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

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 ...

Saturday September 27th 1 - 4pm Free Facilitated by Mackenzie Browning Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1661320025919?aff=oddtdtcreator Paper Rain: Exploring Digital Cutting for Installation Art is a hands-on workshop that introduces participants to digital cutting technology (Cricut and Cameo) as a creative tool for interdisciplinary and installation-based art. Using a low barrier, process-driven approach, the workshop guides participants through contour drawing, scann

Saturday September 13th 1-4pm Free Facilitated by: Ola Idris and Ayat Salih Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1661258371509?aff=oddtdtcreator The Fikra House Research Creation Workshop is an immersive learning experience where emerging artists will explore possible ways to the never-ending challenge of how to start an art project. Our answer is through research skills, introspection, and each other. This 3-hour session will employ a circular learning pedagogy to offer in

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

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. 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

Photo via Museum London. Hear Here - Hear There ADJD Tripsitter Society Museum London (421 Ridout St. N) 5:30–7:30 pm Free & All Ages...

FCG Pier Creating Space Collectively August 8-16 th Opening reception on Saturday, August 9 th from 5-7pm A photo from the Creating Space...