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Close-up of a shop table display, featuring a light box marquee with the words ART AFTER DARK plus a heart, surrounded by gold float frames of miniature water colour floral paintings.
Close-up of a shop table display, featuring a light box marquee with the words ART AFTER DARK plus a heart, surrounded by gold float frames of miniature water colour floral paintings.

A nighttime art walk A nighttime art walk

in downtown Kingston – galleries, vintage clothing, art activities, food & music await.

Image featuring text and illustration against a pale mauve background. Call to Artists. Register by December 20th, 2024. Create a miniature artwork on a Hahnemühle bookmark, submit it for our community exhibition, and receive a unique piece of art in return! Two line-illustrated hands face each other, holding out bookmarks. One bookmark bears the word "Bookmark" and the other "Exchange". Top right corner: ARTiculations logo. Bottom right corner: Featuring Hahnemühle, including a logo.

ARTiculations: Bookmark Exchange

Make & exchange miniature artworks. ARTiculations Art Supply is hosting a community bookmark exchange: register by Fri, Dec. 20, 2024 & submit finished bookmarks by Tue, Jan. 7, 2025. Submissions will be on display from Tue, Jan. 7 – Fri, Jan. 31, 2025, celebrating the season & the launch of Hahnemühle papers at ARTiculations, with the bookmark exchange on Fri, Jan. 31.

A multimedia artwork including an explosion of colour with yellow at the centre on an illustrated image of an ancient, pillared temple, its white architecture featuring black writing.

Vancouver Art Gallery presents: Firelei Báez

Now till Sun, Mar. 16, 2025: The Vancouver Art Gallery hosts the first mid-career survey exhibition dedicated to the work of NYC-based artist Firelei Báez, one of the most exciting painters of her generation. The exhibition features over two dozen paintings, drawings and sculptural installations, created over two decades – all expansively vibrant and original, creating a sense of otherworldliness.

Image featuring an ink portrait of a black tuxedo cat, plus text: Whimsical India Ink Pet Portraits with Yulia Tsinko.

Whimsical India Ink Pet Portraits Workshop

One night only - Thu, Dec. 12, 2024: Kensington Art Supply hosts a Whimsical India Ink Pet Portraits workshop, where you’ll learn (or improve) ink skills to create fun portraits of your animal friends! All supplies included. For artists of all levels – no prior experience with ink required.

Watercolour painting of a row of boats moored at a dock within an old Italian town, water sparkling around them. A line of brown and grey brick buildings in the background.

Magic in Your Watercolors Workshop

From Thu, Jan. 16 - Sat, Jan. 18, 2025: Art Center Sarasota hosts visiting instructor, internationally acclaimed artist and author Ron Stocke, for a three-day watercolor workshop. Explore color harmonies that add mood and excitement to your painting. Students bring their own supplies; supply list provided. Open to all skill levels. For adults 18+.

Watercolour illustration featuring images and text. A watercolour detail of the edge of a Christmas tree will red ball decorations. On the floor beneath, a wrapped square present with a red bow and two red ball decorations, a sprig of evergreen between them. Bottom left: Introduction to Watercolour Christmas Card Edition.

Introduction to Watercolour: Christmas Card Edition

One night only - Thu, Dec. 19, 2024: Kensington Art Supply hosts its Introduction to Watercolour: Christmas Card Edition. In this watercolour workshop you’ll learn to paint your own Christmas cards. All supplies included. For artists of all levels – no prior experience with watercolour required.

Detail of a large multi-coloured textile art piece hanging on a gallery wall.

Jan Wade: Soul Power exhibition

Now till Sun, Jan. 5, 2025: The Art Gallery of Hamilton hosts Jan Wade: Soul Power in an exclusive showcase, following its 2021 debut at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The first major retrospective of the artist’s work, this exhibition includes installations of mixed-media pieces, paintings, textiles and sculptural objects.

A woman with dark hair, wearing a red top, black pants and red shoes, smiling and in a lounging pose on top of the trunk of a red car, leaning on her right elbow, with left arm bent, hand behind her head.

Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch exhibition

Now till Mon, Feb. 17, 2025: Vancouver Art Gallery hosts Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch, the first major retrospective of the award-winning Mohawk multimedia artist’s work. Created with sharp humour & irony, often using pop culture references, her photography, film, painting, installation, sculpture & mixed media works highlight themes that hold deep meaning for her: Matriarchy, Past is Present, Actors & Family Relations.

Recurring event: Photo of people entering the you me gallery, a storefront art gallery, at night. There's a hair salon to the left.

Art Crawl on James North

The second Friday of every month: Celebrate Hamilton’s art, music & food scenes in a unique monthly art crawl event through one of its most iconic neighbourhoods! Discover & explore street performers & food vendors, artists & artisans, galleries, shopping, restaurants & bars as you experience the welcoming, eclectic vibe of James St. North. For all ages.

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+.

Recurring event: A photo of a right hand, the index finger moving a cutout photo of a jeep on a small square sketchbook on top of a green cutting board, open to a page with a vibrant drawing of flowers in red, yellow and black. Above the cutting board are various pencils, markers, brushes and pastels.

ARTiculations Monthly Sketchbook Meetup

On (mostly) the first Monday of every month: ARTiculations Art Supply owner Heather Phillips facilitates a monthly in-person sketchbook meetup. Join them at the shop in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood for some sketching time & idea swapping! For adults. All experience levels, beginners welcome. This class requires 4 people to run.

Past event: Greyed out image of a group of people standing in the entrance of an art gallery space, chatting and viewing the art. To the left of the entrance are three black & white photographs of varying sizes. To the right is a large colour photo of a giant green balloon dog, standing on a shore, reflected in the smooth water in the foreground.

Art Toronto 2024

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Oct. 24 – Sun, Oct. 27, 2024: Art Toronto presents the 25th edition of its annual art exhibition at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and various galleries around Toronto. The oldest and largest international art fair in Canada, it showcases 100+ galleries, installations, project spaces and more from around the world.

Past event: Greyed out close-up of a shop table display, featuring a light box marquee with the words ART AFTER DARK plus a heart, surrounded by gold float frames of miniature water colour floral paintings.

Art After Dark: Fall 2024

PAST EVENT: One night only - Fri, Sep. 27, 2024: The Downtown Kingston BIA presents Art After Dark, offering attendees the chance to explore downtown Kingston’s art galleries & art-loving shops as they stay open late. Art, jewelry & vintage clothing; local music, food & beverages, plus workshops & a chance to win $500 toward the purchase of an original artwork!