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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.

Last week, ACWR’s Senior Community Arts Program participants enjoyed a special tour and art activity with AWE’s Senior C...
10/21/2026

Last week, ACWR’s Senior Community Arts Program participants enjoyed a special tour and art activity with AWE’s Senior Council!

A big thank you to Sandie Collins & Linda Renaud for leading a guided tour of "The Ex**********ts Take AWE", to Sandra Ellis for facilitating an educational drawing activity focused on the human figure, and to the entire AWE team for welcoming and hosting our group. We had a lovely time!

ACWR’s Senior Community Arts Program is a free monthly program for adults aged 50+, offering hands-on arts workshops, Tea & Chats, and opportunities to connect with arts, culture, and community across Windsor-Essex.

The Senior Community Arts Program is funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

📸: Art Windsor-Essex

Here is a sneak peek of PACKRATS!An exhibition by SeMonde Snauwaert & Anthony DiFazio at ArtSpeak Gallery from October 1...
10/20/2026

Here is a sneak peek of PACKRATS!

An exhibition by SeMonde Snauwaert & Anthony DiFazio at ArtSpeak Gallery from October 19 - October 25

What do you get when two artists love each other and live together?

PACKRATS!

Join SeMonde Snauwaert@awkwardlength ) & Ant@washed_up_world ) for their closing reception on Friday October 23rd, from 5-10pm.

Costumes are encouraged!

The Arts Council Windsor & Region’s Senior Community Arts Program is a free monthly program for adults aged 50+ that enc...
10/15/2026

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 for our next workshop: HOW TO CREATE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS USING REAL-LIFE PEOPLE (Blending memoir & fiction!)

In this hands-on, interactive, prompt-driven writing workshop, discover ways to use real (including yourself!) people's actions, choices, and stories for inspiration. Using our imagination, story structures and plot points as well as setting and descriptive language, we will practice the art of 'making up' and 'revisioning' who and what we already know.

This is a great workshop for those interested in writing a memoir/autobiography but are 'stuck' on how to tell their story in a safe, copyright-worry-free way.

All workshop materials will be provided.
Wednesday, Oct 28th, 2026
10:30AM - 12:00PM
ArtSpeak Gallery, 1942 Wyandotte St E.

This workshop is free, but registration is required. To register, 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.

We are pleased to announce Niku Koochak () as our third artist selected to present work through the New Voices 2026-27 ...
10/14/2026

We are pleased to announce Niku Koochak () as our third artist selected to present work through the New Voices 2026-27 Program.

This work can be encountered at 984 Drouillard Rd from October 14 - November 10, 2026.

“I STAY LEAVE” uses the billboard’s existing structure and limitations as part of its visual language. It draws attention to the ways we continuously negotiate our relationship with places, circumstances, and one another.

Niku Koochak is an interdisciplinary artist and curator. She holds an MFA in Visual Arts from the University of Windsor and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Tehran. Working across drawing, site-responsive installation, performance, and custom-built structures, her practice investigates embodied mark-making, spatial negotiation, adaptation, and the relationship between internal experience and external conditions.

Stay tuned for information regarding Niku’s community activation of the billboard.

The New Voices Program is presented in partnership with Artcite Inc. and supported by the WindsorEssex Community Foundation through its Community Impact Grant.

We would like to thank Paul Pratt for hosting a very engaging Tea & Chat with our seniors last month! Paul talked about ...
10/13/2026

We would like to thank Paul Pratt for hosting a very engaging Tea & Chat with our seniors last month! Paul talked about birds & birding, his lifetime pursuit. It was very interesting to hear about recognizing birdsongs from such an expert and it gave us a new appreciation for our wildlife in Windsor-Essex region. Thank you Paul!

The Senior Community Arts Program is a free monthly program for adults 50+, offering hands-on arts workshops, Tea & Chats, and opportunities to connect with arts, culture and community across Windsor-Essex. Rooted in collaboration and community engagement, the program encourages seniors to actively participate in shaping programming, sharing skills, and building meaningful connections.

The Senior Community Arts Program is funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

At ArtSpeak Gallery for one more week: "Beyond the Pink Ribbon: The Art of Survival” This exhibition showcases artists t...
10/13/2026

At ArtSpeak Gallery for one more week: "Beyond the Pink Ribbon: The Art of Survival”

This exhibition showcases artists that happen to be breast cancer survivors or have supported a loved one through this disease. Art made as a way to cope, to heal, to process this experience.

Art that explores all the complex emotions and experiences that this diagnosis inspires through the restorative power of art.

Featuring the art of Pat Burns, Diana DiGirolamo, Barbara Peirce Marshall, Jay Raven, Irina Teske and Holly Wolter.

Visit during ACWR open hours, or this Saturday from 12-4pm.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! The New Voices billboard is back! Now located at 984 Drouillard Rd., in Ford City. We are excited ...
10/09/2026

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! The New Voices billboard is back! Now located at 984 Drouillard Rd., in Ford City. We are excited to invite artists again to submit proposals for the 2026-27 program.

Applications open: Friday October 9, 2026 - Sunday November 1, 2026
Deadline: Sunday, November 1 at 11:59 PM

The aim of the program is to amplify the voices of underrepresented communities, including, but not limited to, emerging artists, newcomers, artists of colour, Indigenous artists, artists with disabilities, Francophone artists, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities within the Windsor-Essex region. If you identify with any of these communities, you are welcome to apply.

Artists are invited to submit proposals for text-based work, experimental poetry, and other forms of writing and public art that can be presented using the billboard’s interchangeable lettering system. Successful proposals are expected to challenge conventional notions of the billboard and invite questions or observations about its immediate context, historical relevance, or contemporary issues.

Selected artists will receive a professional fee based on CARFAC standards.

To apply, please use the link in our bio to fill out the submission form or visit https://acwr.net/new-voices/

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the WindsorEssex Community Foundation’s Community Impact Grant in bringing this new iteration of the New Voices program to life, as well as our partner organization, Artcite Inc.

Then New Voices Billboard is back!Find it at 984 Drouillard Rd., in Ford City.Windsor Had Drag Queens before You Existed...
10/08/2026

Then New Voices Billboard is back!

Find it at 984 Drouillard Rd., in Ford City.

Windsor Had Drag Queens before You Existed by Cole Fortier will be up for another week, after which the next selected artist’s work will be installed.

We continue to partner with for the delivery of the 2026-27 program!

The open call for submissions opens tomorrow Friday October 9 and will close November 1st. More information on how to submit proposals will be shared soon.

Stay tuned!

The results are in! Visit the link in our bio to hear what Windsor’s mayoral candidates had to say about arts & culture....
10/07/2026

The results are in! Visit the link in our bio to hear what Windsor’s mayoral candidates had to say about arts & culture.

On September 1, 2026, ACWR invited Windsor residents, artists, arts workers, and cultural organizations to share questions they wanted the city’s next mayor to address about arts and culture.

Read answers from Drew Dilkens, Fred Francis, Kat Pasquach, and Patrick Sutherland online at acwr.net.

BEYOND THE PINK RIBBON: THE ART OF SURVIVAL | October 6 – 17, 2026“Beyond the Pink Ribbon: The Art of Survival” is a jur...
10/07/2026

BEYOND THE PINK RIBBON: THE ART OF SURVIVAL | October 6 – 17, 2026

“Beyond the Pink Ribbon: The Art of Survival” is a juried art exhibition made possible through a generous grant from Windsor Endowment for the Arts. It showcases artists that happen to be breast cancer survivors or have supported a loved one through this disease. Art made as a way to cope, to heal, to process this experience. Art that explores all the complex emotions and experiences that this diagnosis inspires through the restorative power of art. Featuring the art of Pat Burns, Diana DiGirolamo, Barbara Peirce Marshall, Jay Raven, Irina Teske and Holly Wolter.

Reception: Friday, October 9 from 7-9pm

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1942 Wyandotte Street East (at Devonshire)
Windsor, ON
N8Y1E4

Opening Hours

Tuesday 1pm - 5pm
Wednesday 1pm - 7pm
Thursday 1pm - 5pm
Friday 1pm - 5pm
Saturday 1pm - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

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+15192522787

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