events 2023
Events + Community Programs
The LAC is an award winning organization known for its wide range of activities, and emphasis on community and local programming alongside ancillary events.
The Mill St Markets and Arts @ the Marina are a couple of our more distinguished events, however the LAC also host monthly receptions, private venue rentals and more.
Questions?
coordinator@leamingtonartscentre.com
How to Participate:
Find an event below, click, register and complete the payment.
march
Event Details
It’s Personal (The Journey) walks you through the memories of Toan Khoan, a Vietnamese artist who fled his country in 1983. “I was born in Saigon, Vietnam
Event Details
It’s Personal (The Journey) walks you through the memories of Toan Khoan, a Vietnamese artist who fled his country in 1983.
“I was born in Saigon, Vietnam and was a student at the National College of Fine Arts from 1972-1977. After the war ended in April 1975, several hundred thousand south government officers and ex-soldiers were put in prisons. Their families were re-located to the countryside which lacked electricity, running water, and infrastructures such as schools, hospitals, and roads. Their former homes and businesses were confiscated. The whole society and living conditions were turned upside down, no more private enterprises, no more free markets, and very few jobs available. In addition, food, cooking fuels, clothes, etc. had to be rationed. People started to go hungry most of the time. After a while, everyone’s thoughts turned into finding a way out of the country.
On December 28, 1983, leaving behind my wife and two daughters, I finally left my hometown for good and paid my way onto a boat. During the 14 days at sea, the last 9 days with the boat engine stopped working, thirst and starvation settled in and two people died. Our boat managed to land in Indonesia at last. At Galang’s refugee camp, I had 3 art group shows, taught art to other refugees, and made a 1985 calendar for the camp. I stayed there for 13.5 months before being accepted by the Canadian Delegation. I arrived in Windsor, Ontario on February 28, 1985 as a landed immigrant.
For the first 18 years in Canada, all I did was worked various kinds of jobs to support my family back in Vietnam and to finally be able to bring them over. The time spent in factories emptied my mind of the any traces of art. A lot of trying, frustrating, and struggling times before I found my way back to doing what I like most, which is creating. ‘Beets’ in 2003 marked my first come back painting. All this time while I process my life, a lot of people have passed including my parents, relatives, and friends from back home. It is my hope that my works would express and carry through my thoughts and sympathy for people who have suffered and have been victimized by others.”
February 27 – March 23
Reception:
Friday, March 15, 6-8 pm
more
Time
February 27 (Tuesday) 11:00 am – March 23 (Saturday) 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
05mar11:00 am10:00 pmFundraiser Day at Crave Family Grill & Pub11:00 am – 10:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Event Details
Enjoy a great meal and support the arts at the same time on Tuesday, March 5 when Crave Family Grill & Pub will be donating a portion of every check,
Event Details
Enjoy a great meal and support the arts at the same time on Tuesday, March 5 when Crave Family Grill & Pub will be donating a portion of every check, dine in and take out, to the LAC!
Visit Crave’s website to view their menu and give them a call to make you reservation today!
519-322-0032
Time
(Tuesday) 11:00 am – 10:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
april
06apr5:00 pm5:00 pmSpring Studio Clear Out 2024 – Submission Deadline5:00 pm – 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Event Details
Spring Studio Clear Out The Spring Studio Clear Out Show is back! Artists, this is your chance to clear out that packed studio to make room for new work! Do
Event Details
Spring Studio Clear Out
The Spring Studio Clear Out Show is back! Artists, this is your chance to clear out that packed studio to make room for new work! Do you have old artwork that has been sitting for years, work that your are tired of shuffling around to make space in your studio? The spring studio clear out exhibit has low submission fees so you can enter a lot work and get back that studio space you need!
Eligiblity:
Maximum size of 36″; maximum price of $149 for a single work or series. Open to any 2D or 3D media.
Submission Fee:
$20 for 5 works; $30 for 10; $35 for 15; prints and cards 8×10″ or smaller $5 for 10.
Schedule
Entry Deadline: Sat April 6
Exhibition Opens: Tues April 9
Exhibition Closes: Sat May 4
Artwork Pick Up: Tues May 7 to Sat May 18
NO PICK UP BEFORE MAY 7. ALL ARTWORK MUST BE PICKED UP ON OR BEFORE MAY 18.
more
Time
(Saturday) 5:00 pm – 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Event Details
The Spring Studio Clear Out Show is back! This exhibit provides artists with a chance to clear out their packed studios to make room for new work! All work is
Event Details
The Spring Studio Clear Out Show is back! This exhibit provides artists with a chance to clear out their packed studios to make room for new work! All work is for sale for $149 or less.
April 9 – May 4
Reception: Fri. April 26, 6-8 pm
Time
April 9 (Tuesday) 11:00 am – May 4 (Saturday) 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Event Details
The WFCU Credit Union Painting Competition + Exhibit is an incredible opportunity for emerging, mid-career and established artists to present their most accomplished works
Event Details
The WFCU Credit Union Painting Competition + Exhibit is an incredible opportunity for emerging, mid-career and established artists to present their most accomplished works at the LAC for a chance to win cash prizes. The exhibit’s focus is highlight and celebrate the arts in our region and to offer financial support and an audience for artists.
Eligibility
This exhibition is open to all emerging, mid-career and established visual artists. Only painting mediums will be accepted with a maximum of 3 entries per artist. This is a non-theme exhibit. All artworks must be originals and not reproductions, prints, copies, derivatives or artworks based in any way on other copyrighted or published artistic works. Must be entirely executed by the applicant.
Awards – $1000 of CASH Prizes to be Won!
1st Place: $500 + award certificate
2nd Place: $300 + award certificate
3rd Place: $200 + award certificate
Honourable Mention: award certificate
Jurying
This is a juried exhibition. The Jury will comprise of experienced and qualified professional(s) who will determine the winners as well as those works to be displayed in the exhibit.
How to Submit
Complete the Submission Form and payment below and deliver the artwork to the LAC before the submission deadline. Incomplete or late submissions will NOT be considered.
Submission Fee:
$15/submission.
Maximum number of submissions per artist is 3 and size limit of 5 linear feet width for a single work or combined 10 linear for all submissions.(Series, diptychs, etc: under 3 are considered 1 submission, over 3 may be considered more depending on wall requirements to install.)
more
Time
(Saturday) 5:00 pm – 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Event Details
The WFCU Credit Union Painting Competition + Exhibit is an incredible opportunity for emerging, mid-career and established artists to present their most accomplished works at the LAC for a chance
Event Details
The WFCU Credit Union Painting Competition + Exhibit is an incredible opportunity for emerging, mid-career and established artists to present their most accomplished works at the LAC for a chance to win cash prizes. The exhibit’s focus is highlight and celebrate the arts in our region and to offer financial support and an audience for artists.
Time
April 23 (Tuesday) 11:00 am – May 18 (Saturday) 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
may
Event Details
The Spring Studio Clear Out Show is back! This exhibit provides artists with a chance to clear out their packed studios to make room for new work! All work is
Event Details
The Spring Studio Clear Out Show is back! This exhibit provides artists with a chance to clear out their packed studios to make room for new work! All work is for sale for $149 or less.
April 9 – May 4
Reception: Fri. April 26, 6-8 pm
Time
April 9 (Tuesday) 11:00 am – May 4 (Saturday) 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Event Details
The WFCU Credit Union Painting Competition + Exhibit is an incredible opportunity for emerging, mid-career and established artists to present their most accomplished works at the LAC for a chance
Event Details
The WFCU Credit Union Painting Competition + Exhibit is an incredible opportunity for emerging, mid-career and established artists to present their most accomplished works at the LAC for a chance to win cash prizes. The exhibit’s focus is highlight and celebrate the arts in our region and to offer financial support and an audience for artists.
Time
April 23 (Tuesday) 11:00 am – May 18 (Saturday) 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
03may6:00 pm8:00 pmArt Society Game Night: Fri. May 36:00 pm – 8:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Event Details
Join us for an Art Society Game Night on Friday, May 3 from 6-8 pm! For ages 10+ $40 per person, $35 per group of 2, $30 per Family/Corporate groups of 4+ Tickets
Event Details
Join us for an Art Society Game Night on Friday, May 3 from 6-8 pm!
For ages 10+
$40 per person, $35 per group of 2, $30 per Family/Corporate groups of 4+
Tickets include:
- OG Pizza
- 2 Drink (alcoholic or non)
- Gameplay & Instruction
- WINNER AWARD!
Play as an art connoisseur and compete to put together the most fashionable art collection!
Bid on the hottest works of art, then arrange them into a tastefully curated gallery.
But beware! Fashion is fleeting, and trends are difficult to predict. The value of your collection could change.
In the end, whose wall will be the talk of the town?
more
Time
(Friday) 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
june
01jun5:00 pm5:00 pmFar Out Show 2024 – Submission Deadline5:00 pm – 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Event Details
Far Out Show This exhibition’s focus is to highlight and showcase those offbeat, avant-garde, radical and/or extreme works of art that make us all think
Event Details
Far Out Show
This exhibition’s focus is to highlight and showcase those offbeat, avant-garde, radical and/or extreme works of art that make us all think outside the box and push the limits of expressionism in contemporary art.
Eligibility
All artwork MUST be in the theme of “Far Out” meaning works which are abstract, experimental, atypical, outrageous, unconventional, off-beat, conceptual, surreal, etc. This exhibition is open to all emerging, midcareer and established visual artists. All mediums accepted in 2D and 3D (watercolour, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textile, mixed media, etc.) Limit of 3 entries.
All artworks must be originals and not copies, derivatives or artworks based in any way on other copyrighted or published artistic works. They must be entirely executed by the applicant. Giclées and prints of the artist’s original works are accepted for this exhibition
How to Submit
Complete this Submission Form and payment below and deliver the artwork to the LAC before the submission deadline. Incomplete or late submissions will NOT be considered.
Submission Fee:
$15/submission.
Maximum number of submissions per artist is 3 and size limit of 4 linear feet width for a single work or combined 8 linear for all submissions. (Series, diptychs, etc: under 3 are consider 1 submission, over 3 may be considered more depending on wall requirements to install.)
Please note: submission fees cover expenses to develop, coordinate, and curate the exhibition, handle and store works, in addition to general operating expenses. For this reason, submission fees are non-refundable, for works accepted or not accepted into the exhibition.
Schedule
Entry Deadline: Sat June 1
Exhibition Opens: Tues June 4
Reception: Fri June 7, 6-8 pm
Exhibition Closes: Fri July 26
Artwork Pick Up: Tues July 30 to August 10
NO PICK UP BEFORE JULY 30. ALL ARTWORK MUST BE PICKED UP ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 10.
more
Time
(Saturday) 5:00 pm – 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)