Woodstock Art Gallery

Woodstock Art Gallery Oxford County’s largest municipal public gallery with a permanent collection of over 1,900 works.

The Woodstock Art Gallery occupies three floors of the former John White Building, located in the heart of downtown Woodstock opposite Museum Square. The WAG is Oxford County’s largest municipal public gallery with a permanent collection of over 1,900 works. The WAG celebrates the talent of local, regional and national artists. The Dr. Leonard Reeves Gallery, located on the first floor, is dedicated to exhibiting historical and contemporary artworks drawn from the permanent collection. The second floor Main Gallery features banner exhibitions that change three times a year. The Community Gallery, also located on the second floor, highlights the creative endeavors of emerging and established artists, along with a number of special projects developed in partnership with local community groups and organizations. The Woodstock Art Gallery conducts adult, teen and children’s classes, workshops and programs and offers volunteer opportunities, membership benefits and facility rentals. The Gallery gift shop supplies unique items made local artisans. The WAG has free admission, is fully accessible and has free parking located nearby.

10/07/2026

On September 1, the Woodstock Art Gallery was pleased to host a Teacher Appreciation Coffee Break in partnership with Streets Ahead Coffee Roasters and MyKitchen, recognizing the teachers in our community. 🍎☕🎨

Teachers enjoyed coffee, connected with colleagues, and took time to fully immerse themselves in the arts. Thank you to the educators who joined us, and to our partners for helping make the morning so special! ✨

This past weekend, we got spooky at our Sip & Sculpt: Creepin’ It Creative event! 👻✨ Attendees enjoyed relaxing charcute...
10/06/2026

This past weekend, we got spooky at our Sip & Sculpt: Creepin’ It Creative event! 👻✨

Attendees enjoyed relaxing charcuterie and beverages while creating cute and creepy ceramic ghosts.

Thank you to HollyJo and Meaghan from The Kiln Room Ceramic & Art Studio, and to our wonderful attendees for an amazing Saturday evening! 🖤

🌀 “The Guardian Water Spirit” (pictured) is part of “Great Small Things: 60 Years of Collecting,” the Woodstock Art Gall...
10/02/2026

🌀 “The Guardian Water Spirit” (pictured) is part of “Great Small Things: 60 Years of Collecting,” the Woodstock Art Gallery’s 60th Anniversary Exhibition.

Created in 1973 by artist Carl Ray, this work was inspired by the art of Norval Morrisseau and the Woodland School style. Ray used his art to depict traditional Indigenous stories.

🐟 Shaped like a fish, the water spirit moves fluidly in a circular motion across the page. Thick black outlines define its form, while fine brown and black lines create its details.

✨ See “The Guardian Water Spirit” as part of “Great Small Things: 60 Years of Collecting,” on view in the Dr. Leonard Reeves Gallery on the first floor at the Woodstock Art Gallery until January 9, 2027.

Learn more about this and other current exhibitions:
https://www.woodstockartgallery.ca/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/

Carl Ray, Canadian (1943–1978)
The Guardian Water Spirit
1973
ink on paper
Gift of the Women’s Committee
Photo Credit: Robert McNair
Exhibition Installation Photo Credit: Joseph Hartman

Take a creative pause with local mandala artist and facilitator Mandeep Kaur. ✨In this beginner-friendly Mug Dot Mandala...
10/01/2026

Take a creative pause with local mandala artist and facilitator Mandeep Kaur. ✨

In this beginner-friendly Mug Dot Mandala Workshop, you’ll learn simple dotting techniques and be guided step-by-step to create a one-of-a-kind mandala design on a ceramic mug. No previous art experience is needed. Just come ready to relax, explore your creativity, and enjoy the process.

Choose from two workshop dates:
🎃 Saturday, October 24 | 1–3 p.m.
☕ Wednesday, November 4 | 6–8 p.m.
Ages 13+
Non-members: $55 | Members: $40
Participants will take home their hand-painted mug.

Register today:
https://www.woodstockartgallery.ca/programs-education/youth-adult-programs

Opening October 10th, 2026.We love Woodstock! In honour of the City of Woodstock’s 125th Anniversary, the Woodstock Art ...
09/29/2026

Opening October 10th, 2026.

We love Woodstock! In honour of the City of Woodstock’s 125th Anniversary, the Woodstock Art Gallery is proud to present a landmark exhibition, “The Life and Art of Charles M. Schulz”, organized by the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California.

Through Peanuts, Schulz connected people everywhere with his drawings and stories. “The Life and Art of Charles M. Schulz” explores Schulz’s personal history and his role as the sole inspiration and artistic talent behind Peanuts and its unique characters. The exhibition will be brought to life with interactive activities for the whole family to enjoy, including “create your own” Peanuts comic strip tracing tables, take home crafts, photo opportunities and community engagement prompts.

Discover the magic of Peanuts at WAG on October 10th, 2026.

© PNTS

Snoopy

09/25/2026

✨ Introducing Curator’s Corner—a new video series from Woodstock Art Gallery featuring conversations with the curators behind our exhibitions.

In our first video, Danielle Hoevenaars shares why the work of Florence Carlyle and Angie Quick has been brought together in Your unheeded tears (filled me up).

Developed as part of Danielle’s Master’s degree research, the exhibition brings these artists into conversation across time.

🎉 Reception
Saturday, September 26 | 1–3 p.m.
Woodstock Art Gallery

Your unheeded tears (filled me up)
📅 September 12, 2026–January 9, 2027
📍 Woodstock Art Gallery

Learn more:
https://www.woodstockartgallery.ca/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/

🎨 Make some art and memories together at WAG!Making Together is a new hands-on studio experience for children ages 6–10 ...
09/24/2026

🎨 Make some art and memories together at WAG!

Making Together is a new hands-on studio experience for children ages 6–10 and their parent or caregiver. Explore watercolour and acrylic painting, discover new tools and techniques, and find inspiration through visits to current exhibitions.

Kids and caregivers will have opportunities to work together and create their own artwork in a supportive, welcoming studio environment. 🖌️✨

📅 Saturdays, Nov. 7 & Dec. 5
🕥 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
👨‍👩‍👧 Ages 6–10 + caregiver
🎟️ $35 per day

Spaces are limited, so register early and make art together!

Register online at:
https://www.woodstockartgallery.ca/programs-education/children-s-programs

🧡 Every Child Matters Flag RaisingsPlease join us on Friday, September 25 for community gatherings in recognition of the...
09/24/2026

🧡 Every Child Matters Flag Raisings

Please join us on Friday, September 25 for community gatherings in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.

9 a.m. — Oxford County Administration Building
9:30 a.m. — Museum Square, Woodstock
10 a.m. — Reception and teaching at the Woodstock Art Gallery

The flag raisings will be held with Rebecca Neepin of Two Row Culture and Community Centre. Following the Museum Square ceremony, all are welcome at the Woodstock Art Gallery for light refreshments and a teaching led by Rebecca.

We invite community members to wear orange as we reflect, remember, listen, and learn. Together, we honour First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples; Survivors; their families; and the children who never returned home.

Everyone is welcome. 🧡

🗝️ From the Vault:John Hartman is currently one of Canada's leading contemporary landscape painters. Hartman has consist...
09/23/2026

🗝️ From the Vault:

John Hartman is currently one of Canada's leading contemporary landscape painters. Hartman has consistently exhibited his landscape work across Canada since the 1980s and internationally since the early 1990s. “The Thames and Canary Wharf from the Gherkin” was featured in the touring art exhibition organized by the Woodstock Art Gallery, “Many Lives Mark This Place”, and traveled to major institutions including the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and the Canada Gallery at Canada House in London, United Kingdom.

John Hartman, Canadian (1950)
The Thames and Canary Wharf from the Gherkin, 2010
oil on linen canvas
Height: 122.0cm, Width: 137.5cm
Woodstock Art Gallery Permanent Collection
Gift of John Hartman, 2014
2014.003.001

✨ Join us this Saturday, September 26, from 1–3 p.m. for the reception of “Your unheeded tears (filled me up).” Meet exh...
09/22/2026

✨ Join us this Saturday, September 26, from 1–3 p.m. for the reception of “Your unheeded tears (filled me up).” Meet exhibiting artist Angie Quick and curator Danielle Hoevenaars, Head of Collections at the Woodstock Art Gallery.

🖼️ Exploring shared themes of desire, domestic life, womanhood, and defiance, this exhibition draws connections across time. Visual relationships in colour, figuration, and subject matter offer fresh perspectives on both artists’ practices—and on Florence Carlyle’s lifelong pursuit of artistic expression.

📅 Exhibition dates: September 12, 2026–January 9, 2027.
🕐 Reception: Saturday, September 26, 2026, 1–3 p.m.

Learn more about this and other current exhibitions:
https://www.woodstockartgallery.ca/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/

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449 Dundas Street
Woodstock, ON
N4S1C2

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