E Okutan Forest City Gallery, 1025 Elias St. April 16 – May 14, 2026 Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 7–9pm Engrossed by the animate, biological, and mechanical function of the body, disobedience  examines these functions as well as its relational imagery within a non-binary context. The array of mixed-media works establishes ambiguity and discomfort as a key element that invites varied interpretations and visceral reactions. While themes of disgust and decay attem

Saturday April 25th 1 - 4pm Free Facilitated by: Steve Elkerton Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/colour-mixing-tickets-1986557971369?aff=oddtdtcreator This workshop will give you the tools to apply the many nuances of colour theory within your own work. Colour mixing is rarely taught in a useful fashion beyond the concept of simple primary and secondary colours. Some artists have an innate sense of colour needing little to no instruction. The rest of us, including th

Saturday April 11th 1 - 4 pm Free Facilitated by: Yijing Li Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/between-image-and-space-a-curators-practice-tickets-1986553537106?aff=oddtdtcreator Is the curator a gatekeeper who decides what enters the gallery? Or a magician who transforms two-dimensional images, objects, and fragile ideas into a spatial experience that audiences can step inside? This workshop invites artists, students, writers, and curious community members to step int

Ioana Dragomir Forest City Gallery, 1025 Elias St. March 21 – May 14, 2026 Opening Reception: Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 1–3pm Artist Talk: Thursday, March 19, 2026 @ 7pm Virginia Woolf was a writer, Vita Sackville-West was too, and Vanessa Bell was an artist. You can find their letters and diaries on the internet. You can peer into their homes! Virginia and Vita wrote novels but they also wrote to each other. They called each other “dearest creature” and “pig” and “you angel

FCG Pier: Time and Tide Curated by Emma Hardy March 20 - April 8 Opening Reception: Saturday, March 21 @ 1 - 3pm Forest City Gallery's Pier Wall returns with a new exhibition,  Time and Tide.  The exhibition, curated by Gallery Intern, Emma Hardy, will spotlight artworks from five local artists who reflect on climate change within their communities.  Time and Tide  responds to the term “solastalgia” (coined by Australian environmentalist and philosopher Glenn Albrecht) which

Saturday February 28th 2PM Online via Zoom https://westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/94974618246 Join us for a special virtual artist talk by Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman on Saturday, February 28th at 2pm on zoom. Sarah will share insights into her work and her current exhibition followed by a Q&A. Her exhibition, Memories We Carry, Stories We Heal is on until March 6th. Come see the the work before the talk to get your questions ready, or read the exhibition catalog by Vania Djelani.

Submission Deadline: March 4th, 2026 Forest City Gallery invites interested artists to submit artworks in any media to be shown in the “Time and Tide” exhibition, curated by Gallery Intern Emma Hardy, on the Pier Wall space from March 20th-April 8th . We are looking for art which engages in the effects of climate change on Developing/Global South Nations, and offers unique perspectives on environmental crises within these communities. Developing Nations in the Global South ar

Saturday March 14 12 - 3pm Free Facilitated by: Amy Skodak Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1982593720187?aff=oddtdtcreator This workshop will create an opportunity to learn about artists’ books as interdisciplinary spaces for writing and art making. Books can function as documentary forms by preserving knowledge, stories, evidence, and emotion. Participants will learn more about artists’ books, focusing specifically on those that are interdisciplinary in nature, com

Thursday, April 23rd 6-8pm All Skill Levels Welcome! Are you an artist working with Live & Interactive Art Tools? Do you want to meet other creatives who are too? As part of the Media Collaboratory's Soft Skills drop-in sessions we are launching a new drop-in for people working with software like TouchDesigner, Max/MSP, Resolume, Processing, and more. Whether you’re into projection mapping, generative art, VJing, or immersive installations, this is your chance to experiment,

Wishing ED Adi Berardini farewell and thank you. Dear Forest City Gallery Community, It is with a mixture of gratitude and bittersweet sentiment that the Board of Directors announces the departure of our Executive Director, Adi Berardini . While we are saddened to see Adi leave this role at FCG, we are immensely proud of the work she has accomplished during her tenure for the last year-and-a-half and wish her the very best as she embarks on her next chapter. During her time w

Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman. Mourning Thoughts. 18” x 11” x 14.” Oil on cabinet, with fabric and print on fleece. 2025. Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman Forest City Gallery, 1025 Elias St. January 9 - March 5th, 2026 Opening Reception - Friday, January 9, 2026 from 6-8pm In this exhibition, Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman explores the complexities of memory and nostalgia in her everlasting search for a connection to her parent’s homelands, Somalia and India. A longing for home that can bring gr

FCG's Members' Show & Sale is opening on Saturday, November 15th, from 7-9pm! Check out this year's Members’ Show and Sale, Synthesis , FCG’s longest-running annual exhibition, which serves as an important fundraising event for the year. This year's Members' Show will feature over 65 local and regional artists and members of the gallery! The Opening Reception will be on Saturday, November 15th , from 7-9pm , with the show on display from November 15th to December 12th, 2025.

Forest City Gallery is delighted to announce an open call for our workshop series in the Media Collaboratory (Media Collab for short) at Forest City Gallery from March to October 2026. We are seeking proposals from professional artists interested in media art, broadly defined, to present workshops either in-person or online that investigate, interdisciplinary and experimental approaches to new media. This could include: hands-on experimentation workshops, exploration of emerg

RESCHEDULED Wednesday February 11th 6-8pm Online Via Zoom Facilitated by Olivia Dreisinger Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/alt-text-writing-workshop-tickets-1981452432565?aff=oddtdtcreator Alt text, a written description of an image or visual material, is an essential part of web accessibility. Alt text is one way to create access to visual content for people who are blind, low vision, or have certain cognitive disabilities.  In this workshop, led by Olivia Dreising

Submit to the FCG Members' Show & Sale by November 2nd! Exciting News—Submissions for the Members’ Show & Sale,  Synthesis,  are now open, from October 15 to November 2 ! The Members’ Show and Sale is FCG’s longest-running annual exhibition and serves as an important fundraising event for the year. The show will be on view from November 15th - December 12 th , 2025. The Members’ Show & Sale is a great way for artists in the community to connect and develop new audiences, whi

Saturday, November 1st Doors at 7pm, 7-9:30pm UPDATE: November Witch, Pop Rockets and TaToE. (Unfortunately, Gift Idea has cancelled due to an unexpected circumstance. Thanks for your understanding.) Your Halloween weekend finale is at Forest City Gallery! On Saturday, November 1st, we’re keeping the party going. Hear Here Halloween presents an electrifying lineup featuring the indie alt sounds of November Witch, the high energy Pop Rockets, and the immersive synth worlds of

Become a member of FCG as part of our membership drive.   Are you looking to be a part of a vibrant artistic community? Look no further,...

Saturday October 25th 1-4pm Free Facilitated by: Zane Pate Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/designing-with-commercial-printing-in-mind-tickets-1766430714819?aff=oddtdtcreator Are you curious about how to set up your design files to get the best result when printing your digital artwork? This workshop will provide vital information for any artist that is creating work to be digitally printed. The goal is to demystify print industry terminology, practices and provide a

Saturday October 4th 1-5pm Free Facilitated by: Steve deBruyn Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lets-propose-writing-effective-art-proposals-tickets-1695853516519?aff=oddtdtcreator Curious about how to get exhibitions, residencies or gigs as an artist? Let’s Propose! is a skill-building workshop is focussed on professional best practices and will hopefully provide aspiring and emerging artists with the means to formulate an effective answer to that question. By the e

Save the date and participate in our upcoming AGM on October 9th. Save the date for the Forest City Gallery AGM on Thursday, October 9th ...