Forest City Gallery is delighted to announce an open call for our workshop series in the Media Collaboratory (Media Collab for short) for our 2027 Workshop series. 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 emergent technologies, ski

November 2026 Forest City Gallery is facing a financial crisis first in April of this year and then again in November, which under current projections will mean that the FCG ceases operation by the end of 2027. There is a significant deficit in April which the board has needed to address through programming cuts as well as a significant fundraising push that will be starting with the member’s show and sale. The goal of these initial steps is to bridge this budget shortfall in

Celebrating Greg Curnoe Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 23:30pm Come celebrate Greg Curnoe's 90th birthday! This event will include poetry readings for Greg by Penn from her collection COLOUR FIELDING with musical improvisation by Ann Denny on her father’s homemade instruments from Luddites. Speakers will also include Herman Gooden, Madeline Lennon, and Sylvia Exley. Forest City Gallery, 1025 Elias St. https://www.facebook.com/events/1791731506002707/?. https://pennkemp.substack.

Contribution Deadline: Monday, November 2, 2026 Exhibition Dates: November 21 - December 12, 2026 Opening Reception: Friday, November 20, 2026 from 7–9PM Call for Contributions Forest City Gallery’s annual Members’ Show & Sale is back! This year FCG is ecstatic to be partnering with Embassy Cultural House for our biggest fundraising event of the year. From November 21st – December 12th, 2026 come out to FCG to peruse London’s artistic talent, and join us on Friday, November

Session 1: Thursday November 5th 6 - 9pm Session 2: sign-up required for a 1hr 1-on-1 Print Session Sign-up Dates: Saturday November 7th from 12 - 4pm Tuesday November 10th & Friday November 13th from 6 - 9pm All Free! Facilitated by: Elk Paauw Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/become-a-riso-pro-tickets-2003745088499?aff=oddtdtcreator This two-session workshop introduces artists and designers to the basics of RISO printing also known as risography. In the first sessio

Submission deadline: October 28th, 2026 11:59pm What does your connection to Latin America look like? Latin America can mean something different to everyone. It can be a feeling of home, a memory, a place to explore, a tradition, a connection to a person or a moment that changed your perspective. Made up of many countries, cultures, and traditions, Latin America is diverse, colourful, and is heavily connected by community. Although every country has its own unique culture, co

Join our working group! Every third Thursday of the month from 6 - 8pm Sessions will take place on the following dates: October 22nd November 26th January 21st 2027 February 18th March 18th April 22nd Cyberdeck Resource site: https://fcgcyberdecks.hotglue.me/ Is your feed flooded with cyberdecks? Whether you are a technologist or a casual tinkerer, or if you are curious about DIY technology, hacking, and circuit bending, join our next Soft Skills series: Build Your Own Cyberd

Saturday October 24th 1 - 4pm Free Facilitated by: Eric Mummery Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lego-letterpress-tickets-2003083468576?aff=oddtdtcreator This hands-on workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of letterpress printing through an accessible and playful process using lego as a printing surface and image-making material. Participants will design and build their own printable 8-bit pixel art composition using standard lego tiles, learning how r

Saturday October 17th 1 - 4pm Free Facilitated by: Amsa Yaro Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/adire-inspired-stamp-making-tickets-2003081782533?aff=oddtdtcreator Join us in creating a surface pattern design using stamps, inspired by the cultural art of Adire (Yoruba, West Africa). This introductory level workshop will introduce you to the Yourba printing technique of Adire. Participants will explore storytelling inspired by the art of Adire Batik print making. Using

September 19th, 1:00-4:30 pm October 3rd, 1:00 – 4:30 pm Optional Group Writing and Feedback Session Thursday September 24th, 6 - 8pm Free Facilitated by: Patrick Mahon Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-artists-pitch-a-two-part-grant-writing-workshop-tickets-1999619450605?aff=oddtdtcreator Whether you have applied for many artist’s grants, or for only a few – or perhaps not done so before – you may feel that you are sometimes ‘in the dark’ when it comes to what is

Sora Park Forest City Gallery, 1025 Elias St. September 11 – November 6, 2026 Opening Reception: Friday, September 11, 2026 @ 7–9pm Artist Talk: Friday, September 11, 2026 @ 6pm Troy was such a monster when he was a puppy. My arms were always covered in scratches and bruises from his sharp puppy teeth as he attacked me for no reason other than because he wanted to. He has mellowed a lot now that he is 10 years old. “But have you ever eaten a dog?” Can I just talk about my

Leigh Jeneroux Forest City Gallery, 1025 Elias St. September 11 – October 9, 2026 Closing Reception: Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7–9pm This is an experimental framework for investigating social cohesion and community building through artistic practice. The project rolls out in two parts. Meet me Where I'm At (MMWIA) Phase 1 invites you into the community through a social media campaign and a series of micro gatherings at Ross Park. As members of MMWIA, you are co-researchers, c

Session 1: Wednesday August 12th 6 - 9pm Session 2: sign-up required for a 1-on-1 Print Session Sign-up Dates: August 17, 19, 21 from 6-9pm August 22 from 9am - 5pm All Free! Facilitated by: Elk Paawu Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/become-a-riso-pro-tickets-1996122818083?aff=oddtdtcreator This two-session workshop introduces artists and designers to the basics of RISO printing also known as risography. In the first session, our resident print technician Elk Paauw w

Saturday August 15th 1 - 4pm Free Facilitated by: Elk Paauw Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/exquisite-corpse-riso-jam-tickets-1996120512186?aff=oddtdtcreator Join us for a family friendly workshop on the RISO printer for a rowdy game of Exquisite Corpse. Participants will partake in a collaborative drawing game creating exciting creatures which they will then print on our multicolour risograph printer and bind as an exciting mix and match monster book to take home.

Wednesday August 5th 6 - 9pm Free Facilitated by: Elk Paauw Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/print-to-go-riso-comics-jam-tickets-1996118335676?aff=oddtdtcreator Join us for an evening of raucous, frenzied comics-making while learning how to print zines old-school on a risograph printer. Participants will collaborate on one-page stream-of-consciousness comics passed around a circle. The first hour will focus on just drawing and getting to know each other's sense of hu

Are you an artist and/or collective working in printmaking, illustration, zines, or independent publishing? The Forest City Print & Zine Fair is a celebration of local and regional artists working in print and zine making. This year's fair is taking place on Saturday, August 8th from 12-5pm at the Forest City Gallery in London, Ontario. Apply today to be a vendor! Applications are due July 24th. Click here to apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeq4BSYIGwCKWB4rLc

Saturday July 25th 1 - 4pm Free Facilitated by: Lianne Zannier Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1993159756486?aff=oddtdtcreator Do you want to learn the basics of hand-drawn animation? Have you ever wondered how the visual effects technique of chroma keying (more commonly known as green screen) works? This workshop introduces participants to the core principles of hand-drawn animation, and shows how chroma key can be used as a drawing tool to create unique animated l

Saturday July 11th 1 - 4 pm Free Facilitated by: Adrienne Scott Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/introduction-to-stop-motion-animation-tickets-1992170667093?aff=oddtdtcreator Stop motion is a form of frame-by-frame animation often associated with large, laborious studio productions, but it is also achievable on an independent scale with limited resources. This workshop will introduce participants to stop motion as an available means of creating experimental animation

Saturday, July 4 1–4 PM Free Facilitated by Michelle Wilson and Candace Dube Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/plantain-salve-making-workshop-tickets-1991135139803?aff=oddtdtcreator Inspired by the plants and concepts at play in the exhibition Those in Glass Houses…, Forest City Gallery will host a plantain salve-making workshop led by master herbalist Candace Dube, owner of Be Well Botanics, with support from exhibiting artist Michelle Wilson. In this free, hands-on work

Thursday, June 25th 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, s