Access update:
Please note that Ellen St. between Queen St. and Lancaster/Frederick St. will have limited access due to construction. Construction occurs from 3 July to 8 August (approximately).
Exhibitions and Events for the week of 15 September - 21 September
Learn more about art on view at the Gallery this week and anytime by viewing our Current Exhibitions.
Monday 15 September
Gallery is closed but always open online. Stay connected and scroll through our social media feeds.
Tuesday 16 September
The Gallery is open today from 9:30am – 5:00pm
Wednesday 17 September
The Gallery is open today from 9:30am – 5:00pm
Thursday 18 September
Late View: The Gallery is open today from 9:30am – 9:00pm
Deeply Rooted, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Deeply Rooted is an initiative by Guelph4Palestine hosting a monthly film series centering on Palestine and Palestinian stories.
A community initiative in solidarity with Palestine. A film series that centers the voices and lives of Palestinians, complemented by readings, panelists, and in-person discussion. Committed to offering an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, inclusive space, and invites you to come as you are. Attendees are asked to mask for these events.
Pay by donation.
No registration required
Friday 19 September
The Gallery is open today from 9:30am – 10:00pm
Fall Exhibition Opening, 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Save the date for KWAG's Opening Celebration of the fall cycle of exhibitions. Meet the artists of Auto-Biography: Vehicles of identity, community, and globalization and enjoy live music from a Special Guest DJ Charlie Star.
Members-only Preview: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
RSVP to development@kwag.on.ca
Also on view:
Kathleen Daly: Northern Exposures Revisited
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Lets’lo:tseltun: Floor Opener
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Saturday 20 September
The Gallery is open today from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sensory Saturday, 11:00am - 5:00pm
Draw along to calming music using bright colours and fun textures like foam and bubble wrap- let the sound inspire your artwork!
Sensory Saturdays provide an art-centric opportunity for neurodiverse visitors and their families to visit the gallery and create their own works of art. Experience our exhibitions with lower light and volume levels and spend time in the sensory environment in our Community Access Space. This program occurs on the third Saturday of every month.
The KWAG Sensory Environment has been made possible through funding from Kitchener Rotary.
Hello Dolly!, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Join award-winning textile artist Alisa McRonald for a one-of-a-kind upcycling doll-making workshop.
Say hello to your new stitched companion! In Hello, Dolly! you’ll conjure up a one-of-a-kind magical friend through the art of sculptural fabric dollmaking. Using reclaimed and repurposed materials, we’ll transform old scraps into enchanted beings full of personality and spirit.
Using hand-stitching, soft sculpture techniques, and your own creativity, you’ll create a doll of your own to take home. This enchanting workshop will be a playful space where DIY meets spell-craft, and every stitch is a little bit of magic!
2-part workshop
20 September
27 September
Register here for $75/person + HST
Ages 16+
First Day of Auto-biography: Vehicles of identity, community, and globalization
This group exhibition looks to the road as a connective infrastructure which grounds so much of modern life. It is set in relation to contemporary car culture and commuter life along the corridor with the busiest stretch of highway in North America. The project isn’t just about cars, though. These are vehicles for a vast array of social, economic, and inter-cultural distillations of globalization. The invited artists explore aspects of self, hyper-specific communities, and the horizontality of animal, machine and human, whilst historical museological objects establish additional regional context, connecting vehicular histories to a sense of place in Waterloo Region, and highlighting the subtle ways that vehicles
become a part of memory and identity.
Curated by Darryn Doull, and featuring works by; Greg Curnoe, Jason Lujan, Lauren Fournier, Melanie Smith, Yan Wen Chang, and objects from the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum
Sunday 21 September
The Gallery is open today from 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Professional Development for Young Arts Workers, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
This two-part workshop series breaks down the barriers young arts workers face in securing stable employment opportunities in creative industries.
This two-part workshop series breaks down the barriers young arts workers face in securing stable employment opportunities in creative industries. Emerging artists and young creatives aged 16-25 are invited to this workshop series covering everything you need to know including potential pathways, bolstering your resume, interview tips and tricks, and different opportunities available throughout the region!
Free
No registration required
Session 2 of this series will take place on 26 October, 2025.
