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SUMMARY:The Image Makers
DESCRIPTION:The Image Makers is a free monthly gathering of video and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery\, with a particular focus on lighting design. \nIn this month’s session our goal is to film a realistic\, yet spooky scene using projectors to simulate ghost-like apparitions! \nCome join a meeting of video and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery. While no formal instruction is provided\, this session is a great chance to meet new collaborators\, try new techniques\, push one another to new levels\, and keep skills fresh.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/the-image-makers-13/
LOCATION:Silence.\, 46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, ON\, N1H 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interactive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251101T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251101T213000
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SUMMARY:Tango to Death
DESCRIPTION:A Latin-American Celebration featuring “Misatango” by Argentinian composer Martin Palmeri.\nAna Isabella Castro\, soprano\nMatti Pulkki\, accordion\nRoyce Rich\, violin\nSarah de Niverville\, viola \nJoin us for an evening of Latin-American choral music that features Argentinian composer Martin Palmeri’s genre-bending “Misatango”\, a celebration of Mexico’s “Dia de los Muertos” and even a salsa dance to close the night. \nTickets are $35/$30/$10/$5 \nSave with a Season Ticket available until November 1
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/tango-to-death/
LOCATION:Harcourt United Church\, 87 Dean Ave.\, Guelph\, N1G 1L3
CATEGORIES:Families,Interactive,Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251101T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251101T200000
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SUMMARY:Jack-O’-Lantern Display
DESCRIPTION:Line up your carved creations on The Art Gallery of Guelph’s front lawn between 12 – 7 pm to contribute. Battery-operated tealights will be provided and placed by AGG staff. At 8 pm\, gather your family\, friends\, and neighbours to view the community’s carved creations outside the gallery. \nAfter the event\, all jack-o’-lanterns will be donated to The Donkey Sanctuary. \nMore info here.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/jack-o-lantern-display/
CATEGORIES:Families,Interactive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251106T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251106T210000
DTSTAMP:20251103T175141Z
CREATED:20251023T152059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T175141Z
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SUMMARY:Opportunity Knocks: Re-Imagining your Arts Career
DESCRIPTION:November 6th 6:30-9:00  \nArt Gallery of Guelph\, 358 Gordon St\, Guelph\, ON N1G 1Y1 \nFree \nClick here to RSVP for this free event! \nGuelph Arts Council is pleased to collaborate with the University of Guelph’s School of Fine Art and Music and the Art Gallery of Guelph in presenting Opportunity Knocks: Re-imagining your Arts Career. How can arts students and emerging artists reimagine the careers they could pursue? What are the emergent\, entrepreneurial\, or unexpected career paths that arts grads have taken? A group of diverse arts trail blazers will share stories and lessons learned. Students\, artists and creatives of all disciplines\, ages and experience levels are welcome.  The Panel Discussion will run from 6:30pm-8:00pm followed by time to connect and enjoy refreshments. \n​ \nMeet the panelists: \nPaige Bromby is a painter and cultural administrator based in Fergus\, Ontario\, She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Studio Art from the University of Guelph (2020). \nWorking primarily in painting\, Paige explores her relationship to natural spaces in a digital age. She is interested in how familial spaces appear through her own interactions within them\, through a digital archive and as recorded and memorialized in paint. The many lives of a landscape – how those lives and interactions change through the seasons of nature and life.  \n​ \nShe maintains her painting practice while continuing her work in community arts\, facilitating a local critique night\, working for various arts/culture organizations and co-founding an artist mentorship program for artists with developmental disabilities. \n​ \nPatrick Cruz is an artist\, educator\, and albularyo who considers the role of spirituality\, improvisation\, intuition\, and play as emancipatory tools to reify embedded colonial frameworks and ideologies in art making. Cruz employs meditation\, divination\, and hypnosis as research methodologies to exhume and retrieve hidden knowledge. His works are informed by the intersections of clown philosophy\, magic\, and the occult\, and its syncretic manifestations and relationship in contemporary life. Most recently\, Cruz has been making works using material retrieved from past-life regressions to navigate and side-step cultural and ancestral identity. \nIn 2021\, he received the prestigious Thirteen Artist Award from the Cultural Center of the Philippines and won the national title for the 17th RBC Canadian Painting Competition in 2015. He is an Assistant Professor in Studio Art at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus and the Daniels Faculty. He is the founder and co-director of the Kamias Triennial\, co-curator of Ben Flores Fan Club Collective with Christian Vistan\, collaborator at Boring Earth with Laila Fox\, and one of the 19 members of the artist-run collective the Plumb. \n​ \n​Daphne Zoe Dahlia / DAPH (She/Her) has been performing\, composing\, recording\, producing\, and mentoring artists for 20+ years. In 2017\, she founded Copper Sound\, a boutique recording studio in Guelph\, ON\, Canada. It serves as home base for her collaborations with artists locally and around the world. Daph’s work also includes musical directing for improv comedy\, audio mixing for commercials\, composing for film\, voice over work\, album art\, photography\, and website design. Daphne has been making new queer centred electronic music under the artist name DAPH. Her new direction combines deep vocals on top of hardware synths and samplers\, bringing together elements of synth pop\, house\, hip hop\, and darkwave.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/opportunity-knocks-re-imagining-your-arts-career-3/
CATEGORIES:Featured,Interactive,Music,Visual Art,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251108T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251108T160000
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SUMMARY:Guelph Chamber Choir Trivia Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a GCC FUNdraiser – an afternoon of trivia!\nSaturday\, Nov 8 from 1:30 – 4pm\nDoors open at 1pm \n  \n$30.00 per person* or $100.00 for a team of 4 \n*We’ll put you on a team! \n  \nHere’s what happens:\n\n\n\n\n\n2 rounds of trivia – compete against other tables. Winning table wins bragging rights. (OK\, and a prize…)\n\n\nFree light refreshments before and during the event. Feel like a glass of wine? There’s a cash bar\, too!\n\n\nA Silent Auction for “People Who Do NOT Want More Stuff!” – bid on experiences\, classes\, food\, memberships etc.\nMystery Envelopes – Everyone’s a winner! For $20.00 you can pick an envelope with a surprise inside!\n\nThis is a fun event. You don’t have to be a great trivia player – just a great person to play trivia with!\nAnd because we’ve had this question quite a bit:  No\, it’s not all music trivia\, but do expect us to throw in a few questions. \n\n 
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/guelph-chamber-choir-trivia-party/
LOCATION:Victoria Park East Golf Club\, 1096 Victoria Rd S\, Puslinch\, Ontario\, N0B 2J0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Interactive,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251122T190000
DTSTAMP:20251104T154930Z
CREATED:20251104T153405Z
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UID:48301-1763838000-1763838000@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:Guelph Arts Council Golden Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:RSVP at guelpharts.ca/gacgac \nWhat: The “GACGAC”. Guelph Arts Council Golden Anniversary Celebration. We turned 50. We want to celebrate with you! \nWhen: Saturday\, November 22\, 2025\, 7pm (programming to begin at 7:30pm) \nWhere: GAC’s new home in Old Quebec Street Shoppes. \nWhy should you come: GAC wouldn’t exist without an arts community to serve\, so we’d like to celebrate with the people who have inspired us for 50 years. There’s also a chance that GAC has supported you in your Guelph arts life\, whether that’s as an organization that got its start with support from GAC many years ago\, or as an individual who has shown in our gallery space\, received an award\, participated in our mentorship program or Art on the Street\, or any other things over the past 50 years. \nWe’re also unveiling the new “Sally Wismer Gallery” that night\, named after GAC’s longtime Executive Director\, volunteer and friend\, so maybe you’d like to come and celebrate that too. \nBasically\, if you love the arts\, you love our community\, and you love a chance to gather with friends in the sector\, this is the place for you. \nWe’re calling the event “folk formal”\, meaning all are welcome to come as formally (or informally) dressed as they’d like\, and the night’s program will feature dance\, spoken word/performance arts\, and musical performances\, video screenings\, as well as a chance for attendees to participate in a community craft project (beading) and a community literature project\, where they will be encouraged to write down their favourite Guelph arts memories from the past 50 years with the intention of publishing a keepsake book. \nAttendees may enjoy beverages from a cash bar and mocktail bar\, and snacks will be served. \nThere will be an in-person 50/50 raffle at the event\, and people may also make an optional donation when they RSVP to attend (guelpharts.ca/gacgac)\, or contribute to GAC’s ongoing donation appeal online by visiting guelpharts.ca/about/donate. \nWe’re so grateful to all of you who have shaped GAC over the past 50 years\, and who will continue to shape us through the next 50. Let’s celebrate together!
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/guelph-arts-council-golden-anniversary-celebration/
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions,Art Sales,Children,Families,Heritage,Interactive,Literary,Music,Performance,Theatre,Visual Art,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251127T210000
DTSTAMP:20251107T132623Z
CREATED:20251107T132623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T132623Z
UID:48328-1764270000-1764277200@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:The Image Makers
DESCRIPTION:The Image Makers is a free monthly gathering of video and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery\, with a particular focus on lighting design. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this month’s session we will be using our wireless and wired tech to set up an affordable ‘Video Village’— a designated area where a production crew can watch live video feeds from a distance. \nCome join a meeting of video and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery. While no formal instruction is provided\, this session is a great chance to meet new collaborators\, try new techniques\, push one another to new levels\, and keep skills fresh.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/the-image-makers-14/
LOCATION:Silence.\, 46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, ON\, N1H 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interactive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251128T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251128T170000
DTSTAMP:20251107T162412Z
CREATED:20251107T162412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T162412Z
UID:48354-1764342000-1764349200@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:Queer Youth Art Club
DESCRIPTION:Queer and trans youth (13-18) across the region are invited to KWAG for a free\, casual drop-in creative space on the Fourth Friday of each month. This new initiative is led by queer and trans facilitators\, aiming to offer a brave container for teens to connect with their queer peers over creative interests and free refreshments. Attendees are welcome to bring their own project or use our art supplies. \nTakes place the 4th Friday of every month\, November’s date is Friday the 28th from 3-5pm \nMore info here: https://kwag.ca/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1014
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/queer-youth-art-club/
CATEGORIES:Interactive,Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260117T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260117T153000
DTSTAMP:20250815T162037Z
CREATED:20250815T162037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250815T162037Z
UID:46096-1768644000-1768663800@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:Community Mingle with Royal City Quilters Guild
DESCRIPTION:In-person Mingles run from 10 am to 3:30 pm allowing time and space for plenty of in-person interactions. \nEach Mingle provides in-person access to a variety of programs within the Guild including community outreach projects and guild quilt racks so you can photograph large quilts for Show and Share. \nRCQG members may also book a time slot during an upcoming Mingle to use our GO! Big Electric Fabric Cutter by Accuquilt.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/community-mingle-with-royal-city-quilters-guild-5/
LOCATION:Royal Canadian Legion\, 57 Watson Parkway\, S\, Guelph\, N1L 0H8
CATEGORIES:Interactive,Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260210T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260210T213000
DTSTAMP:20251212T201904Z
CREATED:20251212T201904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T201904Z
UID:48672-1770748200-1770759000@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:Lighting & Grip Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:Learn the fundamental techniques and practices of lighting for film and video. \nFacilitated by José Garcia-Lozano \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this workshop\, participants will learn the uses and benefits of a variety of lights as well as how to employ bounces\, diffusion and negative fill when creating a lighting set-up. Scenes and images will be analysed to identify the different lighting approaches and tools used and then recreated for hands-on experience. While this workshop sheds light on industry approaches to lighting\, there is a strong emphasis on working with existing lighting and simple tools.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/lighting-grip-fundamentals-3/
LOCATION:Silence.\, 46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, ON\, N1H 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Courses,Interactive,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260216T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260216T160000
DTSTAMP:20260203T205256Z
CREATED:20260203T205256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T205256Z
UID:49467-1771246800-1771257600@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:Family Create & Play
DESCRIPTION:Calling all young makers and the young-at-heart! This Family Day\, join us at the Art Gallery of Guelph for a fun-filled afternoon of creativity. Visit our current exhibitions Ron Shuebrook & Frances Thomas: In Conversation\, Queer Print Project: Body Language\, Prism International Printmaking\, and Kananginak Pootoogook: Printing the Inuit World)\, explore the sculpture park\, and make some amazing art. \n​Activities and workshops will include sculpture park and exhibition scavenger hunts\, foam block printing\, abstract paint scraping\, and Maud Lewis house painting! \nThese workshops are designed for creatives aged 4 to 17 with their caregiver(s)\, though all ages are welcome. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. \nFREE; all materials are provided; no experience is required. Come dressed for mess!
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/family-create-play/
LOCATION:Art Gallery of Guelph\, 358 Gordon St\, Guelph\, ON\, N1G 1Y1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Children,Families,Interactive,Visual Art,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Art Gallery of Guelph":MAILTO:info@artgalleryofguelph.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260219T210000
DTSTAMP:20260108T150513Z
CREATED:20260108T150513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T150513Z
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SUMMARY:Mining for Story
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to uncover stories worth telling in this workshop. \nFacilitated by Dawn Matheson \nThis interactive workshop is all about the idea! You can’t get anywhere in filmmaking without somewhere to start\, and so often\, this is where people get stuck. \nYou’re eager to tell stories\, yet unsure what stories are yours to tell\, convinced your experiences aren’t interesting enough\, or tempted to borrow someone else’s narrative. Everyone has stories worth sharing. The key is learning how to uncover them. \nIn this 2-hour interactive session\, participants will uncover ideas rooted in personal interests and lived experiences\, explore the narratives that matter most to them\, and be encouraged to develop the authentic connections needed to build the relationships and context that help tell those stories with integrity. \n** Participants should come ready with at least one or two story ideas you are interested in telling. ** \nPlease email workshops@edvideo.org for any questions or accessibility concerns.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/mining-for-story/
LOCATION:Silence.\, 46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, ON\, N1H 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Courses,Interactive,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260226T210000
DTSTAMP:20260210T191348Z
CREATED:20260210T191348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T191348Z
UID:49507-1772132400-1772139600@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:The Image Makers
DESCRIPTION:The Image Makers is a free monthly gathering of video and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery\, with a particular focus on lighting design. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this month’s session\, we will be using Ed Video’s equipment to experiment with Timecode\, and then importing it into DaVinci Resolve. Timecode allows you to easily sync up recorded audio with your video at post production. \nCome join a meeting of video and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery. While no formal instruction is provided\, this session is a great chance to meet new collaborators\, try new techniques\, push one another to new levels\, and keep skills fresh.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/the-image-makers-15/
LOCATION:Silence.\, 46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, ON\, N1H 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interactive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T160000
DTSTAMP:20260226T185039Z
CREATED:20260226T184633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T185039Z
UID:49888-1774449000-1774454400@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:Death in Reverse: Performance in Precarious Times
DESCRIPTION:Death in Reverse: Performance in Precarious Times\nKate Story and Ryan Kerr\nMarch 25 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm\nImprovLab (Mackinnon Building Room 108)\nUniversity of Guelph\nFree\n\nOn March 25\, 2026\, artists Kate Story and Ryan Kerr will visit ImprovLab to share what it means to create meaningful work within conditions of precarity\, and on the unusual\, often improvised ways artists find to stay connected with audiences. They will share experiences from curating a contemporary theatre piece marked by setbacks: limited funding\, collaborative challenges\, shifting resources – while also finding unexpected forms of support through local politics\, partnerships\, and community networks. Reflecting on “Project Baroness\, ”they will also consider festival and DIY theatre\, arts and “non-arts’’ collaborations\, residency models\, and the fragile balance between fundraising and public funding that shapes small-scale performance ecosystems. “As Death in Reverse made its way toward the stage\, our work continually evoked echoes of DADA-era New York: periods of conflict\, displacement\, authoritarian tightening\, censorship\, and the suppression of movements for racial\, gender\, and LGBTQ2IA+ justice. Artists may have been worn down by their circumstances\, yet they continued to create. This conversation invites us to sit with those parallels—and with the quiet insistence of art that persists.” \nFull listing here.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/death-in-reverse-performance-in-precarious-times/
CATEGORIES:Interactive,Performance,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T210000
DTSTAMP:20260310T141908Z
CREATED:20260310T141908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T141908Z
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SUMMARY:The Image Makers
DESCRIPTION:The Image Makers is a free monthly gathering of video and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery\, with a particular focus on lighting design. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this month’s session\, our goal is to light and shoot an eerie walking ghost scene inspired by the 2001 Japanese horror film\, Kairo (also known as Pulse) . \nWhile no formal instruction is provided\, this session is a great chance to meet new collaborators\, try new techniques\, push one another to new levels\, and keep skills fresh. \nPlease email workshops@edvideo.org with any questions and/or accessibility concerns.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/the-image-makers-16/
LOCATION:Silence.\, 46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, ON\, N1H 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interactive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260411T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260411T153000
DTSTAMP:20250815T162036Z
CREATED:20250815T162036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250815T162036Z
UID:46102-1775901600-1775921400@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:Community Mingle with Royal City Quilters Guild
DESCRIPTION:In-person Mingles run from 10 am to 3:30 pm allowing time and space for plenty of in-person interactions. \nEach Mingle provides in-person access to a variety of programs within the Guild including community outreach projects and guild quilt racks so you can photograph large quilts for Show and Share. \nRCQG members may also book a time slot during an upcoming Mingle to use our GO! Big Electric Fabric Cutter by Accuquilt.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/community-mingle-with-royal-city-quilters-guild-3/
LOCATION:Royal Canadian Legion\, 57 Watson Parkway\, S\, Guelph\, N1L 0H8
CATEGORIES:Interactive,Visual Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal City Quilters Guild":MAILTO:president@royalcityquiltersguild.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260424T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260424T140000
DTSTAMP:20260408T112827Z
CREATED:20260408T112827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T112827Z
UID:50388-1777024800-1777039200@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:Patterned Play: Printmaking with Textures | PA Day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is suitable for all ages. Artists ages 13 and under must have a caregiver present. \nJoin us at the AGG for a free\, drop-in PA Day Workshop! Come explore the world of textures and patterns that can be created with household craft items. Learn new printmaking techniques and create a design on paper that’s uniquely yours. \nAll materials are provided. Participants are also also welcome to bring clothes/fabric to upcycle. Come dressed for mess!
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/patterned-play-printmaking-with-textures-pa-day-workshop/
LOCATION:Art Gallery of Guelph\, 358 Gordon St\, Guelph\, ON\, N1G 1Y1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Children,Families,Interactive,Visual Art,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Art Gallery of Guelph":MAILTO:info@artgalleryofguelph.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260430T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260430T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T112826Z
CREATED:20260408T112826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T112826Z
UID:50406-1777575600-1777582800@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:The Image Makers
DESCRIPTION:The Image Makers is a free monthly gathering of video and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery\, with a particular focus on lighting design.\n \nEver wonder how they get the caramel into the Caramilk Bar?  At the next Image Makers we’re going to find out how to get the caramel OUT of the bar. We’re going to have some fun doing some food photography with some spring time treats.  We’ll try some slow-motion shots\, different lighting\, and try not to get the camera and equipment all sticky.\n  \nPlease feel free to bring any sticky snacks you’d like to experiment with and maybe to share. We will have some other ideas available but the more and crazier\, the better!\n  \nWhile no formal instruction is provided\, this session is a great chance to meet new collaborators\, try new techniques\, push one another to new levels\, and keep skills fresh.\n  \nPlease email workshops@edvideo.org with any questions and/or accessibility concerns.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/the-image-makers-17/
LOCATION:Silence.\, 46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, ON\, N1H 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interactive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260502T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260502T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T112827Z
CREATED:20260408T112827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T112827Z
UID:50393-1777723200-1777737600@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:AGG Art Appraisal Event
DESCRIPTION:The AGG Volunteer Association is pleased to host a variety of knowledgeable appraisers to assess and evaluate your prized possessions and unusual finds. McMaster Fine Art invites you to bring your treasures and heirlooms to the Art Gallery of Guelph for an Antiques Roadshow-style event! Get on-the-spot verbal appraisals for jewellery\, art\, Inuit objects\, textile art\, stamps\, and coins from the region’s experts. \nPurchase tickets here > \nTickets are $20 per item\, or three items for $50. Each ticket represents one item for appraisal\, with a maximum of three items for appraisal per person. A limited number of tickets will also be available at the door for walk-ins on a first-come\, first-served basis – priced at $20 per ticket with a maximum of three tickets per person. \n\nCategories: \n1. Jewellery and metalwork \n2. Unframed or framed art and Canadiana \n3. Inuit art or objects \n4. Textile art \n5. Glassware and pottery \n6. Stamps and coins \n\nConsiderations when purchasing your tickets: \n– Appraisals are informal and may not be used for insurance or charitable donation purposes which require certified appraisals \n– Appraisals are focused on jewellery\, art (unframed or framed)\, Inuit art or objects\, textile art\, glassware\, and pottery \n– Please do not leave appraisal objects unattended \n– No refunds will be given for appraisals \n– Pre-registrants are guaranteed an appraisal time \n– Appraisals for walk-ins will be available on a first come\, first serve basis\, time permitting \n– Observations of appraisals will be allowed in accordance with space capacity \n– The Art Gallery of Guelph and appraisers are not responsible for loss or damage to items brought for appraisal \n– For insurance purposes\, AGG staff cannot handle\, store\, or be responsible for items brought to the event
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/agg-art-appraisal-event-2/
LOCATION:Art Gallery of Guelph\, 358 Gordon St\, Guelph\, ON\, N1G 1Y1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Art Sales,Heritage,Interactive,Visual Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Art Gallery of Guelph":MAILTO:info@artgalleryofguelph.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260528T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T112612Z
CREATED:20260422T112612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T112612Z
UID:50452-1779994800-1780002000@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:Film Screening: "ENDLESS COOKIE"
DESCRIPTION:Ed Video Media Arts Centre is pleased to host a screening of Endless Cookie\, the animated documentary by Seth and Peter Scriver at the GYMC. This screening is presented in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Guelph. \nPWYC entry ($5.00 suggested) — NOTAFLOF \nEndless Cookie is an imaginatively animated family portrait that explores the contrasting upbringings between two half-brothers\, one white and one Indigenous\, in a humorous oral history. As they reminisce into the recording microphone\, the threads of their stories are punctuated\, interrupted\, or else hijacked by charismatic (and humorously animated) members of the extended family\, including nine kids and ten dogs\, who add to the narrative by indulging in their own reveries. The result is an exploration of identity\, race\, and Indigenous resistance to colonization within a First Nations community; an impressionistic and often surreal depiction of family; and a lived-in documentary of the creative process. \nThere will be a Q&A with the directors Seth and Peter Scriver following the screening. 
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/film-screening-endless-cookie/
LOCATION:Guelph Youth Music Centre\, 75 Cardigan St\, Guelph\, N1H 3Z7
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions,Featured,Interactive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260529T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260529T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T230847Z
CREATED:20260502T230847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260502T230847Z
UID:50529-1780077600-1780088400@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:Closing Reception for 'Standing Wave'\, an installation by Jenn E Norton
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at Inter Arts Matrix\, Studio #38 (141 Whitney Place\, Kitchener ON) for the Closing Reception for Standing Wave\, a multichannel installation by Jenn E Norton\, that draws upon natural phenomena\, such as cloud formations\, paired with pareidolia and surrealist imagery to explore emotional and mental states of being. The evening will include an Artist Talk with Jenn E Norton beginning at 7PM.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/closing-reception-for-standing-wave-an-installation-by-jenn-e-norton/
LOCATION:Inter Arts Matrix\, Studio #38\, Globe Studios\, Studio #38 – 141 Whitney Place\, Kitchener\, N2G 2X8
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions,Interactive
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260604T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T230847Z
CREATED:20260502T230847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260502T230847Z
UID:50524-1780599600-1780606800@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:The Image Makers
DESCRIPTION:The Image Makers is a free monthly gathering of vidyeo and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery\, with a particular focus on lighting design. \nThe next Image Makers session will explore how to film low light scenes. Working with in-camera ISO settings as well as small accent lights (i.e. candlelight)\, we will work together to make a dark scene look good! \nWhile no formal instruction is provided\, this session is a great chance to meet new collaborators\, try new techniques\, push one another to new levels\, and keep skills fresh. \nPlease email workshops@edvideo.org with any questions and/or accessibility concerns.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/the-image-makers-18/
LOCATION:Silence.\, 46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, ON\, N1H 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interactive
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260614T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260614T180000
DTSTAMP:20260609T200620Z
CREATED:20260609T200620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T200620Z
UID:50811-1781454600-1781460000@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE: The Screening
DESCRIPTION:Early this June\, 7 teams worked tirelessly to produce their own films\, guided by only 3 prompts and with only 48 hours to plan\, shoot and edit a finished work! \nJoin us at the Bookshelf Cinema for the official 48 Hour Film Challenge Screening\, where each team’s work will be presented on the big screen for the public to enjoy. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: \n\nBest Directing\nBest Creative Use of Prompts / props\nBest Original Score\nBest Cinematography\nBest Editing\nBest Screenplay\nBest Performance\n\nDon’t miss this amazing showcase of tenacity and creativity!
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/48-hour-film-challenge-the-screening/
LOCATION:The Bookshelf\, 41 Quebec Street\, Guelph\, ON\, N1H2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Interactive
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260621T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260621T170000
DTSTAMP:20260609T224908Z
CREATED:20260609T224908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T224908Z
UID:50839-1782043200-1782061200@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:National Indigenous Peoples Day Community Gathering
DESCRIPTION:More information here \nJune 21st\, Guelph Civic Museum\, 12pm-5pm \nCelebrate Indigenous Culture and Excellence on National Indigenous Peoples Day with an afternoon of First Nations\, Inuit\, and Métis art\, song\, and dance. \nFeaturing Cedar Drummers\, a family drumming group with mixed Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe ancestry\, and an Indigenous Market from 12:00 to 5 p.m. on the hilltop patio. \nShared in conjunction with Maawnjidyang Maa : We Come Together Here\, an exhibition curated by the Decolonizing Place Narratives Research Collective\, on view inside the Guelph Civic Museum. \nAll are welcome
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/national-indigenous-peoples-day-community-gathering/
CATEGORIES:Families,Interactive,Performance,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260625T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260625T210000
DTSTAMP:20260609T200619Z
CREATED:20260609T200619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T200619Z
UID:50818-1782414000-1782421200@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:The Image Makers
DESCRIPTION:The Image Makers is a free monthly gathering of vidyeo and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery\, with a particular focus on lighting design. \nThe next Image Makers session will explore how to film low light scenes. Working with in-camera ISO settings as well as small accent lights (i.e. candlelight)\, we will work together to make a dark scene look good! \nWhile no formal instruction is provided\, this session is a great chance to meet new collaborators\, try new techniques\, push one another to new levels\, and keep skills fresh. \nPlease email workshops@edvideo.org with any questions and/or accessibility concerns.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/the-image-makers-19/
LOCATION:Silence.\, 46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, ON\, N1H 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interactive
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260627T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260627T220000
DTSTAMP:20260609T231538Z
CREATED:20260609T230630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T231538Z
UID:50841-1782583200-1782597600@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:Summer Solstice Night Market
DESCRIPTION:More info here. \nJune 27th\, 6pm-10pm\, Guelph Farmer’s Market \nSummer Solstice Night Market is coming to the Guelph Farmers’ Market on Saturday June 27\, 6-10pm. Warm up to summer with an evening featuring local food offerings\, night vendors\, live music and an awesome community!⁠ \n 
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/summer-solstice-night-market/
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions,Art Sales,Children,Families,Interactive,Music,Performance,Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260701T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260701T210000
DTSTAMP:20260625T181539Z
CREATED:20260625T174030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T181539Z
UID:51022-1782932400-1782939600@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:In the Neighbourhood: Improv Fun & Fundamentals (Drop-in Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:Drop in on our weekly Wednesday workshops!\nOur ‘In the Neighbourhood’ workshops are a great opportunity to learn about and practice improv right here in our own backyard! Literally! The good ol’ backyard is where we started teaching our classes and it’s where we like to practice improv in the summers. It is located in the area of the Victoria Rd and York Rd intersection in Guelph. \nIn these workshops we’ll use discussions\, exercises and scenework to play with this wonderful artform of improv theatre. \nThe Fun & Fundamentals workshops are for all experience levels. If you’ve never tried improv\, this is your chance to dip a toe (or cannonball). If you’re a seasoned pro\, you know much fun and helpful it is to meet new players and groups with different styles. With many decades of performing and teaching experience between them (and within some alone) the Friendly Heretics are eager to lead you and learn with you. \nWe reserve the backyard address for confirmed attendants. Once you register\, we will give you the deets with joy. \nRegister here! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-the-neighbourhood-improv-fun-fundamentals-tickets-1992529123245 \nWe happily lead the workshops for free\, and we will also accept any donations to put toward renting warm spaces in the winter. You are welcome either way! \nWe’re excited about the growing improv community in Guelph. Come on out and enjoy!
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/in-the-neighbourhood-improv-fun-fundamentals-drop-in-workshop/
LOCATION:The Backyard\, Guelph
CATEGORIES:Interactive,Theatre,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Friendly Heretics":MAILTO:friendlyheretictheatrecompany@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260711T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260711T160000
DTSTAMP:20260708T130637Z
CREATED:20260708T130637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T130637Z
UID:51149-1783767600-1783785600@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:The Great Downtown Guelph Garage Sale
DESCRIPTION:After an incredibly successful 2025 debut\, the Great Downtown Guelph Garage Sale is back for 2026 \nMark your calendars for Saturday July 11th\, 2026\, when Macdonell Street (*new location*) will be transformed into a vibrant\, open-air marketplace from 10am to 4pm\, rain or shine.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/the-great-downtown-guelph-garage-sale/
CATEGORIES:Interactive
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260816T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260816T143000
DTSTAMP:20260813T145746Z
CREATED:20260813T145746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T145746Z
UID:51556-1786890600-1786890600@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:Out on the Shelf Grand Opening
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, August 16\n2:30–4:30 PM\nFirst Floor\, Old Quebec Street Shoppes (55 Wyndham St. N.\, Guelph) \n\nOfficial ribbon cutting ceremony\nTour the new library and community space\nMeet staff\, volunteers\, partners\, and community members\n\nEnjoy light refreshments and community connection. This move represents more than a new location\, it’s an investment in creating an even more welcoming\, accessible\, and affirming space for 2SLGBTQIA+ people across Guelph and Wellington County. \nFor more info about Out on the Shelf visit their website. \n 
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/out-on-the-shelf-grand-opening/
CATEGORIES:Courses,Families,Interactive,Literary
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260820T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260820T210000
DTSTAMP:20260811T133910Z
CREATED:20260811T133910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T133910Z
UID:51477-1787252400-1787259600@guelpharts.ca
SUMMARY:The Image Makers\, August
DESCRIPTION:A free monthly gathering of video and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery\, with a particular focus on lighting design. \nExperience Level: All Levels \nIn August’s Image Makers session\, we will experiment with camera settings and lighting equipment to recreate a still from a low-light film scene (TBD). \nWhile no formal instruction is provided\, this session is a great chance to meet new collaborators\, try new techniques\, push one another to new levels\, and keep skills fresh. \nPlease email workshops@edvideo.org with any questions and/or accessibility concerns. \n 
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/the-image-makers-august/
LOCATION:Silence.\, 46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, ON\, N1H 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interactive
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