Artcite Windsor

08/26/2026

Join us this Friday for the opening of Betty Pomerleau’s No Stone Unturned, with a performance taking place Saturday afternoon.

Developed in part during a short residency at Artcite, the exhibition brings together moving image, sound, installation, and performance across both galleries.

"In theatre arts, technique might not be so clearly instrumental. The craftsmanship of performance sometimes dovetails with sleight of hand: a trick of perception that invites curiosity or prompts one to question the boundaries of authorship or subjecthood." — excerpt from the exhibition text by Hilary Bergen

Betty Pomerleau
No Stone Unturned
August 28–October 3, 2026
Sylvie Bélanger & Edith and Gerald Jackson Galleries

Opening Reception: August 28, 7–10pm
Artist Talk/Performance: August 29, 2pm

Credits:
Head camera operator — Alexandre Cambron
Sound mixer — Jordan Torres Bussière
Assembly editor — William Hayes-Dulude

Betty Pomerleau is a visual artist, performer, and director based in Québec. After practicing mime and choreography, she received a master’s from Paris’ École nationale supérieure des Arts décoratifs with the jury’s distinction. Her work takes form in sculpture, drawing, and play, forging connections between notions like haunting, lived knowledges, memory palaces, dust, and follies. Her crafted machines work in loops, shifts, and returns, night and day.

Image: Still, 2026, ink jet print on baryta paper.

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The Sylvie Bélanger Gallery is named in recognition of a generous sponsorship from the Estate of Sylvie Bélanger. The Edith and Gerald Jackson Gallery is named in recognition of a generous sponsorship from Gerald Jackson and Ann and Ralf Mueller. Artcite is supported by its members and volunteers, the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and the City of Windsor.

08/12/2026

As media inquiries regarding the removal of the New Voices billboard have begun, we are placing the documented facts on the public record.

On July 31, Artcite’s landlord characterized the matter as a lease-compliance issue, alleging that his approval was required before each change of wording. We would like to clarify:

April 29: The landlord asked what type of writing would appear and requested examples. He was told that artists propose text-based works selected through an open call and was provided with ACWR’s webpage describing the project and documenting previous exhibitions.

April 30: ACWR provided a mock-up and requested approval to proceed. He replied: “ok you can go ahead with this project.” No requirement that artists, exhibitions, or wording changes be submitted for further approval was stated.

June 24: The first exhibition was installed. Its lettering changed midway through the exhibition. Artcite received no objection.

July 23: Cole Fortier’s Windsor Had Drag Queens Before You Existed was installed.

July 31: Artcite received its first objection to the project’s content. The landlord demanded the text be removed and stated that future wording would require prior approval. He later alleged that Artcite had violated its lease by not obtaining approval for previous wording changes.

For clarity: Artcite’s lease does not state that individual artworks, exhibition texts, or wording changes require landlord approval. The provision requiring approval of Artcite’s signage concerns “the Tenant’s identification signage,” not exhibition content. Before installation, the landlord was informed of the project’s purpose and format, provided with examples, and gave written permission to “go ahead with this project.” No separate agreement gave the landlord approval over artists, exhibitions, or individual texts.

August 11: Artcite removed the billboard rather than risk the financial and legal costs threatened by the landlord. Its removal does not indicate agreement with the landlord’s characterization of the lease or the authorization previously provided.

Artcite remains committed to its partnership with ACWR and to the artistic independence of New Voices.

08/12/2026

07/31/2026

🐘 We're very excited to announce our next major solo exhibition!

Betty Pomerleau
August 28–October 3, 2026
Sylvie Bélanger & Edith and Gerald Jackson Galleries

Opening Reception: August 28, 7–10pm
Artist Talk: August 29, 2pm

Betty Pomerleau is a visual artist and performer. After practicing mime and choreography, she received a masters from Paris’ École nationale supérieure des Arts décoratifs with the jury’s distinction. Her work takes form in sculpture, drawing, and play, forging connections between notions like haunting, situated knowledges, memory palaces, dust, and follies. Her crafted machines work in loops, shifts, and returns, night and day.

Pomerleau will develop elements of her exhibition during a brief residency at Artcite, working with the space and materials in the days leading up to the opening. The exhibition title and further details will be shared as the installation unfolds.

Image: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943.

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The Sylvie Bélanger Gallery is named in recognition of a generous sponsorship from the Estate of Sylvie Bélanger. The Edith and Gerald Jackson Gallery is named in recognition of a generous sponsorship from Gerald Jackson and Ann and Ralf Mueller. Artcite is supported by its members and volunteers, the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and the City of Windsor.

07/04/2026

Join us at Artcite on Saturday, July 11 for a full day of activities presented in conjunction with our current exhibition, 5 Solitudes.

At 11:30am, join Elaine Carr for Communities of Solitude, a participatory project that invites visitors to contribute to a map story. The cartography will reveal places of solitude within the communities where we live, including along the Detroit River and Lakes St. Clair and Erie. The map will evolve throughout the exhibition as guests visit the gallery and add their own reflections.

Elaine will be in the gallery to work on the project and invites visitors to join her.

At 2pm, Karl Jirgens will give a talk on Visual Poetics, sometimes known as concrete poetry. This talk will explore one of the many ways artists use text as a form of visual expression, creating works that are both literary and visual.

Many established artists have worked in this mode, and Karl’s talk will introduce a range of examples, from France’s Guillaume Apollinaire to Canada’s Derek Beaulieu. This form of visual expression has deep historical roots, reaching back to early mark-making, ancient hieroglyphics, European Dada, and continuing into the present day.

Karl will share recent controversies, examples, and visuals from the world of Vispo, a globally rooted practice with strong connections in Canada. Many of Canada’s finest artist-writers continue to lead the way in this dynamic art form.

Saturday, July 11

11:30am — Communities of Solitude with Elaine Carr
2pm — Visual Poetics talk with Karl Jirgens

Artcite Inc.
998 Drouillard Rd.

06/08/2026

Hey! 👀 Artcite Inc. is a 2026–27 Exhibition Assistance recommender for the Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario!

This program provides grants of $500 to $2,000 to Ontario-based artists and artist collectives working in visual arts, craft, or media arts, to help cover the costs of presenting their work in a confirmed public exhibition.

As a third-party recommender, Artcite accepts applications through Nova, OAC’s online grant application system. Artists apply directly to designated recommenders (based on their zone), who assess submissions and make funding recommendations to the OAC.

We’re currently accepting and reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, until our allocated funds run out.

Learn more at arts.on.ca/grants/exhibition-assistance.

06/05/2026

ACWR's New Voices billboard is now located at Artcite Inc in Ford City!

Arts Council Windsor & Region's New Voices billboard installation is officially returning, bringing its message of creativity, visibility, and community empowerment to Ford City.

Originally launched in 2021 by ACWR, this powerful public art project amplified the work of local artists from underrepresented communities, until it was paused due to unforeseen changes to its original location.

Now, with support from the WECF Community Impact Grant, New Voices is back for one year in partnership with Artcite Inc., bringing a bold, text-based billboard to Ford City.

In the short term, this installation will transform the streetscape into a space for reflection, creativity, and conversation, inviting residents to engage with diverse perspectives through experimental poetry and storytelling.

Looking ahead, the program's momentum is only growing. ACWR has announced that artist proposals for the 2026 New Voices program will open in June, inviting creators from across Windsor Essex to share their stories, perspectives, and experimental approaches to text based art.

New Voices continues to evolve, but its heart remains the same: transforming public space into a platform for reflection, dialogue, and connection. We can’t wait to see how the next wave of artists will shape this growing project.

Artist from top left to bottom right: • Anna Daliza. Artist Bio • Alexei” Ungurenaşu. Hold, Twist, Release. • Jude Abu Zaineh. Where do we go from here? هنا؟ من نذهب أين • Luke Maddaford. You Can Always Find A Good Time In Windsor. • Ostoro Petahtegoose. Ga-waabmigoo – We’ll see you. • Chidera Ikewibe. A(N) P(ART) OF ME!

06/05/2026

🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑 We’re excited to announce our next major exhibition: a group show featuring five local artists across both gallery spaces.

Collette Broeders, Elaine Carr, Dennis Hunkler, Ed Janzen, Karl Jirgens
5 Solitudes
June 26–August 8, 2026
Sylvie Bélanger & Edith and Gerald Jackson Galleries

Opening Reception: June 26, 7–10pm

→ Communities of Solitude participatory project led by Elaine Carr: July 11, 11:30am
→ Talk on Visual Poetics by Karl Jirgens: July 11, 2pm

Janzen+Broeders will perform Dialogue: Nomadic Notes, a series of unannounced public interventions throughout the exhibition.

5 Solitudes is a multimedia installation of digital images, drawing, performance, sculpture, and video, exploring isolation. Remote locations are referenced with liminal and intimate spaces utilizing varying modes. These works weave tracings of visual narratives and create dialogues involving viewers and environments.

Each configuration of drawings, images, and video is unique to the notion of isolation: Ed Janzen manipulates a section of wood and tests its biological nature; Dennis Hunkler uses a human face within an inhuman frame; Collette Broeders features an experience of solitude through paper peepshows and stereoscopic views; Janzen+Broeders perform in locations throughout the city challenging ideas of isolation prevalent in urban spaces; Elaine Carr focuses on the process of walking which morphs into a daily drawing practice of solitude; Karl Jirgens takes individual pixels signifying isolation.

To find out more, visit artciteinc.ca/5solitudes.

Images:
1. Elaine Carr, Dwelling 2, 2022, graphite, ink, colour pencil, conte on toned paper.
2. Ed Janzen, Untitled (a section of tree stretched the equivalent of one additional years growth), 2025.

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The Sylvie Bélanger Gallery is named in recognition of a generous sponsorship from the Estate of Sylvie Bélanger. The Edith and Gerald Jackson Gallery is named in recognition of a generous sponsorship from Gerald Jackson and Ann and Ralf Mueller. Artcite is supported by its members and volunteers, the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and the City of Windsor.

06/04/2026

Arts Council Windsor & Region’s New Voices Billboard being installed at Artcite Inc. Submission deadline: Sunday, June 7 at 11:59pm.

04/13/2026

🪞 We’re proud to feature another emerging local artist in our second exhibition space.

Parker Mosey
Yellow: Becoming
May 8–June 13, 2026
Edith and Gerald Jackson Gallery

Opening Reception: May 8, 7–10pm

Yellow: Becoming features two series that examine the construction of racial identity and the tension between imposed narratives and lived experiences. Through collective storytelling and self-representation, Parker Mosey’s work interrogates how Chinese adoptees navigate their sense of belonging, visibility, and the effects of cultural misrepresentation. Using the recurring colour yellow, a symbol of oppression, the artist connects personal and shared histories that have been shaped by racialization. Together, these series connect the artist’s individual voice and the voices of many others to reveal how representations and experiences have altered their lives as they have grown up, emphasizing the internal conflict that occurs as a result.

For more, visit artciteinc.ca/parkermosey.

After she was born, she was found in a box on the corner of a street. This is a common beginning of life for Chinese adoptees. Parker Mosey () is a multidisciplinary artist whose work mainly draws from her experiences as an adopted Chinese woman. Her work explores themes of racial identity, cultural displacement, and the lasting impact of racism on her life. Through her creative process, she not only brings attention to the marginalization and misrepresentation of the Chinese community, but she also works to reconcile her own internal conflicts surrounding her identity and belonging.

Parker Mosey wishes to thank the many Chinese adoptees who have contributed their stories and images for this project.

Image: Painted Yellow, 2025, excerpt from photo essay.

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The Edith and Gerald Jackson Gallery is a new exhibition space at Artcite dedicated to experimental, process-driven, and socially engaged work by emerging and established artists based in Windsor-Essex.

The Edith and Gerald Jackson Gallery is named in recognition of a generous sponsorship from Gerald Jackson and Ann and Ralf Mueller. Artcite is supported by its members and volunteers, the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and the City of Windsor.