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Art90Ontario to show works publicly for first time in Toronto’s historic Newell Building

Group of artists pay tribute to decades of creativity in Corktown

Art90Ontario is pleased to invite you to the opening reception and weekend showings of So Long, the group’s first public exhibition. So Long is inspired by the news that Toronto’s historic Newell Building, where the group lives and works, will end when the site is destroyed and redeveloped.

At So Long, Art90Ontario will speak about their experiences of being displaced, part of a trend in Toronto of dissolving creative communities in the wake of modern developments. While the exhibition’s name expresses a sending-off, many of the works, featuring various media, styles and themes, will be shown for the first time.

About Art 90 Ontario

Art90Ontario consists of visual artists Paul Joseph Carroll, Joseph Flasko, Alex Kinsley, Julian Majewski, David Allan March, Joan McNeil, Bob Papadopoulos, Katherine Piro and Karel Vondra. Using diverse media and styles, their works cover a wide range of themes. Some members of the group have lived and worked in the Newell Building for more than 20 years. Further information can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/art90ontario.

About the Newell Building

The Newell Building was built in 1911 in the Edwardian Classicism style by architects William Symons and William Rae. Symons and Rae are best known for their work on signature World War I era projects, such as the Royal Ontario Museum, the Anglican Diocese of Toronto, and military hospitals and industrial buildings across Canada. In 2016, the City of Toronto evaluated Newell Building’s merit as a Heritage Property and decided that it does not meet the test of having a high degree of craftsmanship, artistic merit, or scientific or technical achievement. Photos and additional historical information can be found here.