Open Studio with Ignazio Colt Nicastro | Presented by Workman Arts
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Joining us for our fourth 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 of the year is Ignazio Colt Nicastro, Contemporary art curator, writer, and community builder
The mission of our 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 Series is to connect our member artists with curators and art professional across Toronto.
On selected Thursday evenings, we will have a guest curator/art professional meeting with a group of 3-5 artists who participated in #BEINGSCENE Juried Exhibition this year.
Join us from 7-8PM on August 17th to see what our artists are currently working on and have the opportunity to chat with Ignazio. You'll be joining after the artists have had the opportunity to share their work and portfolios with the guest curator for feedback, meaning you'll get an inside look into what they're working on.
Member artists joining us this session are:
Bethany Carpenter
Maneesa Veeravel
Leeay Aikawa
📅 Monday, August 17, 2026
📌 In-Person at WA OFFSITE | 32 Lisgar St, 2nd Floor, Room 8, Toronto
🕕 Open to the public 7-8PM
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥
Ignazio Colt Nicastro is a Toronto-based contemporary art curator, writer, and community builder. He is the founder and curator of IC Contemporary, and is currently the Director of Development and Programming at the Textile Museum of Canada. He is also the curator of Noxte, a new media showcase that operates nomadically.
With over five years of professional experience, Nicastro has curated exhibitions that explore themes of queer identity, intersectionality, migration, diaspora, and cultural diversity.
Learn more at workmanarts.com/events/open-studio-series/
The mission of our 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 Series is to connect our member artists with curators and art professional across Toronto.
On selected Thursday evenings, we will have a guest curator/art professional meeting with a group of 3-5 artists who participated in #BEINGSCENE Juried Exhibition this year.
Join us from 7-8PM on August 17th to see what our artists are currently working on and have the opportunity to chat with Ignazio. You'll be joining after the artists have had the opportunity to share their work and portfolios with the guest curator for feedback, meaning you'll get an inside look into what they're working on.
Member artists joining us this session are:
Bethany Carpenter
Maneesa Veeravel
Leeay Aikawa
📅 Monday, August 17, 2026
📌 In-Person at WA OFFSITE | 32 Lisgar St, 2nd Floor, Room 8, Toronto
🕕 Open to the public 7-8PM
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥
Ignazio Colt Nicastro is a Toronto-based contemporary art curator, writer, and community builder. He is the founder and curator of IC Contemporary, and is currently the Director of Development and Programming at the Textile Museum of Canada. He is also the curator of Noxte, a new media showcase that operates nomadically.
With over five years of professional experience, Nicastro has curated exhibitions that explore themes of queer identity, intersectionality, migration, diaspora, and cultural diversity.
Learn more at workmanarts.com/events/open-studio-series/
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Where is it happening?
32 Lisgar St, Toronto, ON M6J 0C9, Canada
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Host or PublisherWorkman Arts
