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Nature Drawing and Journaling | ‘The Life of a Dead Tree’

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Join botanical artist Nellie Sue Potter for a workshop that explores the world of nature drawing and journaling. In this workshop, participants will learn about different journaling styles and will be guided on how to render natural objects and begin their own nature drawing and journaling practices. This workshop takes place in the gallery on Floor 3 alongside Mark Dion’s exhibition 'The Life of a Dead Tree'. Participants will have the opportunity to draw directly from the tree on display and study some of the myriad life forms it supports.

$35 – $45

Sterling Weekend

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Coinciding with Doors Open, MOCA’s Sterling Weekend activities take inspiration from Mark Dion’s exhibition, 'The Life of a Dead Tree' and the 100th anniversary of the Tower Automotive Building. Reflecting on the life that has returned to the Tower Automotive Building, artist Mark Dion’s exhibition brings a massive, fully grown, deceased tree into the gallery along with its inhabitants, to create a sensory experience and exploration of the natural cycle of life and death.

Free

Mark Dion in conversation with Marc Mayer | ‘The Life of a Dead Tree’

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Mark Dion is an artist whose work examines the ways in which dominant ideologies and public institutions shape our understanding of history, knowledge, and the natural world. In Dion’s practice, the lines between art and science are often blurred. On the opening of his exhibition, 'The Life of a Dead Tree', the artist is joined by Marc Mayer for a lively discussion that focuses on the intersections between art and science in relation to nature and how these considerations manifest in his exhibition at MOCA.

$10 – $15

Collective City Toronto Documentary Screening: Spontaneous Combustion

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Spontaneous Combustion was a collective of contemporary visual artists, many who had graduated from the Ontario College of Art in the early-to-mid 1980’s. These artists worked in a variety of media ranging from large format printmaking to holography and almost all presented their work in installation format.

In interviews supported by archival film and photography, Spontaneous Combustion founders b.h. yael, Gwen MacGregor and Caroline Langill discuss the collective’s origins, the role of the artist as curator and how few opportunities existed for installation artists – particularly for artists who were working with kinetic work or electronics.

Free

Spring Seed Ball Workshop

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Celebrate spring at MOCA. Get your hands dirty and make a wildflower seed ball to grow your own mini-garden at home or give as a gift to a friend.

Free

TD Community Sunday

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Enjoy free admission to the museum on the last Sunday of each month from 10am to 2pm.

TD Community Sundays are made possible by TD Bank Group through its corporate citizenship platform, The Ready Commitment.

TD Community Sundays may include guided tours of the exhibitions on view. Stay tuned for more program offerings and activities.

Free

Spring Forward (Multiple Dates)

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Connect to body, mind and soul through yoga and meditation in the artful surroundings of MOCA Toronto.

MOCA is excited to continue our wellness series, following Well Winter. Spring Forward offers classes that strengthen the well-being of our community and provide a space to explore different modes of mindfulness. From relaxing to invigorating, we invite you to treat yourself with artful experiences at the museum.

On Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, sign up for classes led by local yoga, meditation, Pilates practitioners. Classes take place outside regular museum hours for a tranquil experience. Please plan to set time aside before the class if you would like to explore the museum.

$10 – $20

Spring Seed Ball Workshop

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Celebrate spring at MOCA. Get your hands dirty and get creative by making your own wildflower seed ball that you can toss into your garden, or gift to a friend.The event is free and for all ages. Drop in anytime between 12pm-4pm.

Free

Lido Pimienta: We Are in a Non-Relationship Relationship

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

A work of theatre. A work of performance.

Lido Pimienta is a Toronto-based, Colombian-born interdisciplinary musician and artist-curator. She has performed, exhibited, and curated around the world since 2002, exploring the politics of gender, race, motherhood, identity and the construct of the Canadian landscape in the Latin American diaspora and vernacular.

Her 2017 Polaris Prize-winning album La Papessa charts Pimienta’s evolution into an independent woman and artist who refuses to fit into pre-conceived notions of what a pop Latina artist ought to be.

$10 – $15
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