Identity area
Reference code
OTUFM 67
Title
Gallery 345 fonds
Date(s)
- 2005-2019, predominant 2008-2019 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
820 DVDs + 206 compact discs + 18 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(active 1983-)
Biographical history
Edward Epstein, an ex-New Yorker, has been active on the Toronto music scene since 1983. He was the owner, curator, and music programmer of Gallery 345, an art gallery and performance space at 345 Sorauren Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, which opened in 2005 and closed in 2019 when the building was sold.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Edward Epstein (A2023-15).
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of recordings of performances and related ephemera, including programs and posters, from events at Gallery 345 in Toronto, from its opening in 2005 to its closure in 2019.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Materials are arranged in three series : (A) Programs, posters, and other ephemera; (B) Recordings of performances; (C) Musicians' promotional recordings.