Exhibitions
We host exhibitions and art shows across the Lakeshore Grounds. Our permanent galleries include the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre, and the Third Floor Gallery in the Student Welcome and Resource Centre at Humber College Lakeshore.
We have also hosted pop-up shows in the Tunnels and Cottages, and online. Use the images below to navigate and learn more.
On Now
Interpretive Centre
Grace: One Story of Thousands
September 3 - November 30, 2024
Grace: One Story of Thousands follows the life and experiences of Grace, one of the 1,511 people buried in the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery at the corner of Horner and Evans Avenues in south Etobicoke. Through personal letters and surviving hospital records gathered by Grace’s great-niece, you are invited to pause and reflect on a life lived – not defined – by the institutional system in Ontario.
With a shift toward historical accuracy, personhood, and agency, the Interpretive Centre invites you to experience history through a new perspective.
Second Floor Gallery
Movers, Shakers, Changemakers
September 9 - November 30, 2024
A Collaboration with the Humber Archives
Movers, Shakers, Changemakers highlights the lives and work of seven influential people who have changed the Humber and local community for the better. Explore the integral role these movers and shakers made to the places, organizations, and landscapes we value today.
Third Floor Gallery
Time, Space, and Happenstance
September 9 - November 30, 2024
Featuring the artwork of Carolyn Hogg
Time, Space, and Happenstance showcases Carolyn Hogg’s original technique of combining Gelli Plate Printing and collage. From structured to freeform work, Carolyn's artistic practice is deeply intertwined with her life’s major events, and the time and space it gave her to find the strength and peace during the difficult times. This process helped her develop and further her creative process and showed her the limitlessness of creativity and art, serving as "Life Therapy," providing solace amidst the layered experiences of life.
Propose an Exhibition
We feature solo and group art shows on the second and third floor of the Student Welcome and Resource Centre and also welcome contributions to our exhibitions in the Interpretive Centre's main space in WEL104.
Themes must connect to one of our four guiding themes of Indigenous heritage, mental health history, educational heritage, or ecology, and/or highlight the local history of the Lakeshore Grounds region. Submissions are encouraged both from community members and students. We support artists of all experience levels.
For more information about exhibition opportunities or to submit a proposal, please contact us at info@lakeshoregrounds.ca