THE TORONTO ART BOOK FAIR | TOABF IS A FREE PUBLIC EVENT THAT FEATURES CURATED EXHIBITIONS, CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITORS, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDES PANEL DISCUSSIONS, READINGS, TALKS, LAUNCHES, AND WORKSHOPS. THE TORONTO ART BOOK FAIR IS DEDICATED TO INCREASING THE VISIBILITY, DISSEMINATION, APPRECIATION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTIST'S BOOK AND ITS CONTEMPORARY MANIFESTATIONS WITHIN THE VISUAL ARTS FIELD IN TORONTO AND ABROAD. INDEPENDENT ARTISTIC PRINT CULTURE HAS A RICH NARRATIVE IN CANADIAN ART HISTORY, AND IS AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED ASPECT OF CANADIAN CULTURAL IDENTITY. THE GOAL OF TOABF IS TO HIGHLIGHT THESE PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE STORIES, AND ELEVATE THE ARTISTIC INTEGRITY OF ARTISTS’ BOOKS BY PRESENTING ARTISTS’ BOOKS, MULTIPLES, AND PRINTED MATTER TO A WIDE AUDIENCE. THE ONGOING VISION FOR TOABF IS TO REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL PRODUCTION AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION.