BLDG 333

BLDG. 333 is a venue for supporting and fostering the visual arts, administered from an industrial building in Markham, Ontario. Activities include:

• An artist-in-residence program
• Temporary exhibition space
• Leasing arrangements for professional artists
• Dension Art Projects, a corporate art placement service
• Artist business advisory & consultation service
• Artist commissions and collaborations
• Marketing and promotion services for artists

Our artist-in-residence at BLDG. 333 is Markham-based, Chinese Canadian installation artist Xiaojing Yan. Xiaojing works with diverse materials to create large-scale, hanging installations and public artworks from the 1,100 square foot studio. The studio includes 18-foot ceilings, washroom, kitchenette and drywall areas for display and photography of artwork. There is a drive-in door to facilitate moving and transportation of large artworks.

For more information on Xiaojing Yan’s artistic practice: http://yanxiaojing.com/

In 2018, BLDG. 333 financed and facilitated the production of the launch of a line of silk scarves by Scarborough-based, Ghanaian artist and designer Yaw Tony under the name Life Liveth. This included the production of a pop-up exhibition at BLDG. 333. Yaw Tony’s work takes inspiration from Ghanaian proverbs that he interprets with a highly sophisticated graphic sensibility and dramatic flair for unique colour combinations. BLDG. 333 continues to work with Yaw Tony as a business consultant.

For more information of Yaw Tony’s line of silk scarves and accessories: https://lifeliveth.com/