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

Saturday May 23rd 1 - 4 pm Free Facilitated by: Natali Bravo Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rules-of-composition-for-photography-tickets-1988647749953?aff=oddtdtcreator In this workshop you’ll learn the essential rules of composition that will take your photography to the next level. We’ll explore key techniques like the rule of thirds, leading lines, framing, andbalancing elements within the frame to create visually compelling images. We’ll use the gallery and sur

Saturday May 9th 1-4pm Free Facilitated by: Sebastian Di Trolio and Joe Heindl of FRAMES Film Series Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cameraless-animation-on-16mm-film-with-frames-film-series-tickets-1988644497224?aff=oddtdtcreator In this hands-on DIY film workshop, we’ll explore an inventive array of techniques for creating our own animated 16mm film loops, as well as learn the basic fundamentals of film projection. Think of it as assembling experimental analogue G

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 attem

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

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

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.

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

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

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,...

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 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...

gdaa-giiwemin Genevieve Buchanan Forest City Gallery August 8 – 16th Opening Reception: Saturday, August 9th, 5-7pm gdaa-giiwemin by...

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...

Saturday July 26 1-4pm Free Facilitated by: Chrissy Poitras and Kyle Topping Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pricing-your-work-tick...

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 Saturday, July 19th 12-5pm Forest City Gallery, 1025 Elias St. Forest City Gallery is organizing a new...

Are you a Southwestern Ontario artist looking for financial assistance for exhibition presentation costs? Forest City Gallery is a...

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 for the month of June is: Make a website with Hotglue The Soft Skills for the month of June is focused on building simple...

Saturday June 7th 1-3pm Online via Zoom Free Facilitated by: Pam Lau Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/community-arts-facilitation-ti...

The Soft Skill for the Month of May is: make your own thaumatrope or ‘wonder turner.’ This 19th century optical toy is often considered...

Come check out the next Hear Here performance on May 24th! UPDATE: Tonight's Hear Here is postponed to a later date - Stay tuned!...

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...

Photo Credit: Paul Litherland⁠ Saturday May 17th. 12 - 4:00pm. free. Facilitated by Roberto Santaguida Register:...

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...

Colleen Heslin May 29-July 24, 2025 Artist Talk and Opening Reception – Thursday, May 29th 5:30 to 8pm Colleen Heslin. Left to right:...

Forest City Gallery is disheartened to hear the news of the program cut to the Fanshawe Fine Art Advanced Diploma. The Fine Art program...

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...

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

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

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...

Attend the upcoming Artist Discussion, in partnership with the SASAH program. Panel Discussion: Racquel Rowe and Jessica Karuhanga...

Call for submissions: Workshop proposals for the Media Collaboratory Submission deadline: February 28th, 2025 Accepted workshop...

Date: Saturday, January 25th Time: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Location: Forest City Gallery Open to caregivers and children of all ages Pier...

Racquel Rowe January 11 - March 8, 2025 Opening Reception January 11th, 5-7pm Panel Discussion: Racquel Rowe and Jessica Karuhanga...

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 upcoming Water (Deshkan Ziibi) performances and films curated by Christof Migone, Sheri Osden Nault, and Ruth Skinner....

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 is excited to announce the hiring of Lianne Zannier for our new role of Community Outreach & Programming Coordinator....