The setting up of exhibit booths and materials according to instructions and drawings.

Art works of various media, such as painting, sculpture, and projected images that fill a certain space and are used to create an idea or story for the viewer.

a large-scale artwork, some eight feet high and thirty feet wide, that will likely be imperceptible, or nearly so, at first glance

an exhibition of artwork

A term used to describe an assemblage or environment constructed in the gallery specifically for a particular exhibition.

a work of art that integrates the exhibition space as an aesthetic component.

A work of art created for a specific architectural situation, installations often engage multiple senses such as sight, smell and hearing. The placement of individual works of art in a gallery is also commonly referred to as an installation. Installations are generally temporary and stationary, but some installations travel to different locations and exist over longer periods of time.

a two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or time-based art work (or a combination of these) made specifically for a chosen site or environment and often involving interaction between itself, its audience, and the site

An artwork that exists in a multi-dimensional context, such as in a room or building. An installation often combines elements in various media (such as painting, drawing, photography, video, or found or constructed objects). The setting up of a production or art exhibit. interdisciplinary work A process that integrates and transforms distinct art forms. The resulting artwork is outside the framework of usual disciplines. At the Canada Council, interdisciplinary art is served by the Inter-Arts section. See strategic priorities of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Setting up an exhibit material to prescribed set-up instructions and drawings.

a work of art, usually an environment, which is constructed within an exhibition space

a work of art made up of things, arranged in a space; an environment created by an artist. You can walk into an installation—it's usually a room filled with things.

Art that is created for a specific gallery space or outdoor site, comprised of individual works to be viewed as an entire whole or environment

A type of threedimensional artwork, usually comprised of many parts, that takes over and alters the space where it is installed with the result that the viewer enters the space and is actively involved with the work of art.