Plug In ICA Gallery and Bookstore are closed between exhibitions for installation. To browse use our library or browse our bookstore please ring the doorbell during office hours (Monday - Friday 10am-5pm), or email info@plugin.org to make an appointment.

As part of Plug In ICA’s Respondent Series for the exhibition, Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs, we present a conversation between, prominent cultural theorist and writer, Jeanne Randolph, and Toronto-based artist and designer, Sameer Farooq, along with Farooq’s collaborator, poet and artist, Jared Stanley, moderated by our Director Jenifer Papararo.

As part of Plug In ICA’s Respondent Series for the exhibition, Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs, we present a conversation between, artist and composer Raven Chacon, and experimental musician’s Laura Ortman and Suzanne Kite.

Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art is eager to announce the opening of our fall exhibition, Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs.

Following the exhibition opening at 7pm, the collaborative participation of Raven Chacon, Suzanne Kite and Laura Ortman will perform in Plug In ICA’s foyer shortly following the conversation and as part of Days of Readings' opening reception.

In the announcement of a group exhibition, Plug In ICA is eager to reveal “Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs” as the Fall exhibition. Structured around general notions of indexing, collecting, cloaking and the reveal with a focus on material and an overlay of poetry – the exhibition is grounded in the use of text, often found, poetry, and the everyday, with historical and political narratives interwoven as material.

Celebrate with Plug In ICA and over 350 gala attendees in the abandoned basement of the Bay for our largest fundraising event of the year on Saturday, October 27, 2018. This year’s gala will be a costumed event and fine dining experience you won’t want to miss! The evening will feature Winnipeg’s top chefs, a showcase of work by 35 leading contemporary artists from Canada and beyond, and a dance floor you won’t be able to resist.

As part of our fall exhibition Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs, Plug In ICA is fortunate to welcome Ken Lum, one of the exhibiting artists, to Winnipeg. In collaboration with the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the School of Art, University of Manitoba, Lum will be presenting a talk covering the scope of his multi-decade oeuvre.

On Tuesday, November 13th 2018, Plug In ICA will kick off its second iteration of the STAGES Speaker Series in anticipation of STAGES 2019. With its conception in 2017, STAGES set out to activate the City of Winnipeg with temporary public sculpture and performances by nine international and local artists. The speaker series became a means of initiating and connecting the artists with local audiences, and introducing visiting artists to Winnipeg. Our first speaker in the 2019 STAGES Speakers Series is architect, builder, artist, and self-publisher Joar Nango.

El día jueves 15 de Noviembre a las 3pm, la artista Francesca Carella Arfinengo brindará un tour guiado de las exposición Dias de Lectura: más allá de la situación actual.
On November 15th @ 3:00 PM, artist Francesca Carella Arfinengo will give a guided tour of Plug In ICA's exhibition, "Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs".