About us
What is EAT?
EAT (Experimental Artists of Toronto) is a shared space for documenting, promoting, and supporting experimental art in Toronto. It is not a publication, a review site, or a curated list. Instead, it’s a storefront for event listings, a workspace for collective thinking, and a test site for new models of sustainability in the arts. EAT is a place where experimental art—often fragmented and ephemeral—can be recorded, discussed, and made more accessible without being flattened.
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Why Experimental Art Matters
Experimental art refuses to stay in place. It leaks across disciplines, bends the edges of form, and disrupts the smooth surfaces of expectation. It is not meant to be consumed but inhabited—lived with, struggled through, left unfinished. Whether through prototyping new forms of collaboration, embedding artists in emerging technologies, or using aesthetic disruption to expose hidden structures of power, the goal has never been to perfect but to provoke. Experimental art matters because it insists on a different tempo, a different way of paying attention. It resists the pressure to produce, to be legible, to be useful in ways that the market demands. It makes room for uncertainty, for failure, for the kind of disorder that reminds us that the world is still in motion.
What You’ll Find Here
- Event Listings – A non-curated, classified-style list of experimental performances, exhibitions, and happenings across the city. If it’s experimental, it’s welcome.
- Artist Perspectives – Short interviews, audio snippets, and personal essays by artists and others about the work. No reviewers, no taste-makers—just artists articulating their practice on their own terms.
- Labels for Art – A prototype system that documents the labour, money, and resources that go into making experimental art, supporting more transparent PWYC/PWYW models.
- Collaborative Prototyping – Testing new ways of supporting artists and audiences—from structured hospitality at events to "class pass" models that bundle shows and encourage cross-disciplinary engagement.
Who’s Behind This?
This is a shared effort, driven by artists, organizers, and collaborators across disciplines. If you want to contribute, list an event, or propose an experiment, reach out. There’s no editorial barrier to entry—just a willingness to share. Sign up for future in-person gathering or join our Discord server to take a more active role. The project extends from a project delivered by UKAI Projects in the Garment District of Toronto and supported through the Canada Council for the Arts but it is currently unfunded and relies on the support of contributors and
Why Now?
Because experimental art, by its nature, resists easy classification. Because it doesn’t always fit into existing platforms for event promotion or arts writing. Because it’s increasingly difficult to sustain, to communicate, to fund. And because, if we don’t create ways to see and support the work happening around us, it gets lost.
How to Get Involved
- Submit an Event – Share details on your upcoming experimental art event.
- Write or Contribute – Whether it's an artist statement, an interview, or an open call, help build this space.
- Join an Experiment – Sign up to test out class passes, hospitality teams, and more.
- Support the Community – Attend events, spread the word, and help make experimental art more sustainable.
This is an experiment. Step in.