Whippersnapper Gallery
594B Dundas Street West M5T 1H5 Toronto, ON, Canada

We’re Hiring! Join the Whippersnapper team as the Director of Programming! Deadline: March 9, 2021 at 11:59 PM... Whippersnapper Gallery is hiring a Director of Programming on a part time basis (17 hours/week). The Director of Programming will work alongside the Executive Director and report directly to the Board of Directors. The Director of Programming is responsible for the leadership and oversight of year-round programming, community outreach, mentorship facilitation, event coordination, and other special projects. The ideal candidate will be an emerging arts professional who is motivated and committed to providing a platform for other emerging artists, is passionate about decolonization in the arts and supporting art practices that are anti-oppressive and has a strong understanding of contemporary art and the particular concerns of emerging artists. Job description linked in bio See more

#repost @gloryholegallery THIS Saturday, February 6th! Join @gloryholegallery on Instagram or Facebook Live for an artist talk with @brittneyappleby and screening of "Paris Model" ... Learn more about the process in developing "Paris Model" and join to ask questions for Brittney. See you Saturday at 5PM EST [Image Description] One large box is divided into four squares featuring images and text. On the top right and bottom left are black and white stills from artist Brittney Appleby’s work, ‘Paris Model’. The stills are slightly distorted and feature a person’s body parts. The top left corner black square says Online Artist Talk + Screening in a white font. The bottom left corner black square says Brittney Appleby, Peep/Show’ and gives the details to the Live on Sat, Feb 6 at 5-6PM EST / 2-3PM PST.

We’re excited to open the new year with a partnership with @gloryholegallery! For the next five months, Glory Hole Gallery will have a series of exhibitions within our space featuring 2SLGTBQ+ artists from across Toronto and the country! Since 2017, Glory Hole Gallery has existed as a miniature gallery space and artist collective in Toronto, dedicated to exhibiting 2SLGBTQ+ artists’ work and supporting creatives through local collaborations, community workshops, and artis...t talks. We’re happy to be their home until May 2021, as they expand from their original miniature exhibiting format. Our first 2021 exhibition opens tomorrow! We are super pleased to present ‘Peep/Show’ from @brittneyappleby. (More details coming in next post!) [Image Description] One large box is divided into four square boxes featuring images. The top left box is an image of the Glory Hole Gallery circular pink eye hole, and on the inside is a still of artist Fallon Simards work. The artwork features a mountain landscape with a sign that reads Keep The Peace, with a red circle and red line crossing out the words Site C Dam. The upper right image features the Glory Hole Gallery logo, a pink and blue circle with the words Glory Hole Gallery in brown text in the middle. The bottom left box is light blue and reads Whippersnapper Gallery. The bottom right box features a still from artist Brittney Appleby’s work. The still is black, white, and grey, and features a person's bare leg, skirt, and a white high heel. The image is distorted. See more

What a year! We’re thankful to have put up @paddy_leung’s piece, ‘take care’ as well as have been a altar for @whitneyfrenchwrites’ and @luebouleau’s Project Acorn Bread. Our gallery will be closed until January 11th, 2021. We have exciting partnerships ahead for 2021 and we can’t wait to share with you all soon. Keep updated via our newsletter, link in bio. Wishing everyone a well rested and safe holiday! See you soon.

You’re invited to our first event with : ! Join artists Whitney French and Lue Boileau next Friday, Nov 6th, 2020 on our IG LIVE or in-person at the gallery from 6-9PM. The acorns have been foraged, peeled, and finally leached in the cold current of the Humber River. We invite the community to watch the artists mill the acorns into flour while listening to Octavia E. Butler’s 'Parable of the Sower,' as we meditate on Black futures and ou...r relationship to land, food, and sharing knowledge. Whitney and Lue will be giving a tour of the full installation in the gallery and speaking about their process. Save the date and see you soon! In partnership with CRATE Studio and Project Space and The Durham Art Gallery In-person visits, masks are required.

An important reminder. During this time and always. Stay tuned for programming updates at whippersnapper.ca. @ Whippersnapper Gallery