VISUAL ARTS
ART AND TOMATOES reflects on the Justice For Migrant Workers’ Harvesting Freedom campaign, organized to mark the 50th year in which migrant farmworkers have come to Canada to feed families and have no access to citizenship. Curated by Tzazna, Queso and Rathika. This project is presented by Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts. Whippersnapper Gallery (594 Dundas St. W., whippersnapper.ca). Until Sunday. CANADA BY TREATY: NEGOTIATING HISTORIES is a new exhibit that will travel between the University of Toronto’s three campuses. It explores treaties, agreements with indigenous people that allowed non-indigenous people to live on and own land in what is now Canada. Hart House (7 Hart House Cir., 416-9782452). Until Friday. CCHR CHARITY ART AUCTION Canadians for Children at Health Risk (CCHR) invites you to a charity art auction and live entertainment. Tickets are only $10 in advance and $15 at the door. There will be appetizers, a raffle, cash bar and art for sale. Proceeds go to CCHR. Manulife Centre (44 Charles St. W., 31st floor (South entrance ), children at health risk. com). Saturday, 6-9 p.m. DAVE ARNOLD: GOLDEN MOLES
Golden Moles explores the oft-neglected phenomenon of discarded beauty. Unlovable (1415 Dundas St. W., 416-532-6669). Until Sunday. DESTINATION CANADA In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, Toronto Public Library and Passages Canada present an exhibit that explores diverse experiences of migration, arrival and finding a place of belonging in Canada from early settlement to present day. Free guided tours on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Reference Library (789 Yonge St., 416-395-5577). Until July 30. AN ENDURING WILDERNESS: TORONTO’S NATURAL PARKLANDS Like the New Topographic photographers, Robert Burley’s practice concedes human action on the landscape by focusing on constructed urban environments. Sharing his predecessors’ survey-like sensibility, he brings an equally liminal awareness to his slow, tripod-dependent operation of observation, allowing viewers access to not only place, but also time. Part of Contact Photography Festival. John B. Aird Gallery (900 Bay St., 416-928-6772). Until Friday. PARTY ROOM 4 Milk Glass Co. is celebrating its five-year anniversary with this group show featuring work from a diverse group of painters, photographers and installation artists. This a fun exhibit, where the pieces create a lively atmosphere. Milk Glass Co. (1247 Dundas St. W., milkglassco.tumblr.com). Until Tuesday. PHOTOGRAPHY BY DESIGN OCAD University and the Faculty of Design present student and faculty work emphasizing the role of design concepts within contemporary photography. Part of Contact Photography Festival. OCAD University (100 McCaul St., 416-9776000). Until Wednesday. THE UNSUNG S/HEROES Through stunning large-scale photographic portraits and installations, this exhibition offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of African grandmothers on the front lines of the global AIDS crisis. Constructed from photographs by Canadian photographer Alexis MacDonald, senior staff member at the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Part of Contact Photography Festival. Daniels Spectrum (585 Dundas St. E., 416-2382453). Until Wednesday. UNTIL THE STORY OF THE HUNT IS TOLD BY THE LION/FACING HORROR AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SHAME evolved from Nichola FeldmanKiss’s 2011 tour of the United Nations Mission in Sudan while travelling with Canadian peacekeepers. The artwork responds to witness reports of the aftermath of a massacre at the south Sudanese village of Kaldak. The forensic-style photos invite the viewer to contemplate. Part of Contact Photography Festival. Nichola FeldmanKiss Art & Design (1512 Dundas St. W., 647-773-1512). Until Wednesday.