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“One of the more underappreciated pleasures of city life is going to a local gallery on a Saturday afternoon and looking at art. You don’t need a trained eye or a fine arts degree, just an open mind and a willingness to look and explore your perceptions” —George Daicopoulos @GeorgeDaico conta.cc/4dYOCiY

This month #AtTheGallery is defined by the purity, history, and allure of paint. The focus is to such a great extent that we are hosting our next Ingram Art Talks on Saturday, June 6 at 2pm. Timely, provocative, and all about art and paint, Resisting the machine: Why painting is exactly what we need right now will be led by author George Daicopoulos @GeorgeDaico and #artist Emmette Lewis. ➡️ ingramgallery.com/exhibition…

Join us #AtTheGallery on Saturday, June 6, at 2pm as we discuss: •How painting continues to defy AI •Why painting is the most unmediated art form: No committees. No notes. No edits. One vision •How painting taps into deep and resilient ways of seeing and feeling

Tonight’s the night at the Liberty Grand! I’m thrilled that my work on paper “Facets” will be a part of Art Gems 2026. With special thanks to @artgems and @TorontoART 💐

ANJA KARISIK // @atelierkarisik Toronto, Ontario Build It and They Will Come (2026) oil and acrylic on canvas 40 x 60 inches Series: Between the Lines #AtTheGallery ➡️ ingramgallery.com/artists/an…

INGRAM ART TALKS Resisting the machine: Why painting is exactly what we need right now ✍️ ingramgallery.com/exhibition…

15 months ago, @fordnation called an election 17 months early. He needed a mandate to deal with Trump! How’s that going? Without the early call, Ontario would be headed to the polls in 6 weeks and none of his secret agenda would in play. No Bill 33 No retroactive FOI changes No Bill 101 No Billy Bishop Airport appropriation No jet purchases No new plans to fill in part of the Toronto waterfront to build a new convention centre No ‘Protect Ontario’ ads that the Auditor General determines are partisan in nature and not public service announcements These are major developments in which the Ontario electorate was not consulted. The Premier acts unilaterally and expects a parade. Premier Ford had an election campaign to share his plans, debate the pros/cons and give voters an opportunity to decide. #onpoli #onted

Doug Ford went to court to keep his personal phone - the one he uses for government business - hidden from the public. He lost. So now he’s changing the law to dodge the ruling. That’s not leadership. That’s rewriting the rules to protect yourself from accountability. What’s on that phone, Doug? Another Greenbelt giveaway? Another Ontario Place deal? Another gravy plane? Ontarians deserve answers - not cover-ups. Enough is enough. #onpoli ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/…

Doug Ford's changes to Freedom of Information laws are now officially law. I've written to the RCMP, the Information and Privacy Commissioner, and the Secretary of Cabinet — calling on all three to make sure government records related to the Greenbelt scandal are locked down before this government can destroy them.

🚨 DOUG FORD IS NOW ABOVE THE LAW He LOST a court order requiring him to release his personal cellphone records — including call logs from Greenbelt scandal week in November 2022, when he opened protected land to developers right here in Pickering (Cherrywood site and more). So Instead of complying, Ford and Pickering’s MPP Peter Bethlenfalvy plus caucus, rammed through retroactive FOI changes that kill the court ruling and bury those records forever. This is legalized corruption. And what was on that phone, we have to raise the question: Was the Corporation of the City of Pickering involved? They were pushing hard to fast-track the development even while an investigation was ongoing. I was the only Councillor trying to pause the development. 🤔 Honest politicians don’t rewrite the rules after losing in court to hide their secrets. Ford thinks he’s untouchable What the hell is on that phone?

🇨🇦: so… Ontario’s Gov is meeting in the middle of the night to ram though a law to exempt itself from public disclosures, eh? They don’t just hate you. They’re think you’re stupid.

An Exceptional Artist Interview / Documentary: Spirit Lands | Travis Shilling 2025 by filmmaker Tyler Grace vimeo.com/1126055357

#AtTheGallery with BARRY HODGSON "Field trips — everything starts with those, whether in my garden or somewhere else." Solo exhibition - Wanderings is on now until April 11 conta.cc/4sV5H31

INGRAM ART TALKS Resisting the machine: Why painting is exactly what we need right now With author George Daicopoulos

Painting is an intensely local phenomenon. Painters don’t collaborate with others in distant places the way that writers, editors, or producers can. They do their lone-some work in a studio, rooted to place, and for the most part the folks who see their work come from the same place. This rootedness is fertile ground for connection. — Buy an Artist a Drink // @GeorgeDaico, Author

Anja Karisik (@atelierkarisik) donated forest scenes Nestled (left) and Crawl Space (right) to the AWFC installation at Humber River Health (@HRHealth_). Learn more about AWFC installations beautifying cancer treatment units in hospitals across Ontario: artworksforcancer.com/projec…

TRAVIS SHILLING When We Return (2024) 14 x 14 inches, oil on canvas Joy to the world and all of us in it #AtTheGallery

“Alight” gouache & pastel on paper 12 x 18 inches 2025 Who lives in the corner unit on the eighth floor? Are they alone tonight? How did their day unfold? The painting speaks as much about these unseen narratives as it does about the city’s lattice of streets, towers, and light.

“Skygrid #2” gouache & pastel on paper 18 x 12 inches 2025 It’s hard not to be mesmerized by a towering facade. The reflected sky is fractured by architectural lines while reflections of surrounding buildings turn glass into a changing mosaic.