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FROM FALLOW TO \u201cMICRO\u201d: A FIRST CHAPTER IN TRANSITION<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, the fallow \u00a0\u00bbjach\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb period isn\u2019t quite over yet.
For the past three years, as a team, we\u2019ve been carefully observing the small shoots left behind by the artists who have passed through our Studio 277: projects in the making, tentative steps, new practices, and above all, the emergence of meaningful connections.
Artists, members, partners, funders, together we\u2019ve learned to wait, to let things ripen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in that long, patient time, I noticed a discreet seed appear, small and almost invisible at first: the micro<\/em>.
This prefix, \u201cmicro,\u201d speaks to the practicality and adaptability of the approach: a way of building a human-scale network above all else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not a default position, but a choice.
A choice to resist the obsession with the big, the visible, the measurable.
A choice to value the intimate over the spectacular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s see where it leads\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DYANA OUVRARD, DIRECTRICE G\u00c9N\u00c9RALE ET ARTISTIQUE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEPT\/OCT 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Until October 19: Off-site | DISTANCE with Lise Beaudry, Emilio Portal, Samuel Choisy<\/a> <\/strong>| Art Windsor Essex<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 25, 6 PM: Season Launch | AI & Dance Performance<\/strong> | Rooftop at 401 Richmond<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 4, 10AM: Stroll and Harvest with Tania Love<\/a><\/strong> | High Park<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 4, 7 PM – October 5 7 AM: Installation: The Foundation of Nothing | Nuit Blanche<\/a><\/strong> | 401 Richmond<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 8, Online: The Digital Literature Incubator (ILINU)<\/strong> | Topo Art<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NOV\/DEC 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

November 2 – 11am to 3pm: Talk and Augmented Reality Workshop | Consulate of France, OCAD Maxime Touroute<\/a> <\/strong>| Studio 277 at Le Labo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 5, 6 PM: Hybrid Lab AGM and presentation of the micro-library<\/strong> | Studio 277 at Le Labo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 13, 6 PM: QUARTIER LI\u25b3\u25b3RE evening | micro-library | In partnership with Cin\u00e9franco (November 7 to 16) <\/strong>| Studio 277 at Le Labo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 27, 5 PM\u20137 PM: DoorsOpen at 401 Richmond<\/a> <\/strong>| Studio 277 at Le Labo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 3, 6 PM\u20139 PM: Auction and members’ exhibition, Cabinet of curiosities<\/a> <\/strong>| Studio 277 at Le Labo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 10, 6PM Fl\u00e2nerie at the Image Centre<\/a><\/strong> | With Ga\u00eblle Morel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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JAN\/FEB 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

January 17-31: Artistic Support | Winter Sessions, Publication Launch, AI Day, Garage Sale, Eco-Friendly Practices, etc.<\/a> <\/strong>| Studio 277, Le Labo office<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 26, 6 PM: QUARTIER LI\u25b3\u25b3RE Evening | Micro-Library, Artist TBD <\/strong>| Studio 277 du Labo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 28, TBD Schedule: Writing Workshop | Toronto Book Fair<\/strong> | Universit\u00e9 de l’Ontario fran\u00e7ais<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MAR\/APR 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

March 13-14: Eco-friendly Weekend au Labo | Kirsty Robertson, Tania Love | Studio 277<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 27: Stroll at Artist Project<\/strong> | Exhibition Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 12: Performance | Anouk Verviers : \u00ab we felt our cells tumble, cluster, and creep \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MAY\/JUN<\/strong> 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

May 5: Strolling through Fa\u00e7adism, in partnership with the Toronto Historical Society & Jane Festival<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 12 to 16: Outside the Walls | Installation at FAAS 8 Artist TBD<\/strong> | Galerie du Nouvel Ontario, Sudbury<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 28 to July 2: Exhibition \u00ab\u00a0Et sa pulpe!\u00a0\u00bb by Jean-Pierre Mot<\/a> <\/strong>| Studio 277 du Labo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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JULY<\/strong> 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

July 11: Stroll at TOAF with Dyana Ouvrard<\/strong> | Meet at Nathan Phillips Square<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NOT TO MISS<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

September 15-25: Le Cercle *10 | Karen Vanderboght aka ImageFatale<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 22-28: Cross-Residency for Director of Photography<\/a>,<\/strong> Les Perc\u00e9\u00efdes, with Emma Boudaud and Eduardo Vasquez | Perc\u00e9, Quebec<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 15: Youth Workshop: First Short Film with Sophie Dumesny | Lyc\u00e9e Fran\u00e7ais de Toronto<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 22 & 23: Youth Photography Micro-Camp with Pascaline Le Bras | Studio 277 du Labo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 2-11: Le Cercle *11 with Sophie Dumesny<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 16-22: Youth Photography Camp with Pascaline Le Bras | Alliance Fran\u00e7aise de Toronto<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 13-22: Le Cercle *12, Artist TBD | Studio 277 du Labo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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