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The Gardiner Museum in Toronto is in the final stretch of its 2026 International Ceramic Art Fair, with the museum telling visitors it is their “last chance” to experience the biennial exhibition of contemporary ceramics before it closes on Sunday, August 16. The fair, commonly referred to as ICAF, is being presented at the Gardiner Museum from August 13 to 16, 2026, according to the museum’s event listing.
In its announcement, the museum frames ICAF as a showcase for the “future of clay,” highlighting an installation range that includes a 3D pottery printer and a motion-activated ceramic cityscape. The fair is described by the museum as a biennial exhibition of contemporary ceramics, placing it within the Gardiner’s regular program of material-focused exhibitions and public engagement around ceramic art.
The museum’s email bulletin pairs the closing notice with a set of other late-summer programs and notices, but ICAF remains the central exhibition item. The message emphasizes that the fair closes on Sunday, underscoring the limited window for visitors to see the current iteration of the biennial. The event page gives the run dates as August 13–16, 2026, at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto.
The Gardiner Museum, located at 111 Queen’s Park in Toronto, is devoted to ceramics and clay-based art, making ICAF a fit with its institutional focus. In the same newsletter, the museum points readers toward its studio and learning offerings, including fall clay classes and Pottery on the Plaza, but those items sit alongside, rather than within, the fair itself.
ICAF also appears in the museum’s newsletter alongside an invitation to explore other ceramics-related programming, including a September 9 talk on 19th-century Canadian ceramics and an object-handling session. The Gardiner’s communication suggests a broader seasonal emphasis on clay, while ICAF functions as the principal contemporary exhibition currently nearing its end.
The closing date places the fair within a tightly bounded summer schedule at the museum, with the event open only through August 16, 2026. Visitors can still see the fair during its final days at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto.
