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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.


November's Live & Interactive Art Tools Artist Meet-Up
Thursday, November 20th 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 experimen


Media Collaboratory Call for Workshop Submissions
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


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


Hear Here Halloween Edition
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


FCG's Annual Membership Drive
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,...


Live & Interactive Art Tools Artist Meet-Up
October 23rd 6-8pm 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 on Thursday October 23rd from 6-8pm, 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 experimen


Join us at the Forest City Gallery Annual General Meeting
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 ...


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...


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


Hear There - ADJD Tripsitter Society at Museum London
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
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...


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...


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...


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...


FCG Pier: Develop the Earth
Develop the Earth March 26th to May 8th FCG Pier, Forest City Gallery Join us for the opening of ‘Develop the Earth’ on Thursday, April...


Countless Visions
Jason Lujan. Fata Morgana; acrylic and flashe on canvas, 40"x30." 2024. Photo by Laura Findlay. Jason Lujan March 21 - May 15, 2025...


Media Collaboratory Drawing Circles
Join Us for the third Drawing Circles session on Thursday, April 10th at 6pm! Looking to meet fellow artists and create collaborative...


Hear Here Presents: Beauty and the Beasts
Saturday, March 15th | 7:30 PM | Forest City Gallery | $10 or PWYC (no one turned away) Join us at Forest City Gallery for the upcoming...


The Centre of the World Was the Beach
Racquel Rowe January 11 - March 8, 2025 Opening Reception January 11th, 5-7pm Panel Discussion: Racquel Rowe and Jessica Karuhanga...


Hear Here: The Varietal Powers of One
Saturday, January 4th Doors at 7pm $5 at the door Animal Vegetable Mineral Willem James Cowan Megan Arnold Join us at the gallery to...


Check out the 2024 Members' Show & Sale!
Attend the Members' Show & Sale in Partnership with the Embassy Cultural House We are excited for the upcoming opening of the Members'...


Forest City Gallery Welcomes Lianne Zannier as the Community Outreach and Programming Coordinator
Forest City Gallery is excited to announce the hiring of Lianne Zannier for our new role of Community Outreach & Programming Coordinator....


Woodburning Workshop with Adora Valizadeh
Join us at Forest City Gallery for a Woodburning workshop on Saturday, November 16th from 1-3pm, led by Adora Valizadeh! Adora Valizadeh ...


Members' Show and Sale 2024 Call for Submissions
Exciting news—FCG will be having the Annual Members’ Show & Sale, in collaboration with Embassy Cultural House, from November 22nd to...


Adding an Accessible Door and Breaking Down Barriers! Thank you Ontario Trillium Foundation
We are excited to announce that Forest City Gallery has been awarded an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant to build an accessible...


Phantazein: Phantasm - FCG Pier Exhibit
Curated by Genevieve Buchanan October 23rd - November 13th Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 23rd from 5-7pm Featuring artists:...


Join the Upcoming FCG Members' Artist Multiple Workshop
Join us on Saturday, October 12th from 3-5pm for a workshop led by artist Wyn Geleynse, who created the 2024 FCG artist multiple in...


FCG Pier Call for Submissions: Phantazein : Phantasm
We invite you to submit your artwork for the upcoming FCG Pier exhibition “Phantazein : Phantasm” curated by current gallery intern,...


Participate in the FCG Membership Drive and Annual General Meeting
We are hosting our annual Membership Drive from September 21-22! During the hours of the Drive, Memberships will be on sale for $25!...


Join us for the Bikes, Film, Art: Outdoor Film Screening
Save the Date! Join us on Saturday, September 21st at Boyle Community Centre and Park from 5pm-9:30pm for a family-friendly celebration...


Digital Art Workshop: Exploring Generative Art with TouchDesigner
Exploring Generative Art with TouchDesigner Saturday, August 31st, 2024 10am - 2pm Are you intrigued by the possibilities at the...


FCG receives a London Community Foundation Community Vitality Grant
Exciting news! FCG has been awarded a Community Vitality grant from the London Community Foundation. The Community Vitality grant program...
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