The Power Plant

After a seven-year hiatus, Power Ball makes its return in 2026 with The 7-Year Itch: a playful, knowing theme that celebrates a spirit of renewed beginnings. This long-awaited comeback revives the gallery’s most iconic fundraiser as it has always been at heart: an unforgettable art party, where contemporary art, immersive environments, and collective celebration come together.

Since its debut in 1999, Power Ball has been among Toronto’s most anticipated cultural events, transforming The Power Plant into fantastical, site-specific worlds shaped by artists, designers, and performers.

Join us for the comeback Toronto’s been craving…all in support of The Power Plant’s ambitious exhibitions and public programs.

Rah Eleh (Instagram | Website)

Iranian-Canadian multimedia artist Rah Eleh earned her doctoral degree from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria. She is currently an artist-in-residence at the Fiminco Foundation in Paris. She has exhibited her work at the National Museum of Oslo (Norway), Venice Biennale (Palazzo Mora), Art Basel (Switzerland), Cairotronica (Egypt), Kunsthalle Vienna, Vögele Kultur Zentrum (Switzerland), Cable Factory (Finland), Juno Awards, Nuit Blanche (Toronto), Williams College Museum of Art (Massachusetts), Onassis Cultural Center (Greece), amongst others. She has upcoming exhibitions at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, Berlin and in Hong Kong. Rah Eleh is represented by de Montigny Contemporary and Vtape video distribution.

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Ella Gonzales (Instagram | Website)

Ella Gonzales is a Filipina Canadian artist working between painting and Computer-Aided Design programs. She has recently exhibited at YYZ Artists' Outlet, Toronto (2025); Mercer Union, Toronto (2025); Unit 17, Vancouver (2024); grunt gallery, Vancouver (2024); The Power Plant, Toronto (2023); and the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge (2022). In 2025, she was a resident artist at the International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York City. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Western University and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Guelph. Gonzales is represented by Unit 17, Vancouver.

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Sami Tsang (Instagram | Website)

Sami Tsang (b. 1997, Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Toronto-based ceramic and mixed-media artist whose practice explores hybrid figures, cultural inheritance, migration, and personal narratives shaped by the tensions between Chinese and Western cultural expectations.

Tsang studied traditional Chinese painting for seven years in Hong Kong, a foundation that continues to inform her visual language and material approach. She earned a BA in Craft & Design from Sheridan College (2019) and an MFA in Ceramics from Alfred University (2021). From 2021 to 2025, she was an Artist-in-Residence in Ceramics at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.

Her practice has been presented in solo and group exhibitions across Canada, the United States, and China, including Cooper Cole Gallery (Toronto), Claire Oliver Gallery (New York), AYE Gallery (Beijing), The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Gardiner Museum, Sculpture Space NYC, Art Toronto, Plural (Montreal), NADA Miami, and EXPO Chicago. Tsang is the recipient of the 25th Annual Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics, and her work is held in the collections of the Gardiner Museum, the North Dakota Museum of Art, Collection Majudia, and numerous private collections.

She currently works from her independent studio in Toronto.

ENTERTAINMENT

Entertainment details are coming soon. Stay tuned for updates in the weeks ahead!

POWER BALL 2026 CO-CHAIRS

Victoria Webster and David Palumbo

POWER BALL 2026 COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Kim Appelt, Alicia Bee, Daniela Bosco, William Craddock, Deana Feldman, Alex Filiatrault, Malcolm Levy, Derreck Martin, Kulin Matchhar, Ashely Monaghan, Hazel Ong, Tony Pham, Jennen Phelan, Jamie Webster, Janu Yasotharan, Jorgenis Zava

MAJOR SPONSOR

SPONSORS

Daniel Bain

Paul Boniferro

David Palumbo

EVENT PARTNERS