Alton Mill Arts Centre

Alton Mill Arts Centre The national award-winning Alton Mill is now a vibrant arts centre featuring some 25 studio artists

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The melding of thick stone walls and timber structure with modern architectural elements make this magnificently-restored heritage building the perfect venue for art lovers from every walk of life. Discover painters, potters, printmakers & photographers, jewellery, glass & textile artists, fair trade gifts and galleries featuring contemporary Canadian and international art in an idyllic waterside

setting. Directions can be found on the website: altonmill.ca/ or by telephoning 519-941-9300
Awards include: Heritage Canada Foundation National Achievement Award for adaptive reuse; Ontario Heritage Trust Community Recognition Award for Built Heritage; Globe & Mail Business for the Arts Partnership Award for Best Entrepreneurial Partnership (with Headwaters Arts); Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals Award of Merit for Adaptive Reuse; Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association Best Arts, Culture & Heritage Experience.

06/23/2026

Long before it became one of Ontario’s most unique arts destinations, the Alton Mill was a working industrial mill powered by the waters of Shaw’s Creek.

Over more than 140 years, this historic building has survived fire, flood, changing industries, and even the threat of demolition.

Today, its halls are home to painters, sculptors, potters, photographers, and creatives who continue adding new chapters to its remarkable story.

Every visit offers something different. Original art. Working studios. Historic architecture. Beautiful natural surroundings. And stories waiting to be discovered.

Have you visited the Alton Mill Arts Centre yet?

06/23/2026

Join us for the first instalment of the Creative Current workshop series. Designed just for you, a creative soul, interested in learning something new. On Sunday, June 28th, join us in the stunning tented Annex Courtyard as we create botanical sun prints using cyanotype science!

Led by artist Fabienne Good, this is the perfect opportunity to feed your creativity and enjoy an early summer afternoon outside ☀️
Register today at www.altonmill.ca

Everything you think you know about art galleries is wrong.We’re busting the three biggest myths about visiting an art c...
06/18/2026

Everything you think you know about art galleries is wrong.

We’re busting the three biggest myths about visiting an art centre - and if you’ve been putting off making the trip to Alton Mill, this one’s for you.

→ Original art isn’t just for collectors
→ You don’t need to know anything about art to belong here
→ The drive from Toronto is absolutely worth it

Alton Mill Arts Centre is a heritage arts centre in Caledon, Ontario with 25 working artist studios, rotating exhibitions, and free admission year-round. It’s one of the most unique things to do near Toronto - and most people don’t find out about it until a friend drags them.

Now you know.

📍 Alton Mill Arts Centre, Caledon ON · 45 min from Toronto · Wed–Sun 10–5 · Free admission

06/12/2026

It’s turtle season in Caledon 🐢 and that means we all need to do our part to keep them safe! Please drive slowly as you come into our driveway, the Momma’s are looking for places to lay their eggs and our drive seems to be a favourit spot 😳 If you see a turtle on our driveways or parking lot, please let a member of our management team know so we can insure their safety.

06/10/2026

Margi Taylor didn’t choose between the analytical and the artistic - she built a life around both.

A graduate of OCAD and founder of Creative Events Management, Margi brings the same precision to her monotype prints as she does to running a business. The monotype technique - essentially a printed painting - means every piece she creates is one of a kind. No duplicates. No reprints. Just paint, plate, and instinct.

Her work has shown across Canada and Europe, and now you can find it right here at Alton Mill.

🎨 Come meet the makers. Tag someone who’d love a Sunday at the Mill.

06/05/2026

Surrounded by waterfalls, forests, and hidden landscapes, it’s easy to see where the inspiration comes from.

Tucked inside one of Ontario’s best-kept secrets, artists at the Alton Mill Arts Centre are constantly immersed in the beauty that shapes their work.

“Here we are in one of the most beautiful, well-kept secrets in Ontario…”

From flowing water to changing autumn colors, every corner of this space feels inspiring.

If you’re looking for:
• Hidden gems in Ontario
• Ontario artists
• Canadian art
• Things to do in Ontario
• Fall in Ontario
• Ontario waterfalls
• Alton Mill Arts Centre
• Nature inspired art
• Ontario day trips

…this place deserves a spot on your list.

Where inspiration comes naturally.

📍Alton Mill Arts Centre

06/02/2026

Most buildings like this get torn down when their purpose runs out.

This one found a better one.

The Alton Mill Arts Centre in Caledon, Ontario is a restored 1880s heritage grist mill - and one of the most unique art destinations in the Greater Toronto Area. What was once an industrial landmark is now home to 25 working artist studios, rotating exhibitions, a heritage museum, and a café tucked inside walls that have stood for over 140 years.

This isn’t a gallery you walk through once and forget.
It’s a place you come back to - because the art changes, the artists are actually there, and somehow it feels different every single time.

45 minutes from Toronto. Free admission.
The kind of place that makes you wonder why you don’t come more often.

📍 Alton Mill Arts Centre, 1402 Queen St E, Caledon, ON
🕐 Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm
🎨 25 artist studios | Rotating exhibitions | Heritage site | Free to enter

05/27/2026

Some buildings feel designed.
This one feels lived in.

Layers of paint.
Worn brick.
Old wood floors.
Light moving through century-old windows.

You can feel the history in the texture of this place.

The Alton Mill Arts Centre isn’t just an art gallery. It’s one of Ontario’s most unique historic buildings — filled with character, creativity, and quiet details you notice when you slow down long enough to look.

A place where industrial history, local art, architecture, and atmosphere all exist in the same space.

05/26/2026

Here’s what to actually notice the next time you visit an art gallery:

• The silence - great spaces make you slow down naturally
• The lighting - it changes how every piece feels
• The details - texture, brush strokes, imperfections
• The spacing / every piece is given room to stand on its own
• The feeling you leave with - great art stays with you long after you leave

📍 Alton Mill Arts Centre

A restored heritage mill filled with working artist studios, galleries, local art, cafés, and some of the most creative energy in Ontario.

Worth the drive. Worth slowing down for.

Address

1402 Queen Street
Caledon, ON
L7K0C3

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+15199419300

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