Arts Council Windsor & Region

Arts Council Windsor & Region ACWR is a non-profit organization that enriches the quality of life for all by strengthening the arts

The Arts Council Windsor & Region (ACWR) is a non-profit organization that serves all disciplines of individual artists, arts organizations and non-arts partners in promoting, developing and realizing creative activity. Our energies are focused on providing our community with valuable services like Artspeak Gallery, Art.Work workshops, Individual grant consultation, an in-office resource library,

and our website which hosts resources, a community arts calendar, and profiles of our members and their work.

This week at ArtSpeak Gallery: Bushwood 1997-2001 | an exhibition of work by derek cerovski (DC) and stephen nilsson (ea...
09/02/2026

This week at ArtSpeak Gallery: Bushwood 1997-2001 | an exhibition of work by derek cerovski (DC) and stephen nilsson (earl) from Sept 1st - 5th

Closing Reception: Saturday, September 5th from 7-11pm

On Caron Ave just south of Wyandotte there was a building that housed a motley crew of artists and musicians, cooks and hairdressers, and a few photographers. This exhibition is something of a large scale scrapbook documenting the four years in this building. These photos are from two of the artist/photographers and focus around one particular loft, fondly known as Bushwood. The images document the creative scene in Windsor during those four years.

With the municipal election approaching in October, the Arts Council Windsor & Region is inviting artists, arts workers,...
09/01/2026

With the municipal election approaching in October, the Arts Council Windsor & Region is inviting artists, arts workers, and members of the broader community to submit questions they would like us to ask mayoral candidates about their vision and commitments for arts and culture in Windsor.

Your questions will help us identify the issues that matter most to our community and give candidates an opportunity to share their perspectives on the future of arts and culture in our city.

Their responses will help you make an informed decision in the upcoming election.

Complete the survey here: https://acwr.net/acwrs-2026-municipal-election-arts-culture-community-questionnaire/

Deadline to submit your questions: Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Midnight.

ACWR will review all submissions, combine similar questions where appropriate, and share a final set of questions with Windsor's mayoral candidates. Candidates' responses will be published on our website and shared with the community on Wednesday, October 7th.

Disclaimer: ACWR’s 2026 Municipal Election Initiative is non-partisan. ACWR does not endorse or oppose candidates for public office.

08/28/2026

Have you heard about our Senior Community Arts Program?

Our Senior Community Arts Program brings together hands-on arts workshops and community-based Tea & Chats, hosted by professional community members. Building on the success of the past two years, the program continues to support senior wellbeing, reduce social isolation, and create meaningful connections through arts, culture, and community.

In this Reel, hear from Marian Drouillard, one of our senior workshop participants, as she shares her experience with the program and what it has meant to her.

Activities take place two Wednesday mornings each month from 10:30 AM–12:00 PM.

Are you 50+? Check out our full schedule online to see what’s coming up. Some activities require registration.

As August comes to a close, we would like to thank our excellent Canada Summer Jobs employees, Sarah & Arpad, for all th...
08/25/2026

As August comes to a close, we would like to thank our excellent Canada Summer Jobs employees, Sarah & Arpad, for all their hard work this summer.

As Social Media Community Manager, Sarah created new digital content and help increase online visilbility for our programs.

As Assistant Art Gallery Administrator, Arpad helped organize our annual member’s exhibition Windsor Heat, and catalogued our gallery equipment.

We wish both of them well on their next endeavours!

August 18 - August 29 at ArtSpeak Gallery: “Selected Memory” An exhibition of recent works from Scott J. Livingstone.Ope...
08/18/2026

August 18 - August 29 at ArtSpeak Gallery: “Selected Memory” An exhibition of recent works from Scott J. Livingstone.

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 22nd from 1-5pm

The show is called selected memory. Displayed are paintings of the landscape and infrastructure of Windsor/ Essex. The paintings range from realist, to abstract, to totally non objective in style. What holds them together is the theme, which is my memory of growing up in this region, universal images we all share.

The Arts Council Windsor & Region's Senior Community Arts Program is a free monthly program for adults aged 50+ that enc...
08/16/2026

The Arts Council Windsor & Region's Senior Community Arts Program is a free monthly program for adults aged 50+ that encourages creativity, learning, and community connection through workshops and Tea & Chats.

Join us on August 26th for a Tea & Chat with Helena Ventrella!

Learn the art of creating environments that enhance and support all those who experience them.

Wednesday, August 26th, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
ArtSpeak Gallery, 1942 Wyandotte St E.

This Tea & Chat is free and does not require registration. If you have any questions please email Lupita, Senior Community Coordinator at [email protected].

The Senior Community Arts Program runs monthly from June–December 2026 and is funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

This morning, an interview aired on AM800 between ACWR’S Executive Director and Meg Roberts, about the removal of the Ne...
08/13/2026

This morning, an interview aired on AM800 between ACWR’S Executive Director and Meg Roberts, about the removal of the New Voices Billboard.

You can listen to the full interview here for more details: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/962-mornings-with-mike-and-meg-76578045/episode/artcite-says-it-removed-public-art-billboard-341060436/

You can also view our New Voices Billboard webpage that will be updated with all media coverage, including CBC and CTV articles. Due to meta guidelines, national Canadian news cannot be directly linked.

View more media coverage here: https://acwr.net/new-voices/

The New Voices Billboard has been removed from its current location outside Artcite Inc. in Ford City.Artcite Inc. has b...
08/11/2026

The New Voices Billboard has been removed from its current location outside Artcite Inc. in Ford City.

Artcite Inc. has been a valued and supportive partner in the New Voices Program 2026, and we’re grateful for their continued collaboration. Following a request from the property owner to remove the current exhibition, along with an expectation that future exhibitions be submitted for prior approval, it became clear that relocating the billboard was necessary to preserve the artistic independence and integrity of the New Voices Program.

New Voices was created to amplify the work of artists and communities whose voices have historically been underrepresented in Windsor-Essex, including 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and to provide a platform for their voices to be expressed freely. That commitment remains unchanged.

We are working toward finding a new home for the New Voices Billboard in Ford City where participating artists can continue to present their work as intended.

In the meantime, the current exhibition, Windsor Had Drag Queens Before You Existed, will continue inside Artcite’s lobby until August 18.

We are hopeful to find a new location in the neighborhood soon, and will share an update at that time.

Windsor International Black Film Festival is at ArtSpeak Gallery this week!The Arts Council Windsor & Region is an Offic...
08/11/2026

Windsor International Black Film Festival is at ArtSpeak Gallery this week!

The Arts Council Windsor & Region is an Official Partner of the Windsor International Black Film Festival 2026. Four days of film, ideas, and celebration in Windsor, Ontario, August 13 to 16.

Taking place at ArtSpeak Gallery:

Thursday, August 13th - Business Symposium (9 am - 4 pm)
Friday, August 14th & Saturday, August 15th - Film Screenings (10 am - 10 pm)
Sunday, August 16th - Film Screenings (9 am - 10:30 am)

Tickets for these events are on sale, along with the full programme, at wibff.com.



AUGUST SEVEN at ArtSpeak Gallery brings together two new drawings and a printed edition compiling wip, handwritten studi...
08/07/2026

AUGUST SEVEN at ArtSpeak Gallery brings together two new drawings and a printed edition compiling wip, handwritten studio wall labels. The drawings, made with graphite and other mixed media on inexpensive black paper, continue an ongoing practice to acknowledge entropy; invite weather, handling, and time to the work. 

By placing the drawings alongside the administrative forms, titles, and PDFs that accompanied their making, the exhibition considers how simple marks on paper shape experience, organize action, and accumulate consequence. 

Sarah Butler is a Canadian artist currently living and working in New York. Sarah’s work will be up for today, August 7th until 5pm at ArtSpeak Gallery.

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1942 Wyandotte Street East (at Devonshire)
Windsor, ON
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