Opening on Thursday, September 8, 2022, 7PM - 10PM

This exhibition is a new iteration which shares an interest in contemporary media landscapes: Eli Kerr explores the pioneering work of 1970s countercultural video collective TVTV.

Winner of the Intersections Residency!

Congratulations to Leyla Majeri, recipient of the Intersections Residence for research, creation and dissemination, second edition 2022.

In Conversation Caroline Cloutier with Emmanuelle Choquette

OPTICA launched a new video interview series in 2021 that features artists, curators, writers, educators, and university scholars.

OPTICA launched a new video interview series in 2021 that features artists, curators, writers, educators, and university scholars.

OPTICA: 50 YEARS of HISTORY

Founded in 1972, OPTICA has sought to promote Canadian contemporary art and to raise awareness among diverse audiences about the issues underlying the discourses and practices in the visual arts through a varied program of exhibitions and critical and educational activities. The centre celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

OPTICA Introduces Its New Youth Program Logo!

OPTICA's educational youth program keeps growing and evolving and we thought it was time for it to have it's own logo.