OCAD - back to partnerships main

May 2006
PIA + OCAD
In 2006, Partners in Art collaborated with OCAD to raise $110,000 to launch OCAD’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program. Two internationally acclaimed artists, Rirkrit Tiravanija and Ann Hamilton, presented public lectures and participated in workshops with students during their time in Toronto. Entitled Nomadic Residents, the program has brought the world's top practitioners of art to OCAD, increasing the university's international profile, and enhancing the challenging academic and studio program offered at the university.

February 2007
PIA + OCAD
Partners in Art and The Ontario College of Art and Design joined forces to present a panel discussion entitled Great Collaborations: Multi-Party Contributors to the Arts. Our panel, moderated by Gail Lord, President of Lord Cultural Resources Planning and Management, explored the essence of successful cultural collaborations with speakers and case presenters including Lu Jie, the Director of “The Long March Project” in China, Sarah Diamond, President of Ontario College or Art and Design, Jessica Rose, curator of Nuit Blanche 06, and Charles Kriel, a media artist and theorist.

MOCCA - back to partnerships main

October 2004
PIA + Mocca
In 2004 Partners in Art provided funding ($81 000) for a series of four exbitions at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art. Entitled Future Species, this series of four exhibitions was a spirited speculation on how the human physical form may appear several steps ahead in the evolutionary process. Curated by David Liss, the exhibitions included works by Jubal Brown, Mathew Callinan, Eduardo Cervantes, Karma Clark Davis, Fred Fleisher, Michelle Handelman, Istvan Kantor, David Krepfle, Medrie MacPhee and Brad Phillips.

Canadian Art Foundation - back to partnerships main

February 2007 & February 2008
PIA + Canadian Art
For the past two years, Partners in Art provided sponsorship funds for The Canadian Art Foundation’s Reel Artists Film Festival. The series was held in Toronto as part of the Foundation's mandate to foster awareness of the visual arts in Canada. A curated showcase of documentaries on Canadian and international visual artists, the festival provides a forum for thoughtful public discussion on questions about the role of the artist and the shaping of contemporary art history.

AGO - back to partnerships main

May 2003
PIA + AGO
Partners in Art hosted its inaugural fundraiser to raise $30,000 for the purchase of Frank Thiel’s Stadt 5/23/A (Berlin), 2001 for the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario.

UQAM - back to partnerships main

February 2007
PIA + UQAM
Partners in Art awarded $1,000 to the Gallery Fund of the Université du Quebec à Montreal for their sponsorship of Canada’s Venice Biennale artist, David Altmejd.

ICC - back to partnerships main

September 2007
PIA + ICC
Partners in Art made a $10,000 grant to the Institute for Contemporary Culture at the ROM for a commissioned performance piece by Kent Monkman, as a feature event of the Shapeshifters exhibit. The piece marked the opening of the exhibition that brought together evocative objects from the ROM's collections of works by leading contemporary Aboriginal artists.

The Power Plant - back to partnerships main

November 2008
Partners in Art+The Power Plant
November 2008: Partners in Art committed to supporting for the Power Plant’s commissioning program, a unique program integral to the Power Plant’s positioning itself as a leader in the visual arts. The project took place over a two year period and included an exhibit of two commissioned works of art by important contemporary artists. The first commission was a work by Toronto-based, Canadian artist Scott Lyall. Entitled The Color Ball, the piece was chosen to be represented at Site Santa Fe, a biennial sculpture exhibit which features international artists and curators.

Justina M Barnicke Gallery- back to partnerships main

March 2009
PIA + Justina M Barnicke Gallery
Partners in Art along with Barbara Fischer at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House welcomed Anselm Franke, the first to be invited to lead the curatorial residency Program at the University of Toronto.During his three week visit starting in February, Anselm engaged with students, artists, curators, professors and the public in Toronto. He gave a public lecture at University College to a packed audience, shared his knowledge with master students from U of T, OCAD, York and Ryerson, extended his research studies and connected with numerous galleries and institutions with our artistic community.