2020 AKIN STUDIO RESIDENCY AT COLLISION GALLERY
Image: exterior view of Collision Gallery. North side of the space, looking towards the Commerce Court public courtyard.
The Akin X Collision Gallery Residency is a public opportunity open to art practitioners, curators, artist groups and writers to lease shared studio space in the heart of Toronto’s financial district, an area so often void of artists and cultural activity. As part of a six-month studio space rental, in what would otherwise be vacant space, selected artists will be immersed within a community of peers and the broader public, with potential opportunities for engagement with a huge number of daily passers by. Studio members will be encouraged to develop and expand their individual practices while engaging with the public in new ways.
Studio Rental Program Start Date: March 1, 2020
Studio Rental Program End Date: January 31, 2020
Interested in applying to the Akin X Collision Gallery Residency?
There are a few studio spaces still available from now until January 31, 2020.
Please email info@akincollective.com to find out how to apply.
Located at Commerce Court (30 Wellington Street West) in Toronto, the Akin Studio Residency at Collision Gallery has 10+ studios ranging in size from 40 to 135 square feet and were designed by Akin to create a light and welcoming environment for artists to develop their work. Regular Akin studio rental fees apply. Similar to Akin’s other locations, the space encourages a community atmosphere and the exchange of ideas.
If you have any feedback or questions please contact info@akincollective.com.
Accessibility:
Within the building, there is elevator access to all floors as well as AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) compliant and gender neutral washrooms and an accessible kitchenette. Please let us know should you require any additional information.
Getting There:
By TTC:
Take the Yonge University Subway Line to King Station. The complex is located at King and Bay on the south east corner, and is accessible through King Street subway station.
By car:
Akin X Collision Gallery is easily accessible from the Gardiner Expressway. There is onsite parking. you can take the Bay Street exit off the Expressway and head north toward King Street. If you require parking, it’s available off Wellington Street, with the entrance being west of Yonge Street.
Akin Projects would like to thank QuadReal Property Group for their special collaboration on this space.
Meet some of the Akin X Collision Gallery Artists
Step into a working art studio from the comfort of your home with our upcoming Collision Artist Features! Tune in to view the spaces and work of resident Akin X Collision Gallery artists.
This August and September, artists Antonio Pendones, Janne Reuss, Lindsay Chamber, Maria Kim and Maren Boedeker will virtually guide viewers through their creative spaces via video. Attendees will gain a first hand look at the artwork, studio spaces and artistic practices of Collision Gallery’s resident artists.
All videos have been recorded by the featured artists.
To learn more about these featured artists and their practice explore the links below.
What's on now at Collision Gallery?
Coming Soon to Collision Gallery
A Subconscious Walk
November 1-10, 2020
A Subconscious Walk is a journey, however brief, through the artist’s mind. Reclaimed materials, colours and shapes come together to create this visual experience. With no preconceived ideas of the final result, the artist allows his creative energy to flow freely. This has allowed him to tap into the part of himself that is his subconscious. Three central sculptures flanked by a series of mixed media pieces and works on paper have come together to create.
