off in conjunction with 401 Richmond’s Holiday Open House
Can’t make tonight? Market continues Nov 28-29, 12-6 PM, and thereafter Thurs-Sat, 12-6 PM through Dec 19th.
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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✨ Special Event > Meet the Editor: Dena Davida presents TURBA Journal for Live Arts Curation

Join us on Sat, Nov 29 at 11 AM for a casual meet-and-greet over bagels with the co-founder and Managing Editor of TURBA Journal, Dena Davida, hosted in partnership with Dancemakers.

RSVP link in comments!
A work-in-progress magazine cover showing a diverse group gathers around a table in deep discussion under dim theatre lighting. With text reads: "Care, Curating Audience-Relationships & Engagement, TURBA The Journal for Global Practices in Live Arts Curation"
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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📚 Save the Date! Turning Tables 2: International Art Book Market + Show

📅 Launching in conjunction with 401 Richmond’s Holiday Open House: Thurs. Nov 27, 5-8 PM
Launch Weekend follows: Nov 28-29, 12-6 PM
Continuing thereafter: Thurs-Sat, 12-6 PM (and by appt.) through Dec 19

See Linktree for more!
Participating Publishers List NEW + FEATURED: SILVER PRESS LONDON DAVID ZWIRNER BOOKS NEW YORK SET MARGINS EINDHOVEN TURBA JOURNAL FOR LIVE ARTS CURATION MONTREAL TOXOPLASMA STOCKHOLM INUIT ART QUARTERLY TORONTO PUBLICATION STUDIO GUELPH GUELPH OR GALLERY VANCOUVER ESSE MAGAZINE MONTREAL MACKENZIE ART GALLERY REGINA DUNLOP ART GALLERY REGINA AKA ARTIST RUN SASKATOON PAVED ARTS SASKATOON REMAI MODERN SASKATOON BLACKFLASH MAGAZINE SASKATOON OTTAWA ART GALLERY OTTAWA DIS ASSEMBLY TORONTO VERA LIST CENTER FOR ART AND POLITICS NEW YORK and WELCOME BACK: C MAGAZINE TORONTO BOOK WORKS LONDON SHEER SPITE PRESS MONTREAL COLOUR CODE TORONTO ART METROPOLE TORONTO OPTICA CENTRE D’ART CONTEMPORAIN MONTREAL FEELS ZINE TORONTO THE GOLDFARB GALLERY TORONTO BOOK*HUG PRESS TORONTO FLOATING OPERA PRESS BERLIN ONSITE GALLERY TORONTO ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN GALLERY OSHAWA POSSIBLE WORLDS OTTAWA HALF LETTER PRESS CHICAGO / FORT WAYNE AND MORE!
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Last chance to see The Contingent Image: John Climenhage with Critical Distance (part 1)!

Don’t miss your opportunity to visit and contribute before it ends on this Saturday, November 15.

Featuring Your Own Image highlight: Aquil Virani, “Cycle.” More highlights coming soon, stay tuned!
Aquil Virani's assemblage titled “Cycle,” with painted panels arranged diagonally from lower left leading to a neat stack of the flip side of panels in plain wooden texture on the upper right. A vibrant composition of abstract painting on panels, with swirling patterns in green, blue, and orange hues. Director Shani K Parsons sits on a wooden bench in the gallery, smiling. Behind her is a composition of colourful abstract panels that fills the wall. The artist, John Climenhage, stands nearby to the right.
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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We are thrilled to share that our current exhibition, The Contingent Image, has received international coverage from Dutch writer Frits Dijcks! He highlights our exhibition formats in his recent article about his visit to Toronto.

You can find the full article by Frits linked in the comments!
A table with an assemblage of abstract panels by Frits, with a single panel leaning against the table's leg. A shot of the gallery space, showing a reception window to the left and an assemblage of abstract panels to the right. On the wall, it reads The Contingent Image, John Climenhage, Curated by Shani K Parsons.
October 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for Nuit Blanche last Saturday. We were thrilled to learn that over 24,000 people came through 401 Richmond St W over the course of the evening — what an incredible turnout!
In the foreground, there are two people engaging with the colourful abstract panels on the gallery table. In the background, a diverse crowd is viewing abstract artworks on walls. A diverse group of people is arranging colourful abstract paintings on a white table, interacting and collaborating with one another. A group of people is, either sitting or standing, in front of a colourful abstract composition in an art gallery.
October 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM