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The Fairest Order in the World is a solo exhibition of new and recent work by Cape-Breton born, Toronto-based interdisci...
05/23/2026

The Fairest Order in the World is a solo exhibition of new and recent work by Cape-Breton born, Toronto-based interdisciplinary artist Sameer Farooq, organized by Dalhousie Art Gallery and guest curated by Mona Filip. In this new project, Farooq expands his previous investigations into the fraught and violent histories of anthropological and encyclopedic museums, their colonial origins, structures and impulses.

Opening June 18th, 2026 on AWE Opening Night! ⭐💫

Support local, uplift local. 👖⭐Artist & designer Sav Riley needs donated DENIM as they gear up for a fall exhibition at ...
05/22/2026

Support local, uplift local. 👖⭐

Artist & designer Sav Riley needs donated DENIM as they gear up for a fall exhibition at Art Windsor-Essex, part of the TD Curatorial Fellowship’s Below the 6ix programming - calling all jeans! See your old jeans in a new light, gallery lights!

⭐Drop-off Dates: anytime! (Come by during gallery hours!)
📌Where: Art Windsor-Essex (AWE) 2nd Floor Visitor Services Desk

About the Artist: Sav Riley (they/them), professionally known as Designs by Sav, is a Black, q***r Windsor-based artist whose practice centers on wearable art, textile-based installation, and upcycling. Working primarily with donated clothing—especially denim—Sav transforms discarded garments into sculptural, patchwork, and streetwear-inspired creations that explore sustainability, community, and self-expression.

Artist: .sav
Below the Six is supported by
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05/21/2026

Sandie Collins chats about the process of her linocut ⭐⭐⭐

The Exhibitionists ( ) are a group of figurative women artists who authentically explore contemporary experiences of being female. We paint and draw one another in costume, in imagined or real environments, often satirizing social constructs. Feminine nakedness is too often linked to seduction, sexuality, indecency, or powerlessness. Their work seeks to demystify the female form, celebrate beauty, and assert feminine power.

On view at AWE until October 16, 2026 💐🌸💗

Charcoal! Burn it 🔥 brush it 🪥 make art!? ⚫part of the upcoming AWE Collection exhibition Ink, Charcoal & Jet from TD Cu...
05/21/2026

Charcoal! Burn it 🔥 brush it 🪥 make art!? ⚫part of the upcoming AWE Collection exhibition Ink, Charcoal & Jet from TD Curatorial Fellow Talysha Bujold-Abu.

This exhibition, pulled from the Art Windsor Essex- Collection, seeks to locate and foreground Black within the institution; examining absence through presence. By interrogating Blackness as a medium, alike to the title Ink, Charcoal, & Jet – the colour Black is positioned as a central character: an active, contributing voice, speaking from the collection.

Stay tuned! This exhibition will open July 16 and run until October 25.⭐⭐⭐

Image: Ron Shuebrook, Untitled, 1984, Charcoal on Paper. Purchased with funds from the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation (1988).

Volunteer with AWE this summer! We're looking for volunteers to help us with our summer outreach programs ☺️🏵️🌷💐💫🎨Art in...
05/20/2026

Volunteer with AWE this summer! We're looking for volunteers to help us with our summer outreach programs ☺️🏵️🌷💐💫🎨

Art in the Park: June 6 & 7th
Dropped on Drouillard: August 15th

Fill out the volunteer application here: https://form-can.keela.co/volunteer-form39🔗

05/02/2026

Join us for a still life drawing workshop with TD Curatorial Fellow Talysha Bujold-Abu. This is a great class for beginner and intermediate artists and illustrators offering a variety of warmup techniques before a prolonged still life in the gallery 🎨🖼️🖌️

⏰Thursday May 28th, 7pm – 8:30pm
📍Art Windsor-Essex, 401 Riverside Dr. W, Windsor, 2nd floor Gallery
💲 $45 – pre-registration required
⭐ Open to folks ages 14+ (youth under 14 must be accompanied by an adult).

Register with the link in our bio! 🔗🔗

"The Ancient Future" by AWE's Emerging Artist in Residence, ishKode, opens this Friday evening at Dry Goods Gallery in F...
04/29/2026

"The Ancient Future" by AWE's Emerging Artist in Residence, ishKode, opens this Friday evening at Dry Goods Gallery in Ford City! Stop by Chance Coffee from 6pm - 8pm. ⭐
[1012 Drouillard Rd. Windsor]

🎨About the Artist
Indigenous Futurist, Anishinaabe, Thunderbird Clan, Walpole Island First Nation
ishKode means “the fire in the heart of a woman” in Anishinaabemowin. And his creative practice is based in Ontario, he is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans hip-hop, film, visual media and installation. Drawing deeply from his ancestral homelands and city-based experience, ishKode’s work centers on collective creativity, connecting land, story, rhythm, image and community.

Read more about The Ancient Future and ishKode at https://artwindsoressex.ca/exhibitions/ishkode-the-ancient-future/

AWE's Emerging Artist in Residence program is generously supported by Foundation.

A Quick Peek!👀at an artwork that will be featured in the upcoming AWE Collection exhibition 'Ink, Charcoal & Jet' curate...
04/24/2026

A Quick Peek!👀at an artwork that will be featured in the upcoming AWE Collection exhibition 'Ink, Charcoal & Jet' curated by TD Curatorial Fellow, Talysha Bujold-Abu.

This exhibition, pulled from the Art Windsor Essex- Collection, seeks to locate and foreground Black within the institution; examining absence through presence. By interrogating Blackness as a medium, alike to the title Ink, Charcoal, & Jet – the colour Black is positioned as a central character: an active, contributing voice, speaking from the collection.

Stay tuned! This exhibition will open July 16 and run until October 25.

Image: Rodney Graham, Coruscating Cinnamon Granules, 1996, photogravure on paper. Purchased with financial support from the Canada Council for the Arts (1998).

Drumroll please..... Congratulations to Engage Windsor for being selected as the first Citizen-in-Residence at AWE! 🎤💖✨Y...
04/24/2026

Drumroll please..... Congratulations to Engage Windsor for being selected as the first Citizen-in-Residence at AWE! 🎤💖✨

Yesterday evening, Jessica and Heather from Engage Windsor presented their pitch in application for the AWE Citizens in Residence program and the panel of judges selected their project to move forward.

Engage Windsor is a grassroots, Windsor-based civic engagement organization working to strengthen public participation, transparency, and democratic culture at the municipal level. The board includes volunteers with experience in law, public policy, community organizing, communications, facilitation, survey design, data analysis, and report writing. Engage Windsor is committed to non-partisan civic engagement that helps residents understand local issues and participate more meaningfully in public life.

Their project at AWE will use findings from their Community Check-in Survey which gathers resident opinions about their city’s quality of life, service performance and priorities, and turn it into a civic art and education experience entitled; A Civic Portrait.

Take the survey here! https://surveys.engagewindsor.org/?_gl=1*12l7pc4*_ga*NTUyNjM3NDAxLjE3NzcwNTc5MjQ.*_ga_DKDBBHQD67*czE3NzcwNTc5MjMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzcwNTc5MzIkajUxJGwwJGgw 🔗 and join us in congratulating Engage Windsor!

We're hiring! ⭐📲💬AWE is seeking candidates for two positions. These positions are funded in part through the Canada Summ...
04/24/2026

We're hiring! ⭐📲💬

AWE is seeking candidates for two positions. These positions are funded in part through the Canada Summer Jobs Program & Young Canada Works.

🏵️ Education Outreach Program Assistant
Canada Summer Jobs
Under the supervision of the Head of Programs and Projects and Head of Marketing and Development and working closely with curators, staff, and volunteers, this position focuses on educational activities related to programming and outreach initiatives. This position aims to nurture creativity and foster community-building at the Gallery.

⭐Programming Assistant
Young Canada Works
Under the supervision of the Head of Programs and Partnerships and working closely with curators, staff, and volunteers, this position focuses on supporting AWE’s Education Plan , Digital Strategy and the Truth and Reconciliation Action Plan. The Programming Assistant is responsible for supporting education initiatives at AWE, including coordinating programming for youth, supporting and digital outreach programs, research and collecting qualitative and quantitative data related to the education programs.

Apply at this link: https://artwindsoressex.ca/opportunities-calls/jobs/! 🤳🔗

Curious about sewing but not sure where to start? Join AWE Educator Kirstie Montague for a series of sewing workshop des...
04/23/2026

Curious about sewing but not sure where to start? Join AWE Educator Kirstie Montague for a series of sewing workshop designed especially for beginners. No prior sewing experience required! 🧵💫

🧵Class 1: Thursday, April 23
Get comfortable with the sewing machine! Learning how to thread it, load a bobbin, and practice basic stitches and techniques.

🪡Class 2: Thursday, April 30
In week two, you’ll explore appliqué, learning how to sew shapes and decorative elements onto fabric.

🎨Class 3: Thursday, May 7
In the final session, you’ll put your new skills into practice by designing and sewing your own cushion cover featuring an appliqué design to take home.

💲COST: $150 for 3 classes / $50 for 1 class

Register here: https://artwindsoressex.ca/events-workshops/new-course-sewing-basics-with-kirstie-montague/! 🔗

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