Pick-up and drop-off at Mercer Union in Toronto. $20 registration fee includes transportation to all galleries and afternoon refreshments.

In partnership with Mercer Union, Oakville Galleries invites you to the Summer 2025 ARTbus tour, exploring three compelling exhibitions. The journey begins at Mercer Union, where participants will tour An Impossible Address by Suneil Sanzgiri. Next, at Oakville Galleries attendees will tour both Between Heaven and Earth and The Ship of Tolerance, both by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, and produced in collaboration with the National Gallery of Canada. Firstly, at the Centennial Square location, visitors will experience their first glimpse into Between Heaven and Earth. Lastly, the tour will then conclude at the Gairloch Gardens location with the opening reception of The Ship of Tolerance as well as the rest of Between Heaven and Earth. The reception will then be followed by a number of performances by local children at which guests can enjoy refreshments and small bites.

Program Schedule

1:15 PM – Attendees meet at Mercer Union

Exhibition: Suneil Sanzgiri: An Impossible Address 

Exhibition: Ella Gonzales, Sleeve: A YEAR IN REVIEW

2:15 PM – bus departs Mercer Union for Oakville Galleries.

3:30 PM – arrival at Centennial Square in Oakville. 

Exhibition: Ilya & Emilia Kabakov: Between Heaven and Earth 

4:15 PM – bus departs Centennial Gallery for Gairloch Gardens in Oakville. 

4:30 PM – arrival at Gairloch Gardens in Oakville. 

Exhibition: Ilya & Emilia Kabakov: The Ship of Tolerance 

Refreshments and small bites will be provided. 

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Ship of Tolerance Concert (the gallery will remain open)

7:00 PM – bus departs for Toronto