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PAST EXHIBITIONS
Annual Juried Exhibition - gdaa-giiwemin by Genevieve Buchanan
gdaa-giiwemin Genevieve Buchanan Forest City Gallery August 8 – 16th Opening Reception: Saturday, August 9th, 5-7pm gdaa-giiwemin by...
Sensing Sound: Performance, Technology & Time-Based Practices
Saturday August 2nd Time: 1-4 pm Free Facilitated by Alex Raja Ven Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sensing-sound-performance-technology-time-based-practices-tickets-1528007033169?aff=oddtdtcreator This workshop offers an in-depth exploration of performance and technology within the realm of contemporary sound art. Participants will gain hands-on experience with field recorders and microphones, learning how to use sound as a medium for artistic expression. They will exam
Join us for the Forest City Print & Zine Fair!
Mark your Calendars! The Forest City Zine and Print Fair is coming up on Saturday, July 19th from 12 – 5 pm at Forest City Gallery...
Soft Skills during July
Learn how to edit your photos using Adobe Lightroom Starting on Thursday July 10th our Soft Skills for the month of July is focused on...
Pricing Your Work
Saturday July 26 1-4pm Free Facilitated by: Chrissy Poitras and Kyle Topping Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pricing-your-work-tick...
Artwork Documentation: Where does your image live?
Saturday July 12th 1-4pm Free Facilitated by: Ruth Skinner Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/artwork-documentation-where-does-your-im...
Forest City Print & Zine Fair - Call for Artists
Forest City Print & Zine Fair Saturday, July 19th 12-5pm Forest City Gallery, 1025 Elias St. Forest City Gallery is organizing a new...
Forest City Gallery is an OAC Exhibition Assistance Recommender - Apply today!
Are you a Southwestern Ontario artist looking for financial assistance for exhibition presentation costs? Forest City Gallery is a...
Join us for the Toronto Book Launch of 'The Employee'
The Employee, Co-edited by J oshua Schwebel and Lauren Wetmore. Sunday, June 15th 3-5pm Art Metropole Join Joshua Schwebel and Lauren...
Soft Skills during June
Soft Skills for the month of June is: Make a website with Hotglue The Soft Skills for the month of June is focused on building simple...
How to Build Your Own Web Server
Saturday June 28th 1-4pm Free Facilitated by: Imogen Clendinning Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1396941181679?aff=oddtdtcreator As...
Community Arts Facilitation Workshop
Saturday June 7th 1-3pm Online via Zoom Free Facilitated by: Pam Lau Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/community-arts-facilitation-ti...
Introducing: Soft Skills during May
The Soft Skill for the Month of May is: make your own thaumatrope or ‘wonder turner.’ This 19th century optical toy is often considered...
Postponed: Hear Here - Wonderfully Weird Variety Show
Come check out the next Hear Here performance on May 24th! UPDATE: Tonight's Hear Here is postponed to a later date - Stay tuned!...
OUT OF THE BLUE: how to set up a cyanotype practice on any budget
Saturday May 31st. 1-4pm. free. Facilitated by: Will Maclean a.k.a Blueboy Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/out-of-the-blue-how-to-s...
Crafting Stories in Space: Experimental Approaches to Video & Documentary Film Installations
Photo Credit: Paul Litherland Saturday May 17th. 12 - 4:00pm. free. Facilitated by Roberto Santaguida Register:...
Organizing Images & Metadata in Tropy for Artists and Curators
Saturday May 10th. 1-4pm. Free. Facilitated by Tobias Ewé. Register: https://Understanding-Tropy.eventbrite.ca Join us for our first in a...
Game Night: Propaganda Game
Join us at Forest City Gallery on Friday, May 2nd from 6-8pm for the Propaganda Game Night led by d st-amour, as part of the ADAC...
Stories of belonging - Colleen Heslin
Colleen Heslin May 29-July 24, 2025 Artist Talk and Opening Reception – Thursday, May 29th 5:30 to 8pm Colleen Heslin. Left to right:...
Statement in Support of Fanshawe Fine Arts: Call to Action
Forest City Gallery is disheartened to hear the news of the program cut to the Fanshawe Fine Art Advanced Diploma. The Fine Art program...
Those in Glass Houses...
Michelle Wilson Forest City Gallery, 1025 Elias St. May 28 – July 23, 2026 Opening Reception: Thursday, May 28, 2026 @ 7–9pm This work began with a family story I could not let go of, and deepened through the act of trying to tell that story to my child. In 1911, my grandfather and great-uncle were sent to Canada as British Home Children—removed from their families at the ages of nine and ten and placed into a system that positioned them as surplus, transforming their bodies
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May 113 min read
Annual Juried Exhibition 24: Feature Award Winner
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 attemp
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Apr 42 min read
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