October 24
Curatorial Encounters
TBA's Curatorial Encounters series invites all members of the arts community and the general public to meet the Biennial exhibition curator in advance of the next Biennial. This event is co-presented with the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, the main site of TBA 2026, and invites Curator Allison Glenn to share her practice, stories, and experiences curating international public art, biennials/triennials, and exhibitions. She will be joined by three members of TBA’s National Curatorial Advisory.
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
April 15
Curatorial Encounter & Artist List Announcement
TBA's Curatorial Encounters series invites all members of the arts community and the general public to meet the Biennial exhibition curator in advance of the next Biennial. This event is co-presented with the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, the main site of TBA 2026, and invites Curator Allison Glenn to share her practice, stories, and experiences curating international public art, biennials/triennials, and exhibitions. She will be joined by three members of TBA’s National Curatorial Advisory.
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Community Gathering
Talk
Tickets Required
June 3
Book Launch: Every Monument Will Fall by Dan Hicks
Join us for the Toronto launch of the paperback edition of Every Monument Will Fall: A Story of Remembering and Forgetting by world-renowned archaeologist Dan Hicks. The book was named one of ArtForum’s Books of 2025. Dan will be joined in conversation by TBA’s own Ilana Shamoon for an insightful evening.
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Community Gathering
Talk
Tickets Required
June 5
Sameer Farooq and Dan Hicks: Restitution and Reimagining Collections
Join us for our upcoming talk Restitution and Reimagining Collections with TBA 2024 alumni artist Sameer Farooq and world-renowned archaeologist Dan Hicks in conversation, moderated by ROM Curator of Global Africa Tandazani Dhlakama.
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Community Gathering
Talk
Tickets Required
July 24
Dawoud Bey in Conversation with Allison Glenn
American artist Dawoud Bey joins Toronto Biennial of Art curator Allison Glenn in AGO’s Baillie Court to mark the opening of the new exhibition, Dawoud Bey: Material Histories, Living Landscapes. AGO Curator Julie Crooks will moderate. Featuring a film and 23 photographs, in dialogue with four African sculptures from the AGO Collection, Bey worked with […]
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Talk
Art Gallery of Ontario
Tickets Required
September 25
Opening Party 2026
Join us for the Toronto Biennial of Art's Opening Party on Friday, September 25th, 2026!
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Community Gathering
Tickets Required
