PAST EXHIBITIONS

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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

Time and Tide

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

Artist Talk with Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman

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.

FCG Pier Call for Submissions: Time and Tide

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

Memories We Carry, Stories We Heal by Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman

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

Join us for this year's FCG Members' Show and Sale 'Synthesis'

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.

Alt Text Writing Workshop

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

Call for Submissions - 'Synthesis' Members' Show & Sale

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

Designing with Commercial Printing in Mind

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

FCG Pier - Argyle Ribbon Project

September 11 – October 18th Sharmistha Kar, Anindita Chakraborty, and Amsa Yaro Closing Reception - Thursday, October 16th from 5-7pm Exhibition presented in collaboration with Leah Thomas-Gray, the Creative Director of the Argyle BIA. The Argyle Ribbon is a series of 53 painted art panels created by Sharmistha Kar, Anindita Chakraborty and Amsa Yaro that tell the story of the Argyle area of London, Ontario, installed at the Clark House (1903 Avalon St.). As a blue collar

Join us for an upcoming Reading and Art Exhibit

Forest City Gallery Friday, September 12 6 - 8pm Join us at the gallery for a Reading and Art Exhibit on September 12th. Two Canadian authors and an artist—CBC Literary Awards prizewinning writer Joanna Cockerline, author of the new novel Still, Kevin Andrew Heslop, author of The Writing on the Wind's Wall: Dialogues about ‘Medical Assistance in Dying’ , and international multidisciplinary artist Leslie Putnam—are offering a free public reading and art exhibit at Forest City

Les Ramsay - Maritime Minute

Les Ramsay. Dusty Ditch at Dusk , 2024. Oil on upholstery, 14 x 11." Photo by Dennis Ha. Forest City Gallery, 1025 Elias St. September 4 – October 30, 2025 Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Thursday, September 4 th , 5-7pm In Maritime Minute , west coast artist Les Ramsay presents a series of abstract paintings, sculpture, and needlepoint works that meditate on coastal landscapes, fleeting time, and the quiet urgency of environmental change. Drawing from the language of marit