East Room, 68 Claremont St, Toronto, ON, Canada M6J 2M5
Help us celebrate 50 Years of Art Metropole!
The night begins with the Lucky Draw—all guests who purchase a ticket to the Draw will be guaranteed to go home with an artwork. MC’ed by artist Keith Cole, the Draw determines who gets first pick! Proxy picks are available if you are unable to join the Lucky Draw in-person.
With a Party Ticket, you can come watch the Draw, and enjoy the night of celebration, with a music performance by Moon King, as well as plenty of complimentary food, drinks, DJ sets, and dancing.
In recognition of your support, each ticket will come with a special 50th Anniversary Art Metropole Membership, with a limited edition membership card by artist Alex Turgeon, and a full year of Membership benefits such as shop discounts.
Lucky Draw artists include: Aaron Jones, Alex Turgeon, Alvin Luong, Andrew James Paterson, Antonia Hirsch, Azadeh Elmizadeh, Bruce LaBruce, Catherine Telford Keogh, Claire Greenshaw, Derek Sullivan, Douglas Coupland, Ella Gonzales, Eunice Luk, Gareth Long, Garrett Lockhart, General Idea, Hannah Doucet, Jacob Whibley, Jeremy Laing, Kablusiak, Kelly Jazvac, Lan “Florence” Yee, Lawrence Weiner, Luis Jacob, Maggie Groat, Marvin Luvualu António, Micah Lexier, Morris Lum, Nadia Belerique, Nour Bishouty, Patrick Cruz, Philip Leonard Ocampo, Robert O’Halloran, Robin Cameron, Roula Partheniou, Tom Dean, Van Maltese, Walter Scott, Yan Wen Chang, Yoko Ono, Zin Taylor, and more to be announced in the coming weeks.
Founded in 1974 by the Canadian artist group General Idea, Art Metropole is a non-profit artist-run centre that publishes, promotes, exhibits, archives, and distributes artists’ books, multiples, and related media. We produce exhibitions, talks, readings, and other programs that highlight artists who make books and other artworks that can be widely circulated. Our non-profit shop, which has featured over 16,000 unique inventory items, is an essential service to artists—and is the oldest and longest-running artist-run bookstore in the world.
At this critical point in our history, your support will go towards the creation of a fund to sustain Art Metropole over the long term, which will allow us to continue to publish and distribute the work of artists for years to come.
Event Partners: East Room, Food Dudes
Event Sponsors: Burdock, Collective Arts