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Art Metropole is a not-for-profit organization established in 1974 with a focus on the production, d ACCESSIBILITY NOTE - Art Metropole is accessible by a ramp.

Art Metropole is a not-for-profit organisation with a focus on the production, dissemination and contextualisation of artist-initiated publication in any media, especially those formats and practices predisposed to sharing and circulation. Art Metropole was founded in 1974 by the artists' group General Idea as an artist-run centre. Art Metropole is a not-for-profit corporation incorporated under t

he laws of the province of Ontario and a registered charitable organization. Our bathrooms are at the bottom of a flight of stairs.

03/06/2026

Opening tonight at Gallery 44! For the first time, Gallery 44 is teaming up with AM to present the Art Metropole Publication Room as a part of Salon 44, which includes a curated selection of artists’ books, multiples, and editions from our shop. Publication Room sales will support both Art Metropole and Gallery 44 in sustaining accessible and meaningful programming.

Gallery 44’s annual fundraising exhibition, Salon 44 brings together an incredible collection of over 60 established and emerging artists with works priced for both new and seasoned collectors alike.

The Art Metropole Publication Room features works by:
Amy Ching-Yan Lam · Andrew James Paterson · Antonia Hirsh · Azadeh Elmizadeh · G.B. Jones · Image Bank · Jeremy Shaw · Jordan King · José Andrés Mora · Joshua Schwebel · Luis Jacob · Liz Ikiriko · Mallory Lowe Mpoka · Matt Nish-Lapidus · Maurizio Nannucci · Minh Nguyen · Morris Lum · Nour Bishouty · Raven Chacon · Stan Douglas · The Talking Treaties Collective · Van Maltese · Yaniya Lee

Pictured here:
Image Bank
Elks Building Hollywood
1974
Screenprint
35.5 x 35.5 cm
Numbered edition of 300

Maurizio Nannucci
WHERE TO START FROM
2025
Published by Art Metropole
Rubber Stamp
11 × 1.5 × 1.5”
Edition of 15

Van Maltese
Floored no. 3
2021
Published by Art Metropole
Patinated bronze, lacquer, wax
8 x 8 x 2 cm
Edition of 17

Art Metropole Publication Room, at Salon 44
Gallery 44, 401 Richmond St. W, Suite 120, Toronto
March 6 - 21, 2026
Opening Reception: March 6, 7-10PM

12/09/2025

Art Metropole is excited to be participating in the second weekend of the 2025 Tokyo Art Book Fair! Visit our booth December 19-21 to browse recent Art Metropole publications and a selection of small press and self published titles from artists based in Canada and internationally.

December 19 (Fri)
12:00-7:00, Last Admission: 16:30　

December 20 (Sat) – 21 (Sun),
11:00 - 6:00, Last Admission: 5:30

We are excited to be hosting a book signing for Memorial Park: Revisiting Vietnam, Minh Nguyen’s latest title co-published by Art Metropole and Wendy’s Subway. Stop by the Art Metropole booth on Saturday Dec 20th from 1 - 3pm to get your signed copy!

Held annually, the Tokyo Art Book Fair gathers independent publishers, gallery presses, bookshops as well as individual artists and groups. The fair has seen constant growth in its scale and content over the years, and the event now gathers more than 350 participants from Japan and abroad and attracts more than 20,000 visitors every year.

11/25/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended our Lucky Draw Fundraiser & Party last Thursday! We had a blast dancing to music from DJs Chinelo and , and seeing MC help each artwork find its match. This event wouldn’t have been possible without the generous support of our event sponsors, and the artists who participated in the Lucky Draw.

We are immensely grateful to artists Adrien Crossman, Alan Belcher, Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka, Brittany Shepherd, Cristian Ordoñez, Erica Eyres, Ernesto Cabral de Luna, Fastwürms, Geoffrey Farmer, Heather Goodchild, Holly Chang, Jean Francois Lauda, Jean-Paul Kelly, Jochen Lempert, John Monteith, Joshua Schwebel, Julia Dault, Justin Ming Yong, Kate Newby, Kay Rosen, Kelly Jazvac, Kristine Moran, Lili Huston-Herterich, Margaux Smith, Native Art Department International, Nicholas Zirk, Sameer Farooq, Shaan Syed, Shannon Garden-Smith, Steven Beckly, and Tauba Auerbach.⁠

Thank you to our drink sponsors , and , and to for the framing discount they have extended to all Lucky Draw ticket holders. Finally thank you to Cafeteria for hosting!

Images by Kirk Lisaj ( )

08/23/2025

Today! Don’t miss the launch of Cathy Busby’s book I WONDER: Art + Care + Dementia at the Halifax Art Book Fair📚

Today is also the final day to catch Art Metropole’s table at the Halifax Art Book Fair, open from 11-6 at All Nations Church, 2535 Robie St. Entry is free and open to all visitors. Browse zines, artists books, and printed material from a selection of Canadian small presses!

08/11/2025

Join us this Friday August 15th and Saturday August 16th for an in-store only flash sale! Grab a book you've been coveting for summer or stock up for back to school 📚⁠
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💥 70% off back-stock periodicals*⁠
💥 40% off zines⁠
💥 10 - 70% off Art Metropole titles⁠
💥 10 - 40% off select distribution titles⁠
💥 10% off everything else*⁠
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*Rare books and multiples not included in sale. See you this weekend!

12/12/2024

Get ready—our in-store Winter Sale is taking place from Tuesday December 17–Monday December 23!⁠
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For one week only, visit Art Metropole for tons of great discounts, including:⁠
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70% off back-issue periodicals⁠
40% off zines⁠
10% off hardcover books⁠
up to 50% off select Art Metropole publications⁠
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We will be open extended hours next week:⁠
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Tues: 11 - 6⁠
Wed: 11 - 6⁠
Thurs: 11 - 7⁠
Fri: 11 - 7⁠
Sat: 11 - 6 ⁠
Sun: 11 - 6⁠
Mon: 11 - 6⁠
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Books will also qualify for the holiday tax break, so stop in this week to get your discounted items tax free⁠! Our shop is packed with unique items made by artists and small-press publishers. Discover new artists, hand-made gems, odds and ends. We’ll be playing festive tunes to help keep you fuelled to hunt for bargains. In-store only!

12/01/2024

December 1 is World AIDS Day. The first World AIDS Day took place in 1988, providing a platform to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS and honor the lives affected by the epidemic. Also known as Day With(out)Art, today we celebrate the lives and achievements of lost friends, colleagues, and artists.

Pictured above: General Idea, AIDS, 1987. General Idea created this logo to be an large-scale publicity campaign meant to raise awareness and remove the stigma surrounding AIDS. They created numerous versions of the logo which appeared as paintings, posters, wallpapers, multiples, and public sculptures internationally.

11/25/2024

photographs by Leah James (2013)
Perfect bound, softcover, full-colour pages, hand-drawn cover and spine, signed by artist.

11/23/2024

The Clichettes: Lips, Wigs, and Politics⁠
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Clichettes: Lips, Wigs, and Politics held at the McMaster Museum of Art (M(M)A) in Hamilton, Ontario in 2024. With essays by Ivana Dizdar, Marni Jackson, John Greyson, Alexandra Schwartz, Mark Kingwell, rl Goldberg, Lillian Allen, and Wanda Nanibush.⁠
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Bridging theatre, lip-sync, dance, drag, costume, and comedy, the Canadian artist trio The Clichettes (Louise Garfield, Janice Hladki, and Johanna Householder) developed a groundbreaking practice at the crossroads of performance art and feminist satire. In hundreds of performances and four full-length plays between 1978 and 1993, the artists adopted dozens of personas–from love-sick girl to metalhead to femme fatale–as they scrutinized the tropes of femininity and masculinity. Their sources and reference points included Greek mythology, art history, B movies, science fiction, 1960s fashion, Motown, and hard rock. Their characters were just as eclectic: Medusa, a quail hunter, a beanbag chair, a turtle, Fidel Castro. Unequivocally experimental, playful, and humorous, The Clichettes’ work was–above all–political, exposing the structures that define power under patriarchy. Published on occasion of the group’s first retrospective, this fully-illustrated catalogue presents The Clichettes’ many dynamic collaborations with artists, writers, designers, and directors and celebrates their radical vision for a better world.⁠
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11/22/2024

Happening next week at !⁠
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Together with artist AA Bronson and Gareth Long, PUBLICS co-curates the first exhibition to focus upon the entangled relationship between AA Bronson, the artist group General Idea’s publishing and distribution practice, and one of their most enduring artworks: Art Metropole. The exhibition comprises artworks, publications, rare editions, archival material, and a selection of General Idea films from the 1970s-80s. PUBLICS will also host a satellite pop-up of Art Metropole’s bookstore throughout the exhibition. ⁠
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To celebrate this event, PUBLICS’ next Center for Curatorial Thinking pioneering guest is artist AA Bronson (), who on November 29th at 5:30pm will join artist Gareth Long () for a PUBLICS talk to open the show.⁠
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Established in 1974, Art Metropole operates the oldest and longest-running artist-run centre that publishes, promotes, exhibits, archives, and distributes artists’ books, multiples, and related media in the world. The exhibition design centres around an installation artwork by Long providing a space for looking, reading and lounging at PUBLICS Library in Helsinki.⁠
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AA Bronson was one of the founding members of artist group General Idea, together with Felix Partz , and Jorge Zontal. The three met in Toronto in 1969, drawn to the city’s blossoming countercultural scene. General Idea started as an anonymous group before crystallising into an intentional three-part group.⁠
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Art Metropole was founded by General Idea as a division of Art-Official Inc. Its founding mission was to facilitate and document collaboration and exchange of ideas between artists, and served as the non-profit publisher of General Idea’s FILE Megazine. Art Metropole was conceived as a related artist-run centre and collection agency devoted to the documentation, archiving and distribution of "all the images".

11/21/2024

Save the date! Back by popular demand, multiples multiples multiples is on Sunday December 15th, from noon until 5pm, this year at Art Metropole.
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Stop by Art Metropole at 896 College to browse the multiples made by this wonderful list of artists – and possibly do some last minute holiday gifting!⁠
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