Discover the Lassonde Art Trail: Art. Nature. Water. City.

Monira Al Qadiri, First Sun, Doris C. Freedman Plaza, New York City. Photo: Nicholas Knight, courtesy Public Art Fund, NY. To be installed September 2026.

Lassonde Art Trail

Inaugural Launch Season: June – September 2026
Biidaasige Park, Toronto
Free and open year-round

The Lassonde Art Trail launches this summer in Biidaasige Park, marking a major new chapter for contemporary public art on Toronto’s waterfront.

Situated on Ookwemin Minising in Toronto’s Port Lands, the Lassonde Art Trail is a free, year-round outdoor art experience where art, nature, water, and city meet. Across 4 kilometres of trail paths, visitors will encounter curated large-scale public artworks by leading Canadian, Indigenous, and international artists, integrated into the landscape of one of Toronto’s most significant new public spaces.

From June through September, artworks will be unveiled in phases across LAT East and LAT West, unfolding over an entire season.. Each phase brings new sculptures into public view and invites visitors to return as the Art Trail takes shape across the island.

Alexandre Arrechea, Orange Functional. Photo: Vid Ingelevics and Ryan Walker.

The Lassonde Art Trail offers a new way to experience contemporary art in Canada: outdoors, through all four seasons, and in direct relationship with land, water, and public life.

Integrated into Biidaasige Park, the trail reflects the transformation of Toronto’s waterfront while engaging broader conversations about environmental renewal, climate resilience, Indigenous relationships to land and water, the role of public art in civic life, and the evolving future of Toronto’s waterfront.

Launch Season

June 2026: LAT East
The launch season begins east of the Cherry Street bridge with works by Alexandre Arrechea, Nadia Belerique & Tony Romano, Tracey Emin, Ryan Gander, Kara Hamilton, Caroline Monnet & Dean Baldwin Lew, and Oluseye.

Late July 2026: LAT West
The second phase opens west of the Cherry Street bridge with works by Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka, Lisa Hirmer, Virginia Overton, Hank Willis Thomas, and additional works by Ryan Gander.

September 2026: Launch Season Finale
The inaugural rollout culminates with Kent Monkman’s highly anticipated first public sculpture and First Sun by Monira Al Qadiri.

Together, these works establish the Lassonde Art Trail as a significant cultural destination and an evolving public art experience. Many artworks will remain on view for one to five years before travelling onward to other major cultural destinations, ensuring the trail continues to evolve over time.

Tracey Emin, Roman Standard. Photo: Vid lngelevics and Ryan Walker, courtesy Lassonde Art Trail and National Gallery of Canada.

The Art Trail is designed to be experienced by foot, bike, and kayak. Open year round, every experience will be unique.

Public programming throughout the launch season will include guided art tours, talks, education programs, and special events, with details announced on an ongoing basis.

Discover the art. Discover the trail.

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