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Two polaroid photos - one showing watercolour paints and the other showing people walking down a spiral staircase - and several cards with text quotes sit on top of a green background with pink ribbon. Type reads: May 10th, 1771: I am so happy my dearest, so fully absorbed in the feeling of this calm presence, that my art is suffering. I couldn't draw now, not one stroke, and yet I have never been a greater painter than in these moments. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Two polaroid photos - one showing watercolour paints and the other showing people walking down a spiral staircase - and several cards with text quotes sit on top of a green background with pink ribbon. Type reads: May 10th, 1771: I am so happy my dearest, so fully absorbed in the feeling of this calm presence, that my art is suffering. I couldn't draw now, not one stroke, and yet I have never been a greater painter than in these moments. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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A sculpture of oranges in a light blue bowl decorated with golden accents.

FUSION presents: Henry Goodman Exhibition for Emerging Artists

From Thu, May 21 to Sun, Oct. 11: FUSION, Ontario's clay and glass association, presents the inaugural Henry Goodman Exhibition for Emerging Artists. This juried exhibition invites emerging Canadian artists to explore the theme of Gathering – the ways we come together through objects, ritual, memory and making. The exhibition travels to three venues: Art Gallery of Burlington, Rails End Gallery in Haliburton, and Neilson Park Creative Centre in Etobicoke.

Recurring event: A retro illustration of a far away planet with a giant sun shining in the background, where a giant bee attacks a woman in a yellow slip dress. Below it, the words: KILLER B CINEMA.

Killer B Cinema Monthly B-Movie Screening

The first Friday of every month, join Killer B Cinema hosts Lizzie Violet & Zoltan Du Lac at See-Scape in the Junction for screenings of B-movies from the 1950s to the 1990s, featuring horror, sci-fi, cult films, foreign language adaptations & more. Plus previews & retro & vintage pre-show cartoons! For adults 19+.

Vintage black & white photograph with red painted at the top & incorporated subtly throughout, the image textured as if viewed through a screen. Portrait of a young woman in three-quarter profile, gazing off to the right.

WOO SEE-MING: From the Laurentian Highlands to a Higher Place

From Fri, Sep. 18 – Sat, Nov. 7, 2026: Gallery 44 presents From the Laurentian Highlands to a Higher Place, a solo exhibition of photographs by WOO SEE-MING. After his mother’s death in 2025, the artist visited his mother’s village in Quebec, photographing significant family landmarks that became the basis of this collection. Presented in the Members’ Gallery.

Detail of an image of a Black man wearing a black leather jacket stands in front of a display of surreal paintings featuring Black themes and people.

A Black Art Fair 2026

Two days only – Sat, Oct. 31 & Sun, Nov 1, 2026: Nia Centre for the Arts presents the fourth edition of their annual Black Art Fair, an annual, multidisciplinary exhibition dedicated to the promotion & sale of artworks by Black Canadian artists. This year’s theme, EVIDENCE, invites you to encounter the traces Black artists leave in the world – through memory, material, imagination, experience & cultural contribution.

Detail of a medium close-up of a small group of joyful people, mouths open, arms raised and applauding, gathered around a bar table.

ArtAttack! 2026: Live Art Auction

One night only – Thu, Nov. 5, 2026: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre hosts ArtAttack!, their annual art fundraiser party. Art aficionados & novices alike will have an exclusive chance to bid in the live auction & purchase a work of art by 60+ visual artists. Preview viewing on Sat, Oct. 4 & commissioned limited edition prints available.

Black & white photo from the 60s or 70s of a young man dressed in dark shirt, pants & jacket standing beside a painting of a man on a bicycle. Below the painting is a partial bicycle. on its side on a section of the floor painted with a brick-patterned hole, a second canvas of a brick wall behind.

Bas Jan Ader: I’m searching...

Sat, Dec. 12, 2026 – Sun, May 2, 2027: Now, over 50 years after he was lost at sea, experience conceptual and performance artist Bas Jan Ader's 16mm films, slide installations, photographs & videos in this exceptional solo exhibition, along with extensive documentary material & ephemera. The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery will be the only venue to be hosting this significant exhibition. 

Recurring event: A small group of people at an art exhibit. Various artworks depicting sunflowers hang on the white wall. There is a small circular table with sunflowers in a vase and a small canvas on a stand, plus flyers/pamphlets.

First Friday Peterborough

The first Friday of every month: First Friday Peterborough presents their monthly art crawl event around downtown Peterborough. Enjoy the city’s multifaceted, creative culture with a self-guided tour of galleries, studios, shops and cafés. Each month is different – you never know what you’ll stumble across.

Recurring event: Image featuring text and illustration. To the right: A man with red hair and beard, wearing a mustard yellow cap and plaid shirt and blue green overalls, operates a vintage movie projector set on a tripod. To the left: Take Cover.

Take Cover Books: Film Club

Once a month: Take Cover Books hosts a Film Club at their shop in Peterborough. You are cordially invited to join and come out to watch this month’s movie pick. Sign up for notifications of upcoming screenings. Plus, they have Film Club t-shirts!

Image featuring text & photograph against a green background. Top: Crit Nights. The 4th Monday of Every Month. 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Centre: Four people standing in a studio space, viewing artworks hanging on the wall. Bottom left: Hosted at Necessary Arts Collective & Otherwise Studios. Facilitated by Paige Bromby. Bottom right: Otherwise Studios & Necessary Arts Collective logos.

Necessary Arts Collective & Otherwise Studios: Crit Nights

The fourth Monday of every month: Necessary Arts Collective & Otherwise Studios host Crit Nights, a monthly art critique facilitated by Guelph-based artist Paige Bromby that brings together local painters, sculptors, printmakers & other artists to engage in a critical dialogue about each other's work. Artists are encouraged to bring an in-progress or complete artwork to share with the group.

Recurring event: Image featuring text overlapping a photograph. Washi Drawing Club. ARTiculations Art Supply. Originally founded and facilitated by The Japanese Paper Place (logo). In the background, a close-up of several sheets of handmade paper of various colours, each folded over on itself and set one on top of the other.

Washi Drawing Club, hosted by ARTiculations Art Supply

Seasonal courses, with one session a month (fourth Monday) for three months: ARTiculations Art Supply invites you to explore drawing and wet media on washi papers from the comfort of your own studio or home in their online Washi Drawing Club.

Recurring event: Image featuring text & illustration against a pink background. Sketchbook Meetup in blue font at the top, with an illustration of a pair of hands resting on an open sketchbook below it. In the illustration, the right hand works on a line drawing portrait on the right-hand page, with a completed portrait on the left. Three pencils and two small blue bulldog clips surround the sketchbook, with a clip holding the page to the left.

ARTiculations Monthly Sketchbook Meetup

On the second Monday of every month: ARTiculations Art Supply owner Heather Phillips facilitates a monthly online sketchbook meetup. Open to all levels, this one-hour facilitated session offers a supportive space to draw, share and connect. No formal instruction, just inspiration and encouragement. For adults. Free. Registration required.