Upcoming events
SquarePeg Arts and Culture Experience - August 2025
Grand River Artist Collective has received a grant to host an arts and culture pop-up retail store in downtown Kitchener.
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This project is made possible by Waterloo Region Community Foundation. It will allow individual artists to curate and project manage a one week experience at a retail space using talent from across our region.
If you are an artist who would like to get involved, it is recommended that you join the Kitchener-Waterloo Society of Artists (KWSA.ca) as they are collaborators for this project.
Past events
Gallery is open:
October 31 - 2 to 6 PM
November 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 - 2 to 6 PM
Location: 44 Gaukel St, Kitchener, Ontario
Reach the gallery:
by the Ion and exit at the Victoria Station
there is 2 hour free parking on Joseph St by the Victoria Park entrance before 5 PM
Negotiating Culture curated exhibition
Curated by Soheila Esfahani, professional artist, curator and professor. She has a BFA from the University of Waterloo and a MFA from Western University. Learn more about her activities on her website.
Join us opening night November 1, 5 to 8 PM to meet the curator and selected artists. Refreshments provided.
Free to the public to attend and everyone is welcome, old and young, from near and far :)
Learn more about the curatorial statement and the included artists.
Annual members art show and sale
Exhibition days and times:
November 15 - 5 to 7 PM - note time change
November 16 - 10 AM to 6 PM
November 17 - 12 PM to 4 PM
Location: 44 Gaukel St, Kitchener, Ontario
Reach the gallery:
by the Ion and exit at the Victoria Station
there is 2 hour free parking on Joseph St by the Victoria Park entrance before 5 PM
This year’s member show and sale will be full of incredible artwork and some surprises! Join us for “The View From Here”, an exhibition showcasing local developing and professional artists.
Free admission, everyone welcome!
Artists participating:
Adrienne Zoe
Andrea Filiatrault
Ann Gordon
Deb Flynn
Elizabeth Forrest
Elvan Suzer
Ginny Carnevale
Jonathan Sau
Megha Birmiwal
Michael ManChoi Chow
Morag Webster
Ross Pritchard
Artists exhibiting at the exhibition are:
Wen Li (also Assistant Curator)
Funding for this exhibition has been provided by a Community Grant from the City of Kitchener.
Belmont Village Festival (Bestival)
September 13 and 14
An annual two day music and arts festival celebrating local performers in this beautiful gem within the City of Kitchener and right next door to the City of Waterloo.
We had a blast, see you next year!
Artists participating: Adrienne Zoe, Andrea Filiatrault, Deb Flynn, Ginny Carnevale, Jonathan Sau.
All-in for Spring - at 44 Gaukel St until April 30
View the show:
Sundays 1 to 3 pm
Wednesdays 5 to 6:30 pm
Artists participating:
Abdul Khaliq
Andrea Filiatrault
Angela Grasse
Deb Flynn
Elizabeth Forrest
Elvan Suzer
Harry Kooy
Valerie Thomson
Artists at Work - February 2 to 25 2024
The work of making art can be a solitary pursuit but artists want to share their artwork with you.
Juror Paula White Diamond of PWD Gallery and Design Studio in Waterloo is making selections from submissions by local GRACe artists. It is fitting that Paula White Diamond is a professional artist herself!
Thank you so much to Homer Watson House and Gallery, the home of one of the region’s first, working, professional artists, for hosting Artists at Work .
Our annual show was a blast! Be sure to join our newsletter to hear about upcoming events.
A couple of photos from the show are below.
Participating artists
Adrienne Zoe
Alice Plummer
Amber Pacheco
Andrea Filiatrault
Andy Wright
Ann Gordon
Barbara McLeod
Cathy Amos
Claire Donnison
Daniel Anstett (The Dead Ant)
Diana Bahr
Dominique Cinq-Mars Delay
Elizabeth Forrest
Elvan Suzer
Harry Kooy
John Spaulding
Jonathan Sau
Michael ManChoi
Pam Kaur
Pieter Zantinge
Roslyn Ramsay
Ross Pritchard
Vanessa Perjovic
Wen Li
Thank you to our sponsors who help make the events possible!
Prizes have been donated by:
Bauer Kitchen - Gift card
Libro Downtown - DTK dollars
Pam Kaur - The Alphabet Art book
Trevor Clare - Nostalgia art book
Roslyn Ramsay - original art
Anne Williamson - handmade card pack
