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The Gardiner Museum and The Band Gallery have announced ‘After the Island: Caribbean Canadian Ceramics’, a forthcoming exhibition focused on Caribbean Canadian art and ceramics. New details were shared in a Gardiner Museum update dated August 27, 2026, which describes the project as a major fall exhibition.
According to the announcement, the exhibition will extend beyond conventional ceramic display. Its scope will include ceramics, sculpture, installation, painting, scent and an interactive video game. The description presents the exhibition as a multidisciplinary project rather than a presentation limited to vessels or other traditionally defined ceramic forms.
The title places Caribbean Canadian ceramics at the centre of the project, while the range of media indicates an examination of how ceramic practice can intersect with installation, moving-image or game-based environments, painting and sensory experience. The available announcement does not provide individual artist names, artwork titles or further information about the exhibition’s curatorial approach.
The project is being announced jointly by the Gardiner Museum and The Band Gallery. The Gardiner Museum is located at 111 Queen’s Park in Toronto and is the organization behind the newsletter in which the exhibition update appeared. The announcement identifies both institutions as partners in presenting the exhibition, but does not specify whether the exhibition will be held at the Gardiner Museum, The Band Gallery or more than one venue.
The update also does not list opening or closing dates. It refers to the exhibition as an upcoming fall show and encourages readers to begin planning a visit, but no detailed schedule, ticketing information or public-programme details are included in the material provided. The announcement likewise does not state whether the exhibition will include newly commissioned works, historical material or loans from particular collections.
Further information is expected through the Gardiner Museum’s exhibition communications. For now, the confirmed details are the title, the collaboration between the Gardiner Museum and The Band Gallery, and the exhibition’s stated combination of ceramics, sculpture, installation, painting, scent and an interactive video game.
