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a DIY artist-run project space offering a surplus of space in a city where space is at a premium

the plumb is a DIY artist-run project dedicated to offering a surplus of space in a city where space is at a premiumโ€”particularly for artists, community organizers, and marginalized groups. We are interested in providing exhibition space to emerging artists, fostering dialogues with established voices, and providing a platform for culturally diverse artists and curators. We are also interested in

04/09/2026

the plumb is beyond excited to present Nice Touch, an exhibition bringing Toronto's Art Handlers out of the workshop and into the spotlight.

Please join us for the opening reception Friday April 17th 6-9PM๐Ÿท

Featuring work by:

EJP Akitt, Curtis Amisich, Andrew Bugden, Corinne Carlson, Brandon Celi, Andrรฉ Ethier, Maxwell Galley, Uroลก Jeliฤ‡, Nykyta Alexander Kuzmicz, Nadine Maher, Wyndham Mathiesen, Jordan May, Jack McCombe, Hannah McInally, Robert Anthony O'Halloran, Kikรฉ Otuije, Vanessa B. Rieger, Carmen Schroeder, Christian Stephens, Jos Theriault, Michael Thompson, Joe Thomson, Manny Trinh, Phil Woollam, Morgan Zigler, Ke Zhang

Curated by Nadine Maher

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Nice Touch will run from April 17th - May 17th with open hours Saturday and Sunday 2-5pm.

Photos from the plumb's post 03/06/2026

Stunning gorgeous beautiful photo documentation by .ocampo of ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐“ซ๐“ณ๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ฝ๐“ผ ๐“น๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฏ๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ถ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ท๐“ธ๐“ท-๐“น๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ผ ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ผ๐“ด๐“ผ is on the website. Exhibition text as well. Link in bio.

Price list available upon request.

Gallery hours continue this weekend. Saturday and Sunday, 2pm - 5pm. โœจ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿ’Ž

Photos from the plumb's post 02/25/2026

THANK YOU to everyone who attended the opening of ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐“ซ๐“ณ๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ฝ๐“ผ ๐“น๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฏ๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ถ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ท๐“ธ๐“ท-๐“น๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ผ ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ผ๐“ด๐“ผ curated by . And for taking off your shoes ๐Ÿ‘  ๐Ÿฅพ๐Ÿ‘Ÿโœจ

A huge congratulations to the artists , , , , , .

The exhibition text is live on the website with photo doc to come shortly. Gallery hours continue this weekend Saturday and Sunday, 2pm - 5pm.

02/10/2026

โœจEXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ซ
โœจOPENING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 / 7pm-10pm

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๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐“ซ๐“ณ๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ฝ๐“ผ ๐“น๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฏ๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ถ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ท๐“ธ๐“ท-๐“น๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ผ ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ผ๐“ด๐“ผ is a six person group exhibition featuring , , , , , and curated by

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In this exhibition no work is hung on the wall, no work is suspended from the ceiling, and no work is sitting on a plinth. Nothing in this exhibition is being supported, the work is all at rest. As viewers enter the north and south galleries at The Plumb they are confronted with art objects, sculptures, and ceramics placed idly on the ground. These forms still carry histories, meaning, and memories, and desire to communicate but perhaps they do so in a different frequency than one may expect. Be gentle, come closer, listen softly. These forms have something to say to you even in rest.

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February 21 - March 22 2026
Hours: Sat & Sun 2-5pm

Design by .ocampo
Font credit Tunera and Velvetyne Type Foundry.

12/18/2025

๐ŸŒŸTruly blown away by the success of plumbraiser 6.0โ€”THANK YOU! This community is the heart of everything we do.๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ

๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ’œDeep gratitude to the artists and bidders who brought the auction ( and us) to life, and to everyone supporting us as we step into year six!

Happy Holidays and see you next year ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ’œ!

12/05/2025

updated calendar!!!!!! ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ’ฆโฃ๏ธSEE YOU TONIGHTโฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒŸ

Photos from the plumb's post 12/03/2025

๐ŸŒŸ The plumb box raffle is back for a second year! ๐ŸŒŸ
๐Ÿ˜ˆ The box contains art and multiples from the plumb members ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

Come party this Friday December 5th, 7pm - 10pm to celebrate and purchase your raffle tickets at the party!

Raffles Ticket:
1 Ticket for $5
5 tickets for $20
15 tickets for 50

Or you can purchase them in advance (e-transfer with your name and email to [email protected]) by Thursday Dec 4th at midnight to be included in the draw. The raffle will close at the end of the plumbraiser party on Friday December 5th and draw of winners will be done IRL at the plumb (if you are not present for the draw - you still win and we will contact you!!!)
๐Ÿคž Feeling lucky?!

Photos from the plumb's post 12/01/2025

๐ŸŒŸ plumbraiser 6.0 ๐ŸŒŸ bidding schedule and full online auction catalogue are live on our website, link in bio!
โžก๏ธ swipe for a preview of some of the work up for grabs
๐Ÿ‘ฏ Donโ€™t forget about our party this week! (Friday December 5th) and open hours this coming weekend 2-5pm to preview the works โœจ

11/30/2025

๐ŸŒŸthe plumbraiser 6.0 party is less than a week away!!!!!!๐ŸŒŸ
The plumb box raffle is back for a second year! The box contains art and multiples from the plumb members๐Ÿ˜ˆ

Come party on Friday December 5th, 7pm - 10pm to celebrate and purchase your raffle tickets! Feeling lucky?!

Bonus! Youโ€™ll get to preview all of the works up for auction ๐Ÿ’ฅ

As a reminder, our plumbrasier auction will take place on Instagram over 2 weeks - but the weekend of December 5 - 7th is your only change to view all the art in person. If you canโ€™t make the party on Friday, the plumb will also be open Saturday, December 6th and Sunday, December 7th from 2pm - 5pm.

The actual bidding on Instgram will begin on Saturday December 6th (calendar and website preview to come this week!!!) Stay tuned ๐Ÿ‘€
๐ŸŒŸSEE YOU FRIDAY!!!๐ŸŒŸ

11/26/2025

โœจAnnouncing this yearโ€™s artists for plumbraiser 6.0!!!โœจ

Join us at the plumb on Friday December 5, 7-10pm for our ๐Ÿฅ‚opening preview party๐Ÿฅ‚, ๐ŸŒŸsuper special raffle๐ŸŒŸ and for a chance to view all works before the bidding opens on Saturday December 6.

Weekend preview hours also run Saturday & Sunday December 6-7, 2-5pm, if you canโ€™t make the party.
The full bidding schedule will be posted soon!๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Special thank you to our participating artists:

Michael Antkowiak
Alan Belcher
Cam Champ
Qian Cheng
Azadeh Elmizadeh
Enn Erisalu
FASTWรœRMS
Hans-Peter Feldmann
Laura Findlay
Shannon Garden-Smith .gardensmith
Ash Godley
Ella Gonzales
Dan Graham
Rodney Graham
David Hanes .info
Keith Haring
Laura Hudspith .hudspith
Nadya Isabella
HaeAhn Paul Kwon Kajander
Catherine Telford Keogh
Garry Neill Kennedy
Sukaina Kubba
Tristram Lansdowne
Wenting Li
Annie Macdonell
Fionn McDonnell .fake.laugh
Van Maltese
John Marriott
Kim Neudorf
Philip Leonard Ocampo .ocampo
Emmanuel Osahor
Laur P
Jake Santos
Margaux Smith
Larissa Tiggelers
Holly Ward
Lawrence Weiner
Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky
Kendra Yee
Nicholas Zirk .e.zirk_co
Alize Zorlutuna

11/21/2025

Can you believe we are at ๐ŸŒŸ plumbraiser 6.0 ๐ŸŒŸ!!!! We are very excited to host our 6th (!!) annual online Instagram auction

Dates:
๐Ÿ’œOpening Preview Party: Friday December 5th from 7-10pm
๐Ÿ’œWeekend Preview Hours: Saturday December 6 and 7 from 2-5pm .
๐Ÿ’œAuction Runs: December 6th - December 17th.

How it works: The auction take place entirely on Instagram. Groups of artwork by local artists will be revealed on Instagram, with each group open for bidding for exactly 36 hours.

Weโ€™ll share the full artist lineup and grouping schedule in the coming weeks ๐ŸŽ‰ stay tuned to our Instagram page!

All the funds raised go towards supporting our programming and operating costs for 2026 ๐Ÿ’œ

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