Events
Upcoming Events
Panel Discussion: Political Advocacy on the Internet
Tuesday, November 29
7 pm, Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre
Join in the conversation about the role that new media and the internet play in political advocacy. Learn more about the strategies leading organizations have embraced, implications and effects of this growing platform.
Past Events
ICC past events (PDF)
Friends of the ICC Brunch:
Understanding Contemporary Mexico: Unlocking Creative Perspectives
Saturday, November 26, 11:30 am
La Mexicana Restaurant, 838 Yonge St.
2011 Eva Holtby Lecture on Contemporary Culture
Carlos Fuentes on Contemporary Mexico
November 14, 7 pm
Samuel Hall 
Currelly Gallery, Royal Ontario Museum
Carlos Fuentes, Mexico’s most celebrated novelist and critic, has defined the cultural, emotional and hereditary identity of an entire continent. He is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest literary and political figures of the Spanish-speaking world. Fuentes’ novels include The New York Times bestseller, The Old Gringo, the recent novel Destiny and Desire, and the classics Terra Nostra and The Death of Artemio Cruz.
Digital Artist Show-and-Tell
Fridays November 4, 11, 18 & 25
7 pm, Roloff Beny Gallery
November 4: Sound Selecta
November 11: Tom Hobson
November 18: Kim Dorland, courtesy of Angell Gallery
November 25: Ken MacDonald
Spend Friday evenings in November with the ICC, where Toronto-based digital media artists will be showcasing their work. Within the gallery space of David Hockney's iPod and iPad works, the artists will demonstrate how and why they use technology in their artistic process.FREE with museum admission.
TALK: Unbuilt Toronto 2: More of the City that Might Have Been
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
7 pm, Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre
Mark Osbaldeston, author of Unbuilt Toronto 2: More of the City that Might Have Been will present an entertaining lecturing exploring the ideas included in his most recent book. Discover some of Toronto's most fascinating planning, transit and architectural "what-ifs," such as architect Daniel Burnham's grand plans for Eaton's in 1912, a magnetically levitated light rail transit system that the provincial government actually started to build in the 1970s, and how Toronto would be different today if it had hosted the Olympics in 1996.
iPad Drawing Class
Thursday, October 27
Bring your iPad with the Brushes application loaded on your device to the ROM and learn ways David Hockney created his works featured in the Fresh Flowers exhibition. Instructor Jerrem Lynch of the Toronto School of Art will demonstrate the Brushes application and help participants develop their own drawing skills with this new and exciting medium. Space is limited.
Panel Discussion: The Social, Mobile, New Museum- Harnessing New Technologies in the Museum World
Monday, October 24
This panel, made up of both international museum and new media experts, will explore the new standard of technology in museums. Questions including "what does the museum look like in ten years?" and "how can the museum implement new media effectively and in a budget-friendly way?" will be addressed during the panel.
David Hockney in Conversation with Charlie Scheips
Wednesday, October 19
In celebration of the ICC's cutting-edge exhibition David Hockney's Fresh Flowers join us for this once-in-a-lifetime event. One of the world's greatest living artists is joined on stage at the ROM for an intimate discussion with Fresh Flowers curator Charlie Scheips. A Q&A session will follow the talk.
Culture Shock IV
Wednesday, October 19
This year's exclusive fundraising event celebrates the ICC exhibition David Hockney's Fresh Flowers. Hosted by the Board of the ICC, the 4th annual event will bring artist David Hockney and guests together for dinner in the ROM's c5 Restaurant Lounge. The evening will also include priority seating for an on-stage interview between Hockney and Fresh Flowers curator Charlie Scheips, as well as a private exhibition viewing.
Sponsored by:
Film Screening: David Hockney: A Bigger Picture (2009) 60 min. Dir. Bruno Wollheim and Exhibition 'Sneak Peek'
Friday, October 7
Filmed over three years, this documentary is an unprecedented record of a major artist at work. Preceding his work with the iPad, this documentary captures David Hockney's return from California to paint his native Yorkshire, through the seasons and in all weather. It tells the story of a homecoming and gives a revealing portrait of what inspires and motivates one of today's greatest living artists. Audience members will be treated to a 'sneak peek' of David Hockney's fresh flowers following the screening. Please note – this film contains mature subject matter.
Film Screening: The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical (2010) Dir. Sarah McCarthy
Tuesday, September 27
For one emotional night, a group of children living in a slum in Mumbai, India, get a chance to experience a different world as they perform The Sound of Music with a classical orchestra, fostering hopes that it could change their lives. Followed by a Q&A with Human Rights Watch Children's Rights researcher.
Workshop: Photo-collage - Bollywood Style
Saturday, September 24
Youth ages 12 - 16
Film Screening: Shot in Bombay (2008) Dir. Liz Mermin
Thursday, September 22
With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to a star-studded, high-octane Bombay gangster movie, Shot in Bombay documents a young director's quest to master the delicate art of making a Bollywood blockbuster.
Beginning June 12
Fresh Perspectives: Bollywood Cinema Showcards
Select Sundays
Guest curators from Toronto and abroad lead exhibition tours from a personal point of view. FREE with general admission.
Shiamak's Toronto Teen Dance Team
Friday, July 22
Shiamak's Toronto Teen Dance Team takes the stage with their high energy Bollywood dance performance – and teach you a few moves along the way. FREE with Museum admission.
Film Screening: Painted Nation (2005) Dir. Cyrus Sundar Singh
Thursday, July 21
For decades, garishly hand-painted billboards have been a ubiquitous feature of India's urban landscape, advertising everything from hair products to Bollywood hits, but today this art form is disappearing. Screening followed by a Q & A with the director.
Bollywood, Hollywood and Beyond
Wednesday, June 22
Multiple filmmaking traditions come together on one panel to examine the global world of cinema through the eyes of filmmakers, actors and industry executives as they share real-life experiences and discuss the opportunities and challenges of working in Bollywood, Hollywood and Toronto.
Opening Reception for Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from the 1950s to the 1980s
Thursday, June 9
Includes exhibition viewing of Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from 1950s to the 1980s and Embellished Reality: Indian Painted Photographs.
Beyond Bollywood Cinema Showcards
Tuesday, June 14
A panel discussion on the collection of showcards featured in the Bollywood Cinema Showcards exhibition. Learn more about Bollywood film advertising in the context of Indian film history and visual culture. Includes an exhibition viewing.
Fresh Perspectives: Edward Burtynsky: Oil
Select Sundays, 2pm
The Ryerson Gallery and Research Centre presents Edward Burtynsky: Oil Symposium
May 6 - 7, 2011
FILM: Wiebo's War, dir. David York at 2011 Hot Docs
April 30, 2011, 7pm
Fresh Perspectives: Tours of El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa
Select Sundays
FILM: Suffering and Smiling
Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 7pm
The ROM’s Institute for Contemporary Culture partners with Human Rights Watch Canada to present this documentary film about the legendary African singer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti, his son Femi, and the impact of their politically charged music.
TALK: Owning Africa: Foreign Investment in Africa's Natural Resources
Wednesday, December 1, 7pm
Panel discussion on the highly debated question of new foreign investment on the African continent with award-winning journalist, Doug Saunders, former Canadian ambassador John Schram, and professor of African and Development Studies, York University, Pablo Idahosa.
FILM: Fold Crumple Crush: The Art of El Anatsui
Wednesday, November 24, 7 pm
Directed by Susan Vogel, this 2010 film gives an insider’s view of El Anatsui’s practice and the laborious process involved in his work. Q&A with Vogel follows the screening.
5TH ANNUAL EVA HOLTBY LECTURE ON CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The Image of the African in Western Art
Monday, November 8, 7pm
Acclaimed literary critic Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is this year’s distinguished speaker. Dr. Gates is the Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University, and was the host of the PBS television miniseries African American Lives.
Film: Nollywood Babylon
Monday, October 18, 7pm
Venture into the energetic world of the Nigerian film industry in this Canadian documentary. Unfazed by low budgets, enterprising filmmakers create a brash, inventive and wildly popular form of B-Movie that has Nigerians Nollywood-obsessed. Co-presented by the Young Patrons’ Circle.
Culture Shock III: Up Close and Personal
September 29, 2010
A special night in Africa with dinner prepared by c5 Chef Ted Corrado, a private viewing of the ICC exhibition El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa, and the opportunity to get up close and personal with the artist at a special Q&A session with exhibition curator Lisa Binder. Proceeds from this evening support the ICC's exhibitions and public programs.
CanAsian International Dance Festival
Museum Dances: Ancient Inspiration, Contemporary Interpretation
May 7, 8, 9, 2010 and May 14, 15, 16, 2010
At various locations throughout the ROM
Over two weekends, the CanAsian International Dance Festival performed in unique spaces at the ROM. Presenting world class dance inspired by Asian culture and aesthetics, dancers, choreographers and musicians responded to selected artifacts and spaces of the Museum. Works by Natasha Bakht, Moving Dragon Dance Company, Soojung Kwon and F.A.M.
Public Events accompanying Dan Perjovschi: Late News
FILM: Videograms of a Revolution (1992)
Wednesday, May 19, 7 pm
Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre, Level 1B
A subversive documentary film by German filmmakers Andrei Ujica and Harun Farocki, comprised of amateur video and Romanian state television broadcasts created during the historic December 1989 revolution.Enter through the President’s Choice Group Entrance on the south side of the Museum.
General Public $10 / ROM Members & Students $8 / Friends of ICC $6.
Tickets available at the door only.
The Ethos and Ethics of The New Yorker Cartoons featuring Robert Mankoff
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 – 7 pm
Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre, Level 1B
A light-hearted evening with Robert Mankoff, the cartoon editor of The New Yorker, who comapares how The New Yorker magazine deals with topical issues in its cartoons versus newspaper editorial cartoonists. After his presentation, The Globe and Mail’s Margaret Wente leads a discussion and Q&A with Mankoff. Listen to an audio podcast of the evening.
Bloody Cartoons: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 – 7 pm
Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre, Level 1B
Directed by Karsten Kjaer, this documentary investigates how and why twelve drawings in a Danish provincial paper could whirl a small country into a confrontation with Muslims all over the world. Presented in association with the exhibition Dan Perjovschi: Late News, this forceful film demonstrates the power of the political cartoon in today’s global context. A panel discussion on the role of the press in controversial issues will follow.
Artist in the Gallery - Dan Perjovschi: Late News
February 15 – 21, 2010
Institute for Contemporary Culture – Level 4
Drop by the Roloff Beny Gallery on Level 4 of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal between February 15 and 21 for a chance to see visiting Romanian artist Dan Perjovschi at work, creating unique and original drawings directly on the gallery walls. FREE with ROM admission during regular museum hours.
Artist Talk featuring Dan Perjovschi
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 – 7 pm
Institute for Contemporary Culture – Level 4
Join us for an up-close and personal talk with visiting artist Dan Perjovschi as he discusses his work, his practice, and his experiences of working in museums and galleries all over the world. A Q & A with the artist will follow. Enter through main ROM doors, on Bloor Street W.
FREE Admission.
‘Adapt-a-script’
The New Wave of Romanian Cinema: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Thursday, February 4, 2010, 7 pm
Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre, Level 1B
The ICC teams up with ToRo Arts Group, a not-for-profit organization purposed on the promotion of Romanian culture in Toronto, to present the film ‘La nouvelle vague roumain’,by Marius Doicov and Vincent Guyottot followed by a panel discussion on the much-discussed New Wave of Romanian Cinema and its aesthetic ways of addressing the ‘messiness of Romanian life, its cruelty, bare-bones richness and overwhelming humour.’
Artist Talk featuring Jayce Salloum and Khadim Ali
Saturday, April 3, 2010, 1 pm
Level 2 - Bronfman Hall
A talk with the artists behind the exhibition Bamiyan (the heart that has no love/pain/generosity is not a heart) on display at the ROM from April 3 to May 2, 2010. Vancouver-based media artist Jayce Salloum and Australia based Afghan-Hazara artist Khadim Ali discuss their collaborative contemporary art installation examining the destruction of the colossal 5th century Buddhas of the Bamiyan Valley in Central Afghanistan by the Taliban in March, 2001.
Hamra Abbas: An Intimate Artist's Talk
Friday, March 19, 2010 – 7 pm
Level 3
A lively talk with the artist behind the work Read, a multi-media installation on display at the ROM until March 28. Read is a suspended labyrinth-like wooden structure, concealing speakers playing the sound of children reciting the Qur’an as they memorize its verses. Hamra Abbas was born in Kuwait in 1976, and now lives and works between Boston and Islamabad, Pakistan. Presented by the ICC, in association with Friends of South Asia and SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre).
