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The Fine Art department’s community outreach program—the Student Art Innovation Lab (S.A.I.L.)—will be participating in the Ìý(°Õ°¿´¡¹ó)!Ìý

S.A.I.L. will be presenting artwork created by University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Fine Art students and recent alumni in their exhibition ´¡Ìý°ä´Ç³¾¾±²Ô²µ-´Ç´Ú-´¡²µ±ð, alongside a free letterpress workshop for TOAF visitors. The exhibition will include artwork by Bianca Armbruster, Kady Buchanan, Olivia Denny, Kali Dunlop, Merna Gallo, Jewel Hankey-Telesford, Tijana Krivokapic, Iqra Majeed, Jacqui Mason, and Azadeh Pirazimian. Come visit S.A.I.L. from Friday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13 at Nathan Phillips Square for the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair. 

S.A.I.L. teammates Paige Smith and Merna Gallo preparing exhibition install featuring artwork by Jacqui Mason and Azadeh Pirazimian.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for Fine Art students to have their artwork showcased at Canada’s largest and longest-running annual contemporary art fair. Functioning as both an art lab and studio, S.A.I.L. is for the first time bringing its award-winning community outreach programming outside the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region. This exhibition and interactive workshop will introduce the Fine Arts department to the art communities of both Toronto and the world! 

Fine Arts' Associate Professor Tara Cooper, alongside the S.A.I.L. team of Merna Gallo, Jacqui Mason and Paige Smith, have curated an exhibition focused on identity, self-portraiture, and emotional states of transition. 

S.A.I.L. is operated by fine art students each summer who facilitate events, exhibitions, and workshops for all ages. S.A.I.L. staff, volunteers, and artists are provided with experiential learning opportunities in professional development, cultural management, creative arts programming, installation, marketing, and arts education.