Plural Contemporary Art Fair 2026
Photo: Jean-Michael Seminaro
Plural 2026
April 10 – 12, 2026
VIP Opening & Benefit Evening: Thursday, April 9, 6 – 9:30pm
Grand Quay, Port of Montreal
Plural Art Fair is back from April 10 to 12 at the Grand Quay in Montreal’s Old Port, celebrating the best of Canadian contemporary art. This fourth edition will bring together 38 galleries and 7 project spaces from 9 cities across the country, showcasing works by over 500 artists in a luminous and enchanting setting.
Spanning two floors of the Grand Quay, Plural will once again offer a rich and dynamic program, including panel discussions, guided tours, workshops, large-scale installations, and a special curated exhibition featuring the works of 11 artists.
Jenine Marsh, Microcosm (Pyne, Bosch, More, close to shore), 2025, COOPER COLE.
Speculate on possible futures in the group exhibition ANTICIPATION at Plural’s Pavilion
Curated by Sophie Latouche and located on the second floor of the fair, ANTICIPATION explores the premonitory power of contemporary artworks. Drawing on science fiction, especially the writings of Octavia E. Butler, the exhibition envisions the future as a practice of adaptation, through the revitalization of materials, the reactivation of images and archival objects, utopia, and time-based processual practices. Bringing together the works of eleven artists from different generations, ANTICIPATION brings forth a network of formal and symbolic resonances.
“Visitors are invited to consider their own anticipations, shaped as much by loss as by the possibility of reinvention, highlighting the importance of our present actions and our collective imaginations.”
– Sophie Latouche, curator of the exhibition
Dates and Times
Friday, April 10: noon – 9pm
Saturday, April 11: 11am – 7pm
Sunday, April 12: 11am – 6pm
Location
Grand Quay, Port of Montreal
200 de la Commune St. W.
Montreal, QC H2Y 4B2
This venue is accessible. An entrance on the 1st floor (door 3, east side), leading to the galleries, is open at all times for visitors with reduced mobility.
About Plural
Plural celebrates the best of contemporary art in Canada. Created by and for the galleries, the fair presents and brings together the plurality of voices and works in contemporary art from across the country. It elevates art market practices through a rigorous selection of galleries presenting thoughtfully chosen artists and artworks; and through accessible programming that addresses current issues and questions in the field of art. Plural fosters the discovery of new voices and forms of expression in leading contemporary art and cultivates a sense of collectivity within the Canadian art community.
About AGAC
The Contemporary Art Galleries Association is a non-profit organization that actively contributes to the dissemination and promotion of Canadian artists through its different online platforms, projects and events. The Association’s primary mandate is to further develop the recognition and prosperity of the contemporary art market in Canada. The Association also fosters the public’s interest in visual arts and encourages the emergence of new contemporary art collectors.
Contact Information
Contemporary Art Galleries Association
info@agac.ca / 514-798-5010
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