The Arts List is a monthly listing of arts, culture and co-op related events featuring members and friends of the Lakeshore Village Artists' Co-op in New Toronto. The list is brought to you by LVAC News and can be shared by clicking the arrow button at the end of the post.
EVENTS: Returning to Ourselves | Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird
Beaded Rosette Workshop with Rebecca Baird
Friday, October 16, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
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In Conversation | Rebecca Baird and Kenny Baird with Lisa Deanne Smith
Saturday, October 24, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
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Onsite Gallery, 199 Richmond Street West, Toronto
The retrospective exhibition Returning to Ourselves | Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird continues at OCAD U's Onsite Gallery this month, and features two upcoming events.
On October 16, LVAC's Rebecca Baird will facilitate a beadwork workshop that is open to all. During this hands-on, three-hour session, participants will design and create their own unique beaded rosette while learning traditional beading techniques.
On October 24, both Rebecca and Kenny Baird will be in conversation with curator Lisa Deanne Smith, exploring the stories, creative processes, and lived experiences behind the exhibition.
Visit the gallery's website for event details and to register.
EXHIBITION: Soft Internet Theory
Curated by Tristan Sauer
October 3, 2025–January 24, 2026
Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown P.E.I.
LVAC's Sarah Jane Gorlitz and Wojciech Olejnik, aka soft turns, have contributed a video and sculpture titled Cold Data to a timely group exhibition opening this weekend in Charlottetown.
For curator Tristan Sauer, the artists in this exhibition embrace "soft internet theory"—creating works that humanize technology, seek empathy in the digital, and write poetry into the command line. Through practices that span net art, interactive sculpture, installation, video, and textile, Soft Internet Theory invites audiences to consider a gentler, more human digital future.
Exhibition details are available on the Confederation Centre's website.
EXHIBITION: Grrrl Germs: Punk Feminism Goes Viral, 1991–2026
Curated by Astria Suparak
Presented by Daisy Chain Fields
August 29–November 29, 2026
Great Park Gallery, Irvine CA
LVAC's Lilian Radovac was invited to contribute archival works to this exhibition showcasing the creativity and passion behind the punk feminist movement Riot Grrrl, and how it radiated globally across 35 years.
The exhibition launched as part of the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival held in Irvine, California on August 29, which also featured installations by Yoko Ono, Jenny Holzer and the Guerrilla Girls.
Read Astria Suparak's curatorial statement and explore the festival on the Daisy Chain Fields website.
OPERA: SOLO presents The Barber of Seville
Southern Ontario Lyric Opera
Conductor: Sabatino Vacca
Saturday, October 3, 7:30 p.m.
Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Get ready for an evening of operatic comedy at its best as Rossini’s quintessential opera comes to life fully staged, with full orchestra, and an exciting cast of Canadian singers including LVAC's Gerrit Seppenwoolde. Don’t miss out on the fun—come and experience the passion and magic of live opera!
Tickets are available for purchase at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
November Arts List Submissions
If you have an arts, culture, or co-op related event you'd like to share with the readers of LVAC News, send the details to our submissions coordinator by October 15 for inclusion in our November listings.
Submission instructions are available on the LVAC News website.
Lilian Radovac, Editor
