Join the Art Committee and the Hart House Art Cohort for an engaging outing as we explore two prominent galleries on St. Clair West. This session will provide a deeper understanding of the thriving art scene in Toronto, highlighting the significance of art collectives and independent galleries in nurturing new talent. Please note that the art crawl has 3 stops. Participants are welcome to come to all or selected stops. We will visit the following locations: ​ Hunt Gallery Founded by gallerist Daniel Hunt, Hunt Gallery is a site for contemporary art. Their mandate is to intertwine local and international artistic worlds, integrating new, established and often overlooked practices into their programming. They are committed to addressing art as a complex and challenging medium, emphasizing both the physical act of viewing and the conceptual and phenomenological experience of engaging with art objects. Hunt Gallery is dedicated to building networks between diverse local and global artists, supporting emerging talents and established figures, and ensuring that both popular and overlooked voices are represented. By integrating these diverse practices into a sustainable marketplace, they strive to create an environment where artists can develop sustainable practices and thrive in their careers. ​ the plumb the plumb is a DIY artist-run project dedicated to offering a surplus of space in a city where space is at a premium—particularly for artists, community organizers and marginalized groups. They are interested in providing exhibition space to emerging artists, fostering dialogues with established voices and providing a platform for culturally diverse artists and curators. They also host community-based projects and programs such as workshops, performances, public talks and discussion groups. Our visit will include the exhibition Ghost Body, curated by Ciar O’Mahony, which explores the various ways ghosts, or “ghostliness” manifests aesthetically in visual art and popular culture by bringing together a diverse group of eleven artists. While works in the show range in media from textiles to computer programming to video installation, many tropes such as distorted or translucent human bodies, disembodied hands and slow uncanny movement, among others, persist across the works presented. ​ COOPER COLE COOPER COLE is a contemporary art gallery that exhibits and represents a diverse mix of Canadian and international artists at the emerging, mid-career and established levels that show in museums and galleries globally. Their vision is to bring together a mix of skilled Canadian and international artists in order to build a reputable and educational program that is respected throughout the global contemporary art world. Our visit will include solo exhibitions by artists Kate Newby and Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill.