Gallery Arcturus

Gallery Arcturus
Exterior view of Gallery Arcturus
Gallery Arcturus is located in Toronto
Gallery Arcturus
Location of the museum in Toronto
Established1994
Location80 Gerrard Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 1G6
Coordinates43°39′36″N 79°22′41″W / 43.6600986°N 79.3780152°W / 43.6600986; -79.3780152
TypeArt museum
CuratorDeborah Harris
Public transit access College, Dundas
 506 ,  505 
Websitewww.arcturus.ca

Gallery Arcturus is an art gallery and museum in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Garden District neighbourhood on Gerrard Street East near Toronto Metropolitan University and the Church and Wellesley area. The gallery is a member of Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries[1][2] and the Ontario Museum Association.

The museum operates as a public, not-for-profit contemporary art gallery with a permanent art collection of over 200 works including drawings, paintings, collages, photographs and sculptures made by notable North American artists including the photographer Simeon Posen, the Inuit art sculptor Floyd Kuptana, and the renowned artist, teacher, writer, and founder of the School of Reductionism, E.J. Gold. Established in 1994 and opening in its present location in 1997, Gallery Arcturus has held many public exhibitions including Thomas Henrickson "Inner Mirror",[3] E.J. Gold "Large As Life",[4][5] Peter Banks "Emergence",[6] Carol George "Asia Calling",[7] Deborah Harris "Toward the One",[8] and Dominique Cruchet & Joan Cullen "Crossing the Great Waters".[9] The artist-in-residence and curator of the gallery is Deborah Harris.

  1. ^ "Art museums in Canada". Artcyclopedia. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Galeries Ontario Galleries". Ontario Galleries. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Betty Ann Jordan (July 12, 1997). "Inner Mirror". Globe & Mail.
  4. ^ Betty Ann Jordan (July 29, 1997). "Large as Life". Globe & Mail.
  5. ^ John Northcott (August 1, 1997). "Large as Life". CBLT-TV.
  6. ^ "Emergence". City-TV. January 24, 1998.
  7. ^ John Northcott (March 18, 1998). "Asia Calling". CBC National News.
  8. ^ Jody Glaser (June 5, 1998). "About Town Friday". CIUT Radio.
  9. ^ Yves-Gérard Mehou-Loko (May 8, 2014). "Y A Pas Deux Matins Pareils". Radio Canada. Retrieved November 23, 2014.