The Power Plant

The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery
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Established1987 (1987)
Location231 Queens Quay West,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°38′18.33″N 79°22′55.42″W / 43.6384250°N 79.3820611°W / 43.6384250; -79.3820611
TypeArt gallery
Visitors130,000 per year
DirectorCarolyn Vesely
CuratorAdelina Vlas (Head of Curatorial Affairs)
Frances Loeffler (Curator of Exhibitions)
Public transit access Union
509 Harbourfront
510 Spadina
Websitethepowerplant.org

The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery is a Canadian public art gallery located at Harbourfront Centre in the heart of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Gallery is a registered Canadian charitable organization.

Initially established in 1976 as the Art Gallery at Harbourfront, the Power Plant was officially opened in 1987. It displays new and recent work by living Canadian and international artists, hosting both major solo shows and thematic group exhibitions.

The gallery hosts a variety of free public programs, educational events and workshops. It produces artist books and related publications for research purposes and public dissemination. The Power Plant released more than 140 publications by the end of 2023.[1]

  1. ^ "OAAG Award". OAAG. OAAG. Retrieved 23 September 2011.