Each exhibition spends two months at our gallery space at 404 York Rd., before moving for another two months to our space at The Bookshelf.

Learn more about our past, present, and upcoming exhibitions by clicking on a post below.

Exhibitions

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Rocks, Streams, and Dreams 2025 | March 9 - May 3, 2025

Artworks Gallery Guelph presents Rocks, Streams, and Dreams, a multifaceted exhibition celebrating the beauty of nature and our connection to the environment. Running from March 9 to May 3, 2025, this show highlights the work of local artists and emerging talents, offering a rich and diverse perspective on landscapes, waterways, and natural forms.

Artworks Gallery Guelph presents Rocks, Streams, and Dreams, a multifaceted exhibition celebrating the beauty of nature and our connection to the environment. Running from March 9 to May 4, this show highlights the work of local artists and emerging talents, offering a rich and diverse perspective on landscapes, waterways, and natural forms.

Where to view this exhibition:

March 9 - May 3, 2025 | Artworks Gallery Guelph, 404 York Rd, Guelph, ON | Open daily 10 am - 4 pm

May 5 - July 6, 2025 | A.G.G. At The Bookshelf, 41 Quebec St, Guelph, ON | Open 30 minutes before and after each film screening, or by appointment

Inspired by nature, this special collection features intricate botanical drawings by Mary Anne Young, stunning photography by AJ Longstreet, and compelling pieces from emerging artist Patricia Flood.

The exhibition also includes works from Centennial High School students, who studied photographs of the Yorklands site—a historic space at the heart of conservation efforts by Yorklands Green Hub—and transformed them into unique artistic interpretations under the guidance of teachers Karin Silverstone and Erin Mulcahey. In celebration of Earth Day, the exhibition highlights the significance of preserving and appreciating our natural spaces through art.

Join us for the grand opening on March 23 from 1–4 PM, where you can meet the artists, enjoy live music, and enter to win an original artwork. Works from Artworks Gallery collective members will also be on display, showcasing a wide range of mediums and artistic styles.

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Located at 404 York Rd, Artworks Gallery is a welcoming space where art and nature intertwine. Experience the inspiration that flows through Rocks, Streams, and Dreams—a tribute to the landscapes that shape us.

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Brilliant Encounters | Jan 6 - Mar 8, 2025

Celebrate the transformative power of colour at Brilliant Encounters, the newest themed show at Artworks Gallery Guelph. This vibrant collection features stunning works by local artists, including nature-inspired lamps, paintings in chalk, pastel, oil, and acrylic, and intricate textile designs embellished with ribbon, beads, and hand-dyed fabrics.

Celebrate the transformative power of colour at Brilliant Encounters, the newest themed show at Artworks Gallery Guelph. This vibrant collection features stunning works by local artists, including nature-inspired lamps, paintings in chalk, pastel, oil, and acrylic, and intricate textile designs embellished with ribbon, beads, and hand-dyed fabrics.

As our holiday decorations are tucked away and our living spaces return to a more neutral theme, we crave visual stimulation. Colour has a psychological effect on the brain that can change our mood and energize our minds.

Let the kaleidoscope of hues lift your spirits as you explore the warmth of our gallery on a winter's day. Pair your visit with a stroll along the nearby riverside trail and a hot chocolate from Lost Aviator Coffee Co. next door.

Where to view this exhibition:

Jan 4 - Feb 8 | Artworks Gallery Guelph, 404 York Rd, Guelph, ON | Open daily 10 am - 4 pm

March 9 - May 4 | A.G.G. At The Bookshelf, 41 Quebec St, Guelph, ON | Open 30 minutes before and after each film screening, or by appointment

Join us for the grand opening on January 12 from 1–4 PM, where you can meet the artists, enjoy live music, and enter to win an original artwork. Works from Artworks Gallery collective members will also be on display, showcasing a wide range of mediums and artistic styles.

Member artists:

Featured Artist:

Emerging Artists:

Located at 404 York Rd, Artworks Gallery is a welcoming space where art and nature intertwine. Experience the inspiration that flows through Rocks, Streams, and Dreams—a tribute to the landscapes that shape us.

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Small Treasures | Nov 4, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025

It all begins with an idea.

Showing now at Artworks Gallery Guelph, 404 York Road, daily from 10-4, until January 5, our Small Treasures show is inspired by the little things that bring us joy in life.

Choose from a wide variety of works by Suzanne Wakefield (pastel landscapes), Patti Collins (charcuterie boards, lamps and paintings), Nancy Farrell (abstract paintings), Diana Scott (textile work), and Sharyn Seibert (paintings).

Please join our collective on December 8 from 1-4 for a festive gala. Live music from Cassie Norton will create a beautiful ambience for your shopping pleasure.

Where to view this exhibition:

Nov 4, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025 | Artworks Gallery Guelph, 404 York Rd, Guelph, ON | Open daily 10 am - 4 pm

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The Heart of the Community | Sep 4 - Nov 3, 2024

Where is your heart? Places where we grew up, our first home, raising children, getting our start in life? Some places hold all of these memories.

The Artists at Artworks Gallery take a “walk” with their art down these laneways.

Join us for the Heart of the Community show, starting September 4 - November 3, Open House on Sunday, September 15, 1-4 pm and art workshops on September 21. Artworks Gallery is at 404 York Rd., Guelph, nestled between Lost Aviator Cafe and Ed Video. View art by gallery members: Patti Collins (nature-inspired lamps and acrylic paintings), Diana Scott (quilting), Suzanne Wakefield (chalk pastel paintings) and Sharyn Seibert (acrylic paintings). Nan Hogg is featured in this show with her stunning oil paintings of the Guelph Ward.

Where to view this exhibition:

July 8 - Sep 4, 2024 | Artworks Gallery Guelph, 404 York Rd, Guelph, ON | Open daily 10 am - 4 pm

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COME TO A CHOICE OF TWO WORKSHOPS!

Come to Artworks Gallery Guelph on September 21 from 1-4 for two workshops:


Pay What You Can 3D Watercolour Workshop
You will go home with a small 3D painting that can be framed or inserted into a card. No experience necessary! Explore the gallery in conjunction with Praise The Ward! and Ontario Culture Days. Also see our Featured Artist Nan Hogg and her architectural oil paintings, along with Patti Collins, Suzanne Wakefield, Diana Scott and Sharyn Seibert

Pay What You Can 3D Woven Bracelet Workshop
In this workshop you will create a beautiful woven bracelet, using a cardboard disc in the Kumihimo tradition. Beginners are welcome as no experience is necessary. All materials are provided. 

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Art And Poetry | July 8 - Sep 4, 2024

Five artists come together to interpret one theme - Art and Poetry - Art inspired by poetry and poetry inspired by art.

Where to view this exhibition:

July 8 - Sep 4, 2024 | Artworks Gallery Guelph, 404 York Rd, Guelph, ON | Open daily 10 am - 4 pm

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The Space Between | May 6 - July 7, 2024

Five artists come together to interpret one theme - The Space Between - yet even with five distinctly unique bodies of work, there is a common thread woven throughout them all: In the space between lies the opportunity for transformation, and a deep curiosity to step into the unknown.

What is “the space between”? For some it’s the distance between two objects. For others, it’s the concept of negative space. And for yet others, it’s the emotional distance between two people.

Please come to our open house this Saturday, May 11 from 1-4pm at Artworks Gallery Guelph to see how our gallery artists have interpreted our theme. This has been one of the most challenging shows to date and we’d love for you to visit, either for our open house or daily from 10am to 4pm.

Where to view this exhibition:

May 6 - July 7, 2024 | Artworks Gallery Guelph, 404 York Rd, Guelph, ON | Open daily 10 am - 4 pm

Member artists:

Featured artist:

Nancy Farrell

“The space between our planet and nearby planets.”

Patti Collins

“A comparison of two or more things, people, time, aesthetics, qualities, images, or thoughts.”

Suzanne Wakefield

“A space between indicates the tension that exists for a brief time, between what is and what it will become.”

Abstract landscape painting by Sharyn Seibert, with pink shapes that resemble flowers against a background that resembles greenery

Sharyn Seibert

“The space between spring and fall when glorious summer is alive in colour.”

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Rocks, Streams, and Dreams 2024 | April 3- May 4, 2024

What do Guelph and New York City have in common?

We both have a luscious green space, created to give people a respite from the rigorous demands of their lives. Babbling brooks, ponds, specimen trees, heritage stone buildings, birds, snapping turtles, animals and wildflowers are just a few minutes from the bustle of Guelph’s downtown core.

New York City has Central Park, and Guelph has Yorklands Green Hub, 905 York Road, both fashioned on the Cities Beautiful Movement at the turn of the century. For several years, a group of hardy volunteers has been working diligently to preserve 70 acres of a 1000 acre parcel, formerly the Ontario Reformatory.

​One of the ways Yorklands is caring for this land is through its partnership with Urban Park Guelph to establish a National Urban Park at the OR Heritage Conservation District (OR/GCC) lands.

Artworks Gallery Guelph is celebrating beautiful Yorklands Green Hub with a nature-inspired show that will include works by Centennial High School’s art students, our Featured Artist, Adam Honsinger and gallery collective members: Patti Collins, Nancy Farrell, Katherine Percival, Sharyn Seibert and Suzanne Wakefield.

On April 14 from 1pm to 4 pm we hosted an open house where guests met the artists as well as saw Mike Schreiner MPP, who acknowledged Yorkland Green Hub’s receipt of a Trillium Award.

Where to view this exhibition:

April 3 - May 4, 2024 | Artworks Gallery Guelph, 404 York Rd, Guelph, ON | Open daily 10 am - 4 pm

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In Living Colour | February 2 - April 3, 2024

Artworks Gallery Guelph presents In Living Colour, a vibrant, colourful exhibit of local art.

Artworks Gallery Guelph presents In Living Colour, a vibrant exhibition celebrating the way colour moves us. Running from February 2 - April 3, this show highlights the work of local artists in a variety of mediums.

Where to view this exhibition:

February 2 - April 3, 2024 | Artworks Gallery Guelph, 404 York Rd, Guelph, ON | Open daily 10 am - 4 pm

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