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Invite to participate in communal altar @ grange Park studios

6/16/2026

 
This past April, I created an installation for Trampoline Hall at The Garrison, which I am reproducing for an event at my studio this Saturday, June 20. If you are interested in visiting/joining me, you are very welcome do so.

More info below. 
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Open Studio event details:
  • who: Erica H. Isomura + artistic peers/studio mates at grange park studios 
  • what: open studio event
  • when: Saturday, June 20, 2026
 2-8PM

  • where: 34 Stephanie Street, Toronto, the church rectory between Beverley and McCaul St. Enter through the blue gates via grange park.
  • why: to share art with community, friends, family, and the general public!

The installation will be a communal altar—informed by Cantonese traditions—to honour beloveds who have passed onto the spirit world. If you would like to participate, I welcome guests to bring offerings for the altar, such as flowers or a plant, a photo of a loved one who has passed, or other ephemeral objects that hold meaning in relation to your ancestors. 

In addition the altar, I will also have work available to view, including a new artist book produced in collaboration with Butterfly Toronto as the guestbook from their inaugural Asian Massage Festival. (Fingers crossed I complete the work in time for the event...!) 

The event is free to attend and will also feature readings of new work by playwright Celeste Sansregret, a paper fish making workshop led by Atleigh Homma, sculptural works by Sophia Kyungwon Kim, original paintings and fabric books by Lan "Florence" Yee, ceramics by Amy Rogers, fine art prints by Nile X and Kit Li, mixed-media work by Beverley Daniels, installation art by Mel Fisher-Rozenberg, zines/linocut prints/illustration work by Laura de Santis, makerspace demos with George Pajari, stained glass art by Susan Ashdown, and much more...! 

Cofffee/tea/snacks will be available to purchase on-site, provided by Sam Moffatt-Sanz and sold to raise funds to develop the inaugural Resonance Residency program for artists. 

This is a family-friendly event and kids are very much welcomed to attend.

The building is an old rectory that is, unfortunately, not wheelchair accessible. There are approximately 5 steps to enter the building and narrow staircases to access the upper and lower floors of the building. 

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  • HOME
  • BIO
  • WORK
    • artist books & zines >
      • Family History (2025)
      • mapping unknown futures (2025)
      • A vessel for the past/future (2024)
      • we missed you (2024-)
      • Talking With All The Lonely Trees (2024)
      • Family History (2024)
      • Grapes (2024)
      • Mouse House (2024)
      • untitled accordion (2024)
      • 68 books I read (2024)
      • Mata Ashita: Talking Across Generations zine (2024)
      • Dee's Mental Health Bucket List zine (2024)
      • Foods we ate at the cottage (2023)
      • handmade notebooks (2012-)
    • collage & mixed-media >
      • ASAHI: Japanese Canadian Baseball Heroes (2026)
      • Let's Go Blue Jays series (2025)
      • Mini Collage Notebook series (2025)
      • Portraiture
    • comics >
      • Sifting (poetry comic)
      • Ducks to Watch Out For (comic)
      • Observations on a Sunday bike ride (comic)
      • Diary Comics
    • graphic design
    • installation >
      • Talk To Your Neighbours (2020)
      • Altar for Qingming (2026)
    • live event drawings
    • mural design
    • printmaking >
      • botanical prints
      • POETRY REMINDS ME TO INSIST ON ONE'S FREEDOM (2025)
      • Sumo Sundays (2025)
      • Year of the Dragon (2024)
    • sound >
      • From the Prairies to the Pacific Rim (2021)
    • writing >
      • poetry
      • excerpt of 'language is' on CBC Books (poetry)
      • 'MOTION' in Vallum magazine (poetry)
      • 'Haibun for Feb 19' in Nikkei Uncovered (poetry)
      • three poems on ArtsEverywhere.ca
      • non-fiction
      • 'FOR THE DREAMERS' in Briarpatch (essay)
      • 'Lessons For Future Ancestors: Reflections on Mentorship' for ROOM Magazine (essay)
  • WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
    • teaching portfolio
  • EVENTS
    • artist talks, readings & other events
    • past community events >
      • haymarket poetry: heaven looks like us x the gate of memory
      • ensoku 2023: tashme
      • ensoku 2019: a gathering for young-ish japanese canadians
  • MEDIA & INTERVIEWS
  • CONTACT