Our first speaker in the 2019 STAGES Speakers Series is architect, builder, artist, and self-publisher Joar Nango. Nango’s work often parses out the division between design, architecture, and visual art and uses improvisation as method and process. Belonging to the

STAGES Speaker Series 2019 | Artist Talk with Andrea Roberts | Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Multidisciplinary artist and musician Andrea Roberts, spoke as part of the STAGES Speaker Series in anticipation of their temporary public artwork for the STAGES biennial in

August 18 to September 04, 2017 Launch Party - August 18, 2017 • 7pm Stages: Drawing the Curtain is a constellation of temporary public artworks to be launched in August 2017. This large-scale public art project asks artists to locate a site within

On June 27th, Plug In ICA presented an artist talk by Glasgow based artist Erica Eyres, who was the 8th speaker in our 2017 Stages Speaker Series. This series is held off-site at the former Globe Cinema in Portage Place

Plug In ICA is pleased to present a talk by Costa Rican artist Federico Herrero, who is the 7th speaker as part of our 2017 Stages Speaker Series. This series was held off-site currently at the former Globe Cinema in Portage Place

On May 25th, 2017 Plug In ICA presented an artist talk by Abbas Akhavan who is the 6th speaker as part of our 2017 Stages Speaker Series. Akhavan’s practice ranges from site-specific ephemeral installations to drawing, video, sculpture and performance. The direction

On Tuesday, April 11th at 7pm, Plug In ICA presented an artist talk by Ontario-based collective FASTWÜRMS. FASTWÜRMS artwork is characterized by a self-described “determined DIY sensibility, Witch Nation identity politics, and a keen allegiance towards working class, queer alliance, and

As part of the Stages Speaker Series, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presented a screening of Seraphine, Seraphine by Vancouver-based artist, Krista Belle Stewart followed by a discussion (audio here). This event marked the premiere presentation of Stewart’s 2014

As part of the Stages Speaker Series, Plug In ICA presented an artist talk by Toronto-based, multi-media artist, Kara Hamilton. Activating the history of set design, architecture, and craft, Hamilton’s work integrates objects of various materials, including brass, marble, and glass.