Koffler Arts is a multi-disciplinary arts platform that celebrates Jewish artistic voices within a diverse and exploratory framework of contemporary expression. Firm believers in the inherent value of art as an essential vehicle for creating meaning and providing enjoyment, we strive to affirm our collective need for the compass and connection offered by the artist’s eye upon the world.

Our programming aims to stimulate questions and conversations through a multi-pronged offering of contemporary visual arts and human interest exhibitions, live performance, film and video, literary events and publications, accompanied by a robust program of artistic and educational engagement initiatives.

Working with an expansive network of local, pan-provincial Canadian and international artists, Koffler Arts provides a stimulating environment for the promotion of current artistic practices, the creation of new work, and the exchange of ideas across disciplines.

Through its prismatic web of programming, Koffler Arts seeks to engage audiences in artful, constructive, at times disruptive, at others playful ways, using every opportunity to broaden and refine the multiple lenses through which we see the world.

Land Acknowledgement

Koffler Arts acknowledges that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We pay respect and honour their histories, traditions and continuous living cultures, and commit to accountability, respectful relations and friendship. In particular, Koffler Arts is committed to regularly showcasing Indigenous artists and writers in our gallery and public programs; hiring Indigenous staff members, arts professionals and interns; and working in partnership with Indigenous-led organizations to actively promote collaboration and reconciliation.

Our Mandate

Land Acknowledgement