Established 1987 (1987) Visitors 130,000 per year Opened 1 May 1987 Province Ontario | Type Art gallery President John Matheson Director Gaëtane Verna Phone +1 416-973-4949 | |
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Location 231 Queens Quay West,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Curator Carolin Köchling, (Exhibitions)
Joshua Heuman, (Education and Public Programs) Address 231 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, Canada Hours Open today · 10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–8PMFriday10AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar Harbourfront Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario, Mercer Union, Museum of Contemporary Canadian, Gardiner Museum Profiles | ||
The Power Plant is one of Canada’s leading public galleries devoted to contemporary art, located in Toronto, Ontario at Harbourfront Centre. The Power Plant is a registered Canadian charitable organization supported by its members, sponsors, donors, and funding bodies at all levels of government.
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Over its history, the gallery has hosted solo exhibitions by Canadians Colin Campbell, Janet Cardiff, Peter Doig, Stan Douglas, Geoffrey Farmer, Rodney Graham, Annie Pootoogook, Steven Shearer, Michael Snow, Derek Sullivan, and Althea Thauberger. Solo exhibitions by international artists include those by Fiona Banner, Liam Gillick, Douglas Gordon, Thomas Hirschhorn, Mike Kelley, Glenn Ligon, Adrian Piper, Ryan Trecartin, Francesco Vezzoli, and Carey Young.
Since its foundation in 1987, The Power Plant has produced more than forty publications.
Commissioning ProgramEdit
In 2006, The Power Plant launched an annual Commissioning Program, which is an ongoing program to develop and premier major new works by Canadian and international artists. Past commissions include:
Harbourfront CentreEdit
The Power Plant is a key attraction of Harbourfront Centre. While the gallery is led by its own Board of Directors, Harbourfront Centre supports the gallery with maintenance and improvements to the physical site, as well as services and financial support.