VISUAL ARTS
BEING SCENE is a juried art exhibition of 54 works by 31 artists who have experienced mental illness and addiction issues personally, produced by Workman Arts for CAMH. Learn about the healing power of art and begin to understand those recovering from mental illness and addiction. It’s not too late to RSVP to the Opening Reception tonight from 6-9 p.m. Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. W., 416-531-4635). Until March 25. ELAINE WHITTAKER: CONTAINED is inspired by the artist’s mother’s experience of contracting Tuberculosis in 1944 at the age of 20, when she was sent to a sanatorium in Mont Jolie, Que., for two years of rest therapy and pneumothorax (a procedure that collapses the lung). This exhibit presents the liberating and traumatic results of this. Red Head Gallery (401 Richmond St. W., Studio 115, 416-504-5654). Until March 24. . . . EVERYTHING REMAINS RAW is a photographic history of Toronto’s hiphop culture, from analogue to digital. It explores the resilience of hip-hop culture and the evolution and longevity of this now-global cultural phenomenon. Presented in partnership with Contact Photography Festival. McMichael Canadian Art Collection (10365 Islington Ave., Kleinburg, 905-893-1121). Saturday until Oct 21. FIGURES OF SLEEP is an international group show that asks the question of whether sleep itself is in crisis and if it should be a cultural concern. The Star’s Murray Whyte says it “spans the experience from the intimate to the universal, effectively recasting an ultimately solitary act in multiple frames.” The Art Museum, U of T (7 Hart House Cir., 416-978-8398). Until Saturday. IN/EXISTENCE: OCAD SCULPTURE & INSTALLATION THESIS EXHIBITION features work by graduating students from OCAD’s sculpture and installation program. View work by Andrea Cisneros, Amanda Dong, Hailly Lucas, Randi Pert, Ailish Sadowick and Theodore Soliman. Don’t miss the opening reception this Saturday, 2-5 p.m. Lonsdale Gallery (410 Spadina Rd., 416-487-8733). Until March 10. KADER ATTIA: THE FIELD OF EMOTION is an installation of 18 wooden busts arranged before a projection of the eponymous anti-war film by French film director Abel Gance, inspired by the injuries of First World War soldiers. It’s Attia’s first solo exhibition in Canada. Power Plant (231 Queens Quay W., 416-973-4949). Until May 13. LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK is a visual exploration of Canada’s relationship with Canada’s Indigenous people through the lens of the country’s prime ministers. Explore the country’s dichotomous relationship with the Indigenous Peoples. Withrow Common Gallery (200 Princes’ Blvd., Withrowcommon.ca). Until April 7. MITCHELL/RIOPELLE: NOTHING IN MODERATION Would you lose your distinctive artistic style after working closely with another artist for more than 25 years? This exhibit embraces this question and explores the relationship between two legendary abstract painters, American Joan Mitchell (1925-1992) and Canadian Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002). Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas St. W., 416-979-6648). Until May 6. THE SUNSHINE EATERS highlights how artists and designers look to the land in order to conjure hope at times of crisis. Onsite Gallery (199 Richmond St. W., 416977-6000, ext. 262). Until April 15. WAR FLOWERS is an exhibition inspired by First World War Canadian soldier George Stephen Cantlie, who pressed flowers from war-torn Europe and mailed them home to his baby daughter in Montreal. Cantlie’s letters, crystal sculptures and 10 portraits of other Canadians involved in the war will be displayed. Campbell House Museum (160 Queen St. W., 416-597-0227). Until March 25. Warflowers.ca. YOKO ONO: THE RIVERBED is a three-part installation that is a repository of hopes and dreams. Visitors are encouraged to participate through everyday action and contemplation of the artwork, collaborating with the artist, each other and the museum. Gardiner Museum (111 Queen’s Park, 416-586-8080). Until June 3.