exhibitions + displays
Exhibitions + Displays
With 3 galleries spread across 2 floors along with the Market Place artist market the LAC presents changing calendar of diverse exhibitions.
Distinguished for offering a wide range of local programming, the LAC is committed to facilitating access and stimulating the appreciation and understanding for visual arts and relevant cultural topics.
Bright Spots
The Leamington Arts Centre, in support of the Windsor Endowment for the Arts, the uptown Leamington BIA, the Municipality of Leamington and Speedprint is proud to present “Bright Spots”, a public art project that creates “Bright Spots” in Leamington.
The vision is to bring artwork from within the gallery walls to the sidewalks and parks of Leamington for all to view, experience and take notice of more of our town’s “Bright Spots”.
Mural Mosaic
The Leamington Arts Centre (LAC) in partnership with the Mayor Youth Advisory Committee (MYAC) is proud to present the Mural Mosaic community Arts Project.
The finished Mural Mosaic consists of 272 individual tiles of unique images, each one painted by a community arts participant and based on the artists tiles from the original Tree of Life Mosaic.
All of the individually numbered tiles have been joined together to create one larger image, the Tree of Life.
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STOMPING GROUNDS: LAC Annual Regional Juried Exhibition Stomping Grounds is a guest curated, cross-region and cross-selection exhibition of juried works. The exhibition’s focus is to bring together a broad and diverse
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STOMPING GROUNDS: LAC Annual Regional Juried Exhibition
Stomping Grounds is a guest curated, cross-region and cross-selection exhibition of juried works. The exhibition’s focus is to bring together a broad and diverse collection and new scope of efficacious works to the Leamington Arts Centre.
About the Guest Curator/Juror: Stephen Gibb
Canadian painter Stephen Gibb is known for his vibrant Pop Surrealism oil paintings and his commissioned work with the music industry. His bright mashups of iconic characters often address the existential issues and anxieties of contemporary society, which are contrasted by moments of joy and transcendence. “We are reared on nursery rhymes and fairy tales, so why not extend those lessons and conventions into more adult-based themes?” says Gibb. His paintings offer a chance for the viewer to ignite their own creativity and construct their own narrative – informed by their personal experiences and the associations they may derive from the imagery.
Familiar to millions around the globe his artwork is indelibly linked to the album art of hip hop artist Trippie Redd and to some degree, British singer/songwriter Hope Tala, a favourite of Barak Obama.
Tues Sept 10 – Sat Nov 2
Reception: Fri Sept 27, 6-8PM
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September 10, 2024 11:00 am – November 2, 2024 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
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The World Beneath is an art exhibition that focuses on the ideas of connection, spirituality, and ocean life. The artist Kacie Auffret is interested in merging both your connection to
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The World Beneath is an art exhibition that focuses on the ideas of connection, spirituality, and ocean life. The artist Kacie Auffret is interested in merging both your connection to the ocean world and Mother Earth through not only the abstract imaginary but also by using crystals in the works. Through the series of paintings Kacie explores the use of crystals and their meanings by combining the uniqueness of the crystal energy with the intuition of spiritual connection to ocean life. Kacie welcomes you to sit and connect with each art piece.
September 24 – November 16
Reception: Friday, September 27, 6-8pm
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September 24, 2024 11:00 am – November 16, 2024 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
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Family. Relationship status: It’s complicated. Just ask Jan Brady of The Brady Bunch or Michael Jackson of The Jackson Five, or Paolo Gucci. Family creates you
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Family.
Relationship status: It’s complicated.
Just ask Jan Brady of The Brady Bunch or Michael Jackson of The Jackson Five, or Paolo Gucci. Family creates you and defines you and, sometimes, destroys you.
Family members form our first society and we learn how to function within it. Whether we remain close or distance ourselves, the push and pull of our first society is strong and we both fight and embrace our Blood Ties for our entire lives.
And yet we crave more. We live in societies that have become more connected through social media, yet people report feeling more unfulfilled and isolated. This feeling of isolation drives some people to conduct extensive Family research, fuelling a quest to gather more people of their own kind. Everyone becomes a Junior Genealogist, seeking famous lost relatives. The glory attained by distant blood relatives grants bragging rights at backyard barbeques.
Conversely, a relative may share the same last name but their very being instills fear and loathing. So, how do we fit them all in, these Foul and Favoured? With every entitled King, there are far more relatives who eked out a hardscrabble existence. For every Saint, there are dirty rotten scoundrels. In past or present and for better or for worse, they are a part of Family. This is the reality of Blood Ties.
Blood Ties is an exhibition about discovery, acknowledgement, and acceptance.
And pride.
– Laurie Langford
September 24 – November 16
Reception: Friday, September 27, 6-8pm
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September 24, 2024 11:00 pm – November 16, 2024 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
November
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The LAC presents its annual indoor Christmas Arts & Crafts show, open to all artists and artisans in any medium; photography, painting, jewelry, literary arts, crafts, woodworking, glasswork, metal, pottery
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The LAC presents its annual indoor Christmas Arts & Crafts show, open to all artists and artisans in any medium; photography, painting, jewelry, literary arts, crafts, woodworking, glasswork, metal, pottery and more… Exhibit and sell your work directly inside our beautiful galleries during this month long “gift shop” style exhibition that fills an entire main floor gallery!
November 4 – December 20
Reception: Friday, November 22, 6-8pm
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November 6, 2024 11:00 am – December 20, 2024 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
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The Benefit Art Auction is special fundraising event or artists and art collectors to support the LAC by donating works of art. All works donated will be
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The Benefit Art Auction is special fundraising event or artists and art collectors to support the LAC by donating works of art.
All works donated will be displayed at the LAC in a bid or buy now style auction exhibition.
Donors will receive a charitable income tax donation receipt for the full realized sold price of their donated artwork.
100% of the proceeds of the auctioned artwork will be used to support the LAC, its community programs and activities.
November 16 – December 21
Reception: Friday, November 22, 6-8pm
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November 19, 2024 11:00 am – December 21, 2024 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)