888 at Whippersnapper Gallery
888
A collaboration between YTB + SHEEEP
October 18 – November 23, 2025
Saturdays, 3-7 pm and by appointment on Fridays
Whippersnapper Gallery
594B Dundas St. West, Toronto
In January, LVAC members were among the participants in a series of panels and workshops about artists housing co-hosted by Younger Than Beyoncé (YTB) and SHEEEP. Their year-long collaboration has resulted in a new and timely exhibition, which opened this weekend.
888 is a proposition for a different 888 Dupont. The now-demolished live-work space holds a legendary status in our urban history. Within its crumbling walls, artists launched their careers, roamed the halls of their idols, took artistic risks, traded equipment and skills, and opened their spaces for community use. When all the residents were eventually evicted in 2021, many left without a fight, either due to a lack of resources, or accepting that this way of life was never meant to last.
This exhibition proposes answers to: How do we create and maintain enduring spaces for artists to make and develop work in a deeply communal and human way? What spatial, financial, and governance structures need to be in place?
888 is an extension of the HATCH project: Housing affordability tactics for creative humans. Visit the Whippersnapper Gallery website to learn more about the exhibition.
LVAC's 2025 Members' Exhibition opens this Friday
It's almost showtime! The 2025 LVAC Member's Exhibition, Expression & Revelation, opens at the LVAC Gallery this Friday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. Read the Oct. 6 issue of LVAC News for gallery hours and the lineup for our Sunday music matinee—and do spread the word!
Lilian Radovac, Editor
Guided tours of the LVAC workshops
And a special opportunity for LVAC residents, especially our newer neighbours: members of the workshops committee will be on hand to offer guided tours of our two artist workshops on Saturday, October 25 between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m.
If you'd like to learn more about these vital co-op amenities or imagine how you might use them, be sure to stop by the LVAC Gallery on Saturday afternoon.
Have an event to announce? The submission deadline for our November 3 newsletter is Tuesday, October 21 at 5:00 p.m.
