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If you don’t already know, the Lassonde Art Trail is powered by a small team of passionate art professionals who work be...
09/27/2026

If you don’t already know, the Lassonde Art Trail is powered by a small team of passionate art professionals who work behind the scenes to bring the Art Trail to life!

As we prepare to launch the final phase of our Summer 2026 program at the end of September, featuring Kent Monkman’s “The Colony”, we wanted to take a moment to recognize Andrew Medland, our Production and Installation Manager.

Andrew does an outstanding job leading the installs of artworks across the trail and ensuring that each piece is carefully maintained and presented for our visitors. From coordinating installs to responding to the many practical needs of an outdoor public art destination, Andrew helps make sure the Art Trail remains welcoming, accessible, and ready to explore. You can often spot him travelling between artworks on his trusty cargo bike!

His work plays an essential role in supporting the artists, artworks, and visitor experience that make LAT possible.

If you spot Andrew on the Art Trail, be sure to say hello! 👋


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If you don’t already know, the Lassonde Art Trail is powered by a small team of passionate art professionals who work be...
09/27/2026

If you don’t already know, the Lassonde Art Trail is powered by a small team of passionate art professionals who work behind the scenes to bring the Art Trail to life!

As we prepare to launch the final phase of our Summer 2026 program at the end of September, featuring Kent Monkman’s "The Colony", we wanted to take a moment to recognize Andrew Medland, our Production and Installation Manager.

Andrew does an outstanding job leading the installs of artworks across the trail and ensuring that each piece is carefully maintained and presented for our visitors. From coordinating installs to responding to the many practical needs of an outdoor public art destination, Andrew helps make sure the Art Trail remains welcoming, accessible, and ready to explore. You can often spot him travelling between artworks on his trusty cargo bike!

His work plays an essential role in supporting the artists, artworks, and visitor experience that make LAT possible.

If you spot Andrew on the Art Trail, be sure to say hello! 👋

The first permanent sculpture commission is almost ready!Kent Monkman's first ever public sculpture is being installed o...
09/24/2026

The first permanent sculpture commission is almost ready!

Kent Monkman's first ever public sculpture is being installed on the Art Trail and features 23 larger-than-life beavers. Did you know that beavers once numbered in the hundreds of millions and were crucial shapers of ecosystems on this continent? This sculpture references the essential role that Castor canadensis (North American Beaver) has played in the natural, Indigenous, and colonial histories of Turtle Island. Inhabiting a site at the newly remediated mouth of the Don River in Biidaasige Park, “The Colony" features beavers singing, dancing, and celebrating, evoking Indigenous knowledges, and Indigenous joy, as well as the baroque sculptures in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles in France.

We are so excited to share the full sculpture, which is accessible to visitors from September 30th, but for now, here are some incredible, behind-the-scenes photographs taken by Vid Ingelevics and Ryan Walker.

LAT’s artist-led Wellbeing Walk series where participants are invited to reflect on the interconnectedness between the w...
09/23/2026

LAT’s artist-led Wellbeing Walk series where participants are invited to reflect on the interconnectedness between the wellbeing of self with the natural world returns on Sept 24.

“River Resonances” by Treva Legassie (Treva Legassie) is a soundwalk that will invite participants to collectively and individually attune to the acoustic environment of Biidaasige Park. Participants will be gifted a series of listening scores on postcards, composed for the Lassonde Art Trail, that together illustrate the meandering trajectory of the newly constructed river mouth flowing through the park. Participants will encounter several LAT sculptures during the walk that will guide their experience.

All LAT’s public programs are free. The group will meet at 6:00 PM at Old Fire Hall 30 (39 Commissioners St)

Sign up via LAT’s website lassondearttrail.org

Image featuring “stories of relics for pluralistic minds (ii)” by Ryan Gander, 2026. Captured by David Hartman (David Hartman)

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Since 2019, Vid Ingelevics and Ryan Walker have been documenting the Port Lands Flood Protection project, one of the lar...
09/22/2026

Since 2019, Vid Ingelevics and Ryan Walker have been documenting the Port Lands Flood Protection project, one of the largest waterfront revitalization projects in the world. They watched hundreds of acres of polluted land transform into what we now know and love as Biidaasige Park. Many years of work later, that documentation has become "How to Build a River," published by University of Toronto Press.

The photographs and essays inside take a close look at how cities can reimagine themselves in the face of a changing climate, and they trace the social, historical, and environmental stories woven into this transformation of Toronto's waterfront.

Vid and Ryan are friends and close collaborators of ours at LAT, and we are incredibly proud of their accomplishment. It's a gorgeous book, and it even includes an essay from our own Executive Director, Chloë Catán.

Want to learn more or grab a copy? Check out the UofT Press website: https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487562939

Some of you may have already noticed new activity on the Art Trail. We are currently installing Kent Monkman’s first-eve...
09/21/2026

Some of you may have already noticed new activity on the Art Trail. We are currently installing Kent Monkman’s first-ever public artwork, entitled “The Colony”, in Biidaasige Park. It will open to the public on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Wednesday, September 30 and, in the lead up, we will be sharing some visual sneak peeks that offer a closer look at the installation process and the making of this significant new work.

This week, Kent’s forthcoming projects, at The Frick Collection and LAT were featured in a New York Times article written by Zachary Small with video and photo by Brendan George Ko.

Read the full article on nytimes.com.

LAT's artist-led Wellbeing Walk series where participants are invited to reflect on the interconnectedness between the w...
09/20/2026

LAT's artist-led Wellbeing Walk series where participants are invited to reflect on the interconnectedness between the wellbeing of self with the natural world, returns on Sept 24.

"River Resonances" by Treva Legassie is a soundwalk that will invite participants to collectively and individually attune to the acoustic environment of Biidaasige Park. Participants will be gifted a series of listening scores on postcards, composed for the Lassonde Art Trail, that together illustrate the meandering trajectory of the newly constructed river mouth flowing through the park. Participants will encounter several LAT sculptures during the walk that will guide their experience.

All LAT's public programs are free. The group will meet at 6:00 PM at Old Fire Hall 30 (39 Commissioners St)

Sign up via the link in bio or LAT's website lassondearttrail.org

Image featuring "stories of relics for pluralistic minds (ii)" by Ryan Gander, 2026. Captured by David Hartman.

It was a pleasure to welcome Madame Fox Carney for a surprise visit this week. We enjoyed exploring the Lassonde Art Tra...
09/18/2026

It was a pleasure to welcome Madame Fox Carney for a surprise visit this week. We enjoyed exploring the Lassonde Art Trail and the many outstanding artworks that respond to the new river valley, the plantings, the sparkling city skyline, and new wetlands. She loved the compelling combination of art and nature, and the way art is folded into the larger project of climate resiliency on Toronto’s waterfront.

Thank you for visiting, Madame Fox Carney - we hope to welcome you back again soon!

Slide 1: Madame Fox Carney holding "How to Build a River" by Vid Ingelevics and Ryan Walker with the LAT team (from left to right), Claire Wynveen, Chloë Catán, November Paynter, and Benjamin Freedman in Biidaasige Park, September 2026. Artwork: First Sun, 2025, by Monira Al Qadiri. Co-commissioned by Public Art Fund in New York City.
Slide 2: Artwork pictured: "Lodestar", 2026, by Lisa Hirmer.
Slide 3: Artwork pictured: "Ernest and Ruth (Exuberant Pink)", 2018, by Hank Willis Thomas.

There are still thousands of Monarch butterflies flying around Biidaasige Park as the insects gather along the Lake Onta...
09/17/2026

There are still thousands of Monarch butterflies flying around Biidaasige Park as the insects gather along the Lake Ontario shoreline to fuel up on nectar before beginning their migration south. Enjoy watching them seeking out native wildflowers and milkweed this weekend and also visit Kara Hamilton's sculpture titled "Delicate Matter (for the birds)"; a piece that explores ideas of re-wilding using eco-conscious materials including straw, soil, and plant life. The species of plant atop one of the sculpted busts is hyssop, a major native pollinator for butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, and beneficial wasps, with birds eating the leftover seeds from late summer into winter.

Slow down, look closely, and sketch with us! 🌼Join us for our upcoming session of 'Sketch & Walk' on Thursday, September...
09/16/2026

Slow down, look closely, and sketch with us! 🌼

Join us for our upcoming session of 'Sketch & Walk' on Thursday, September 24. This session will be led by artist and educator, Alan Li. Learn how to depict native plants and local wildlife onto the pages of your sketchbook.

🔗 Register through our website at www.lassondearttrail.org

Illustration by Alan Li



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