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{{Short description|Art fair}}
'''Art Toronto''', previously known as the '''Toronto International Art Fair''', is an international [[contemporary art]] exhibition held each year in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada at the [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre]] since 2000.<ref name="ATAbout">{{cite web|url= https://www.arttoronto.ca/about/history|title= About|publisher= Art Toronto|access-date= 2017-11-29}}</ref> Since its inception, it has grown to become the pre-eminent forum for displaying [[contemporary art]] in Canada, with exhibitors from around the world.<ref name="ATAbout" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/article-art-toronto-at-the-ago-is-the-hub-of-dealers-not-art-critics/|title=Globe and Mail - At the Art Toronto art fair, it's buyer be quick|last=|first=|newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=26 October 2018|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|last1=Taylor |first1=Kate }}</ref> It is Canada's oldest and largest international art fair.<ref name="Nielsen">{{cite web|url= https://www.cbc.ca/arts/art-toronto-2022-q-a-mia-nielsen-1.6632863|first1=Leah |last1=Collins |date=  October 28, 2022 |title= Art Toronto returns with a focus on bringing the Canadian perspective to the world| publisher= CBC Arts|access-date= 2022-11-08}}</ref>
Art Toronto features 100 commercial galleries from Canada and around the world.<ref name="Nielsen" /><ref name=None>{{cite news|url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/sponsored-content/art-toronto-canada-largest-art-fair-october-24edition-1234660385/|date=March 24, 2023|title=Art Toronto, Canada's Largest Art Fair, Returns in October for Its 24th Edition|work=ARTNews}}</ref>  After two years of hybrid and virtual programming during the pandemic, the fair returned to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in 2022,<ref name="Nielsen" /> and, as of 2023, is directed by Mia Nielsen.<ref name="Nielsen" /><ref name=None/>
For the 2023 fair, Kitty Scott will curate ''Focus'', a 2,000-square-foot exhibition which will present new artworks by artists alongside historical work.<ref name=None/>
Art Toronto is also launching ''Discover'', a new section dedicated to exhibitions of work by emerging artists.<ref name=None/>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.arttoronto.ca/}}
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