Exhibitions
We host exhibitions and art shows across the Lakeshore Grounds. Our permanent galleries include the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre, and the Third Floor Gallery in the Student Welcome and Resource Centre at Humber College Lakeshore.
We have also hosted pop-up shows in the Tunnels and Cottages, and online. Use the images below to navigate and learn more.
On Now
Interpretive Centre
Grace: One Story of Thousands
September 3, 2024 - June 27, 2025
By appointment
Grace: One Story of Thousands follows the life and experiences of Grace, one of the 1,511 people buried in the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery at the corner of Horner and Evans Avenues in south Etobicoke. Through personal letters and surviving hospital records gathered by Grace’s great-niece, you are invited to pause and reflect on a life lived – not defined – by the institutional system in Ontario.
With a shift toward historical accuracy, personhood, and agency, the Interpretive Centre invites you to experience history through a new perspective.
Third Floor Gallery
Pat Rice: Waiting for the Sun
January 6 - March 28, 2025
Returning artist Pat Rice debuts a captivating new series, Waiting for the Sun, which explores the serene beauty of dawn over Lake Ontario. This collection highlights the interplay of light, clouds, and colors as they transform the morning skyline into a breathtaking tapestry. Through these works, Rice invites viewers to pause and reflect on the quiet magic of the natural world at the break of day.
Propose an Exhibition
We feature solo and group art shows on the second and third floor of the Student Welcome and Resource Centre and also welcome contributions to our exhibitions in the Interpretive Centre's main space in WEL104.
Themes must connect to one of our four guiding themes of Indigenous heritage, mental health history, educational heritage, or ecology, and/or highlight the local history of the Lakeshore Grounds region. Submissions are encouraged both from community members and students. We support artists of all experience levels.
For more information about exhibition opportunities or to submit a proposal, please contact us at info@lakeshoregrounds.ca