Several galleries and museums are hosting exhibitions for Pride this month, offering a variety of artists’ perspectives on identity, politics and joy. Here are five exhibitions for you to check out.
While Pride rainbows adorn street fests and marches, our T-shirts and shop windows, there are many other ways to celebrate LGBTQ communities this month. For those looking for quieter moments to reflect on personal experiences, or to better understand the history of the event and its political beginnings, several galleries and museums are hosting exhibitions this month offering a variety of artists’ perspectives on identity, politics and joy.JOY. SORROW. ANGER. LOVE. PRIDE.
If you are going to catch one exhibition this month, make it this extensive historical look at Toronto Pride from 1970 to the present day. Launched in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the ArQuives — Canada’s only national-focused LGBTQ archive — the exhibition features archival photographs, print media and other ephemera from the archives and from personal submissions.
This group exhibition explores a question that doesn’t get asked enough: “What is your queer joy?” Art from 38 artists working in a variety of mediums responds to that prompt, shifting the narrative to be one of “Beauty, Celebration and Love.”Dignam Gallery, 23 Prince Arthur Ave. This gem of a historical Yorkville building goes modern with a juried contemporary art exhibition by artists from the LGBTQ communities. Organized by the Women’s Art Association of Canada, the exhibit, which will showcase a wide variety of works in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and more, will offer prizes for best in show.RELATED STORIES
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