Put the map away.

Let’s walk with our senses wide open.

Let’s cross Nathan Phillips Square, the vibrant heart of TOAF.

Let’s get ourselves lost in the aisles, on purpose.

Seek less. Welcome more.

Let chance lead to meaningful conversations with artists.

With a set of simple instructions in hand, follow the thread:

a few traces, a few detours,

and above all, a listening ear for the francophone voices of the Fair.

Dyana Ouvrard is a curator and the Executive and Artistic Director of Le Labo, Toronto’s francophone media arts centre. Her curatorial practice is rooted in geography, interdisciplinary approaches, and a deep attentiveness to the dynamics of public space.

This flânerie is presented as part of the Art Tours of the TOAF. Click here to see the complete list of Art Tours offered a the fair.


Canada’s Leading Contemporary Outdoor & Online Art Fair

Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF) is the charitable non-profit organization behind Canada’s largest and longest-running annual contemporary art fair. For over 60 years, TOAF has been a key part in launching and sustaining the careers of 20,000 Canadian artists by directly connecting them to millions of art lovers, and public and private institutions.