PORTABLE GALLERY PROJECT

The Portable Gallery Project (PGP) is a performative curatorial artwork by artist Heather Phillips, which employs a series of custom-built transportable art galleries to present the work of local emerging artists. Each portable gallery is modeled after an iconic and established Toronto art space. The first gallery in this series is the Olga Korper Edition. By referencing the names and reputations of the galleries it replicates, PGP spaces create new opportunities for emerging artists - on a smaller scale. The gallery is fully equipped to show all mediums in a compact, easily moveable unit. The PGP has been designed to provide everything you need for a successful exhibition, in one traveling case, creating a unique experience for the artist and viewer alike.PGP began in 2008 as a tongue-in-cheek project addressing the difficulties emerging artists tend to experience procuring desirable and affordable exhibition space in Toronto. PGP offers a clever solution to the obstacles of..

Also known as: The Portable Gallery Project