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Forest City Gallery London's only artist-run centre, located at 1025 Elias Street. www.forestcitygallery.com

The Forest City Gallery gratefully acknowledges the support of our members, sponsors, community partner and our operational funders: The London Arts Council and the London Community Foundation, The Ontario Arts Council, and The Canada Council for the Arts

The gallery will be temporary closed from October 11-16 while our Staff and most of our Board are attending the Universi...
10/11/2026

The gallery will be temporary closed from October 11-16 while our Staff and most of our Board are attending the Universities Art Association of Canada (UAAC) conference, hosted at Concordia University this year.

This closure will only effect our usual gallery hours on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. We will be open again on Saturday for general visitors and our upcoming workshop with Amsa Yaro!

Is your feed flooded with cyberdecks? Whether you are a technologist or a casual tinkerer, or if you are curious about D...
10/09/2026

Is your feed flooded with cyberdecks? Whether you are a technologist or a casual tinkerer, or if you are curious about DIY technology, hacking, and circuit bending, join our next Soft Skills series: Build Your Own Cyberdeck! On Thursday October 22nd from 6-8pm. โ‹†.เณƒเฟ”*:๏ฝฅ

๐Ÿ‘พ These custom-made personal computers, often with beautifully curated hardware modelled after the cyberpunk and cyberfeminist aesthetic, can be built as portable e-readers, journals, music players or miniature desktops. Cyberdecks reject the sleek coldness of consumer electronics, leaning into the (cyber)punk qualities of repairability and self expression. โ‚ŠหšโŠนโ‹†

๐Ÿงฎ If you want to learn more about open source software, Linux, single board computers, hacking, and customizing hardware, join our Soft Skills working group. Together, we will support each other in the design and fabrication of our own cyberdecks! โ‹†โœด๏ธŽหš๏ฝกโ‹†

On the third Thursday of every month, our cyberdeck working group will meet to discuss material sourcing, design ideas, and provide opportunities to troubleshoot with a group of likeminded makers.ย ๐Ÿค

๐Ÿ’ป A cyberdeck can be as simple or as complex as you like. This Soft Skills working group will help you troubleshoot all the steps!
โ€จParticipants are required to cover their own material costs.

Punch into the matrix with us! ๐Ÿ‘๏ธโƒค

Join us Saturday October 17th for an introductory level workshop introducing you to the printing technique of Adire with...
10/08/2026

Join us Saturday October 17th for an introductory level workshop introducing you to the printing technique of Adire with Amsa Yaro

๐Ÿซ†Participants will explore storytelling inspired by the art of Adire Batik print making. Using easily accessible materials, participants will explore stamp and mark-making to create a surface pattern design inspired by history, symbols and icons made with stamps from craft foam. Each participant will create a collection of stamps, a colour palette and surface pattern for their project.

๐Ÿ‘‹ This workshop is open to beginners or anyone looking to expand their creative skills with hands-on techniques.

๐ŸŽจ Please come in clothing you donโ€™t mind getting paint on. All materials will be provided.

Facilitated by Amsa Yaro, a London-based artist with a longstanding involvement with public art installations and exhibitions throughout the city including at TAP Centre for Creativity, UpwithArt at Museum London, and Forest City Gallery. Yaro is a former journalist turned mixed media artist who uses paper materials to create original works inspired by her Nigerian background, culture and life. Yaro has extensive experience working within a classroom and has taught classes on plasticine relief sculpting, paper mache, watercolour batik art and more with the London Arts Council and the London Public Library.

Event Details:
๐Ÿ“… Date: Saturday, October 17th
๐Ÿ• Time: 1-4pm
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ The Workshop is free but registration is required
๐Ÿงต Link is in the bio!

The Media Collaboratory is generously supported by the London Community Foundation through their Community Vitality Grant.
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Join us October 9 @ 7-9pm to celebrate Leigh Jenerouxโ€™s exhibition Meet Me Where Iโ€™m At (Leigh Jeneroux Projects). Leigh...
10/01/2026

Join us October 9 @ 7-9pm to celebrate Leigh Jenerouxโ€™s exhibition Meet Me Where Iโ€™m At (Leigh Jeneroux Projects).

Leigh has been working in the gallery on Wednesdays and Thursdays on this ambitious social research project, processing the outcomes of community meetings and slow events held in Ross Park during August. Come out to see the results and learn more about the futures of this project!

There will be snacks and drinks and great company!

New RISO printed catalogue just dropped!Thanks to everyone who has come through the gallery recently to see I would neve...
10/01/2026

New RISO printed catalogue just dropped!

Thanks to everyone who has come through the gallery recently to see I would never ever by SORA PARK and pick up one of our catalogues written by Megan Arnold. We ran out! So Elk Paauw ๐Ÿ’ญ printed up a new batch with our in-gallery machine ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’™

This will probably be a limited run this time, so come by to grab your copy! Donโ€™t forget to sign the guest book, and drop us some love in the donation box because we want to make more of these! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™

Join us for a two-part grant writing workshop lead by Patrick Mahon Patrick Mahon โœจ๐Ÿ“ You may feel that you are sometimes...
09/10/2026

Join us for a two-part grant writing workshop lead by Patrick Mahon Patrick Mahon โœจ

๐Ÿ“ You may feel that you are sometimes โ€˜in the darkโ€™ when it comes to what is important to include in a successful grant application. This workshop is aimed at demystifying this by offering practical advice on how to interpret what is being asked for, and will help you develop skills to produce an impactful application that will resonate in the minds of jurors. During the two related sessions, and by working on a short-written piece over the two weeks in between, this workshop program will include useful tips and assist you with your draft writing to help you make a future โ€˜pitchโ€™ โ€“ with increased enthusiasm and clarity!

๐Ÿ“š All materials will be provided and participants will be sent a short survey to help guide the facilitator prior to the workshop.

Event Details:
๐Ÿ“… Date: Saturday, September 19th & October 3rd
๐Ÿ• Time: 1-4:30pm
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ The Workshop is free but registration is required and availability for both sessions is required.
โœ๏ธ Link is in the bio!

Facilitated by Patrick Mahon, an artist and writer/curator who lives in London, Canada. He is a Distinguished University Professor at Western University, retired in 2024. Mahonโ€™s projects have been supported by significant grant funding, and exhibited widely in Canada: at Museum London, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, the Winnipeg Art Gallery and The Art Gallery of Hamilton; and internationally in China, France, Norway, and Switzerland. Patrickโ€™s collaborative, funded initiative, GardenShip and State, generated an exhibition co-curated with Jeff Thomas involving twenty artists and scholars, which premiered at Museum London (October 2021 โ€“ January 2022) and was reprised at Thames Art Gallery (August โ€“ October 2024). Patrickโ€™s work is held in numerous private, corporate, and museum collections.

The Media Collaboratory is generously supported by the London Community Foundation through their Community Vitality Grant.
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๐Ÿช„ Join us this Saturday August 15th for a family friendly workshop with Elk Paauw ๐Ÿ’ญ on the RISO printer for a rowdy game...
08/13/2026

๐Ÿช„ Join us this Saturday August 15th for a family friendly workshop with Elk Paauw ๐Ÿ’ญ on the RISO printer for a rowdy game of Exquisite Co**se. Participants will partake in a collaborative drawing game creating exciting creatures which they will then print on our multicolour risograph printer!

๐ŸซŸ Missed out on printing with the RISO?! Curious about the process? Sign up for this workshop and you will be able to help create and take home unique RISO prints of all the collaborative drawings.

๐Ÿคฉ All ages welcome and all materials will be provided.

Event Details:
๐Ÿ“† Date: Saturday, August 15th
๐Ÿ•š Time: 1 - 4pm
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ The workshop is free but registration is required
๐Ÿ‘พ Link is in the bio

The Media Collaboratory is generously supported by the London Community Foundation through their Community Vitality Grant.

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โœจVendor Spotlights for this Saturdayโ€™s Zine Far! We canโ€™t wait to welcome you!๐Ÿ‘‰ Featuring:Nephorest k crone Gabriella So...
08/07/2026

โœจVendor Spotlights for this Saturdayโ€™s Zine Far! We canโ€™t wait to welcome you!

๐Ÿ‘‰ Featuring:
Nephorest k crone
Gabriella Solti Gabriella Solti
Videohomicide
Moira Hayes mo-i-ra
Dog Tired Prints Eric Mummery
Crow & Moon Press Crow And Moon Press
Oke Styles Zines
Talk To Me talk to me zine series

โญ๏ธ Be sure to check them all out at the Forest City Print & Zine Fair!

Event Details:
๐Ÿ“† Date: Saturday August 8
๐Ÿ•š Time: 12 - 5pm
๐Ÿ“ Where: Forest City Gallery

โœจCheck out some of our Vendor Spotlights!  ๐Ÿ‘‰ Swipe through to see them all!Finding Fern Photo katie โœจ Rulitoโ€™s Drawings ...
08/05/2026

โœจCheck out some of our Vendor Spotlights!
๐Ÿ‘‰ Swipe through to see them all!

Finding Fern Photo katie โœจ
Rulitoโ€™s Drawings rulitos drawings
Liminal as Hell ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐‘จ๐’” ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’๐’
WHY MARK AUSTEN!!! Whymark Austen!!!
Art By Finch Art By Finch
Jonathan Rotsztain ๐™…๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฎ $โ™กโˆž
Kaitlin Teeter Kaitlin Teeter

๐Ÿ’ฅ Be sure to visit their tables at the Forest City Print & Zine Fair!

Event Details:
๐Ÿ“† Date: Saturday August 8
๐Ÿ•š Time: 12 - 5pm
๐Ÿ“ Where: Forest City Gallery

โœจThe Forest City Print & Zine Fair is this Saturday August 8th from 12-5pm! ๐Ÿ‘‰ Swipe through to see our vendor spotlight!...
08/04/2026

โœจThe Forest City Print & Zine Fair is this Saturday August 8th from 12-5pm! ๐Ÿ‘‰ Swipe through to see our vendor spotlight!

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Emily Kings Emily Kings
Sam Dow Sam Dow
Embassy Cultural House Embassy Cultural House
Stevie Bees Stamps Stevie Bees
LivMartinArt l i v ๐ŸŒฟ

๐Ÿ‘ Be sure to check them all out at the Zine Fair!

Event Details:
๐Ÿ“† Date: Saturday August 8
๐Ÿ•š Time: 12 - 5pm
๐Ÿ“ Where: Forest City Gallery
๐Ÿ“ See you there!

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1025 Elias Street
London, ON
N5W3P6

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 7pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm

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+12262894025

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