Exhibitions at Gladstone House

MACHINE

January 16-April 28, 2026
Art opening: Tuesday January 27, 6:00-8:00pm. Welcome remarks at 6:30pm. Free admission, please register to attend. Continue the party in Cassette with DJ Moon Hymns.

Our relationships with machines and technology are complex. We use them daily to communicate, to assist with tasks and learning, for fabrication. While machines and technology can increase accessibility, allow for creative exploration and expansion, and connect us, there are also concerns that they can be alienating, replace human labour and contribute to overconsumption. The artists’ responses to the idea of machine are varied: Giorgio Ceccato, Paolo Poletto and Caleb Saraby Sandblom use machines (plotters and cameras) to create and collaborate, embracing chance and unpredictability. Laura Heaney reinterprets 17^th century single-candle chiaroscuro paintings through the lens of the cool light of tech devices. Christopher Rouleau’s large-scale paintings of classic Canadian packaging prompt reflection on nostalgia, design and mass production.

Hours: 10:00am – 7:00pm daily (Lobby, Lobby Corridor, Stairway Gallery, 2^nd Floor Lounge)
These exhibitions and installations are part of DesignTO, an annual city-wide festival that celebrates design as a multidisciplinary form of creative thinking and making. Most exhibitions and programs are free.