THE GOETHE INSTITUTE has long been one of Toronto’s most lively and vibrant venues for contemporary art and film. Director Doina Popescu has been - and continues to be - instrumental in creating an international dialogue between German and Canadian artists, setting a standard for internationalism in Toronto’s visual arts scene.

So it is a tragedy that we recieve the news of the Goethe’s gallery closing.

While continuing with its cultural programming, “the future success of the German-Canadian cultural exchange via the Goethe Institut, Germany’s official cultural centre abroad, will increasingly depend on the demand of partnership initiatives through its Canadian counterparts…The Goethe-Institut Toronto will give up its gallery, its movie theatre and its library…(remaining) on the second floor of its present location….This will also be the perspective for the Goethe Institut in Montreal.”

More information HERE

On a good note, Images festival presents, in collaboration with the Goethe, LIVE IMAGES 4: Quasar by Jurgen Reble and Thomas Koner at the Music Gallery this Friday, April 13 at 9:30 pm.

For tickets, click HERE