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Submit to the 2025 Members' Show & Sale, Synthesis! Exciting News—Submissions for the Members’ Show & Sale, Synthesis, are now open, from October 15th to November 2nd!
Submissions are due by Sunday, November 2nd at 11:59pm. This year, artists may submit up to two works! To participate, artists must be an FCG member in good standing. To join or renew your membership, visit the FCG website. Not sure if your membership has lapsed? Feel free to reach out to us!
The Members’ Show and Sale is FCG’s longest-running annual exhibition and serves as an important fundraising event for the year. Save the Date! The Opening reception will be on Saturday, November 15th from 7-9pm. The show will be on view from November 15th - December 12th, 2025.
The Members’ Show & Sale is a great way for artists in the community to connect and develop new audiences, while offering an entry point into the collection of unique artworks by artists in London and the surrounding region.
We can’t wait to feature the art of FCG members! |
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FCG Pier - Argyle Ribbon Project installation shot. Photo by Dickson Bou.
Join us at the Closing Reception for the Argyle Ribbon Project!
Sharmistha Kar, Anindita Chakraborty, and Amsa Yaro
Closing Reception - Thursday, October 16th from 5-7pm
Exhibition presented in collaboration with Leah Thomas-Gray, Creative Director of the Argyle BIA
Check out the FCG Pier exhibition from September 11th - October 18th featuring the Argyle Ribbon Project public art series.
Join us for the Closing Reception tomorrow, Thursday, October 16th from 5-7pm!
The Argyle Ribbon is a series of 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).
Through the use of acrylic and other materials manufactured by local trades, this artistic collaboration applies gathered research and community input of the former London Township related to the cultural stories, historic economies and development, industrial inventions, and settlements from the area’s original inhabitants to current times.
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Join us for the next Media Collab workshop, Designing with Commercial Printing in Mind!
Saturday, October 25th 1-4pm Free
Facilitated by: Zane Pate
Are you curious about how to set up your design files to get the best result when printing your digital artwork? This workshop will provide vital information for any artist that is creating work to be digitally printed. The goal is to demystify print industry terminology, practices and provide artists with some step-by-step guides on paper sizes, crop and bleed.
Throughout this workshop we will cover different ways to achieve print-ready files using Illustrator, and Canva. We will go over the difference between “print to fit” vs “crop and bleed.” If you begin designing your project before knowing certain key elements about commercial printing, you may run into trouble down the road, which can cost you time and money. By becoming acquainted with the print industry before you begin designing your project you will have a much smoother experience.
In the workshop we will cover the steps from design to finished printed project. Participants will learn about how prints are processed in a print shop from London-based print shop technician and interdisciplinary artist Zane Pate. By covering just a few necessary steps, participants will be on their way to creating a variety of printed materials that can help further their career as well as make meaningful connections within their community.
Participants are welcome to bring their own laptop or note-taking tools, but supplies and how-to guides will be provided. |
Live and Interactive Art Tools Meet Up Thursday, 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 experiment, share ideas, and jam alongside other creatives. Join us at Forest City Gallery for the Media Collaboratory's first Live & Interactive Art Tools Drop-in session - a night of discussion, project sharing and networking.
Bring your laptop, your art practice, or just your curiosity — all skill levels welcome!
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Join us at the next Hear Here - Halloween Edition!
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 dynamic art rock sounds of Gift Idea and the immersive synth worlds of TaToE.
It's the perfect after-party for the spookiest season. Doors open at 7 pm, with $10 cover.
Got a great costume? Wear it for a shot at winning our costume contest!
See you there!
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Maritime Minute by Les Ramsay installation shot. Photo by Dickson Bou.
Check out the latest exhibition, Maritime Minute by Les Ramsay
September 4 – October 30, 2025
There's a couple weeks left to check out Les Ramsay's solo exhibition, Maritime Minute, on display until October 30th!
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 maritime imagery—tidal shifts, passing storms, forgotten harbours—the exhibition offers a fragmented, atmospheric glimpse into a world both familiar and dissolving. Through layered textures and intuitive forms, the artist captures the strange stillness of moments suspended between beauty and erosion, presence and disappearance.
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Upcoming and Ongoing Community Events, Calls and Opportunities
TAP Centre for Creativity - Forest City Fusion by Simple Reflections for Artists. October 15 - Nov 1st. Opening reception - Thursday, October 16, 6-9pm
RAW | RELEASE, solo exhibition by Oliver P., October 7 - November 1, 2025.
Michael Gibson Gallery - Jonathan Forrest, Block Party, and Bernice Vincent Walk Around the Block, September 20 - October 25th.
CoQuest by Corduroy Earth. A collaborative, four day festival, bringing together grassroots creatives, independent artists and local change makers in London, ON. October 15-19th.
Lambeth Art Association - How to Define Artistic Success and How to Approach and Nurture Buyers talk by Joanne Poluch, October 18th, 1 p.m. to 3:15 p.m at Riverside United Church. $10 admission.
Good Sport Gallery and Studios - ' there’s a place I go only in my dreams... come with me l’ll take you...'by Sarah Elise Bauman, Oct 1-19th. Saturdays 12-4pm or by appointment.
Museum London - Billy Bert Young - Cloudburst - August 30 - February 15 2026
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