When it comes to the arts, Stratford is spoiled for talent, and we're pleased to feature local art in our Library spaces.
Do you paint, take photos, make textile arts, sketch, or create in other ways? Have you always wanted to exhibit your art in a public space where people can enjoy it? Now you can, at your library!
SPL is looking for artists to share their work at the library - you do not have to be a professional artist to participate. All creativity is welcome.
Apply now for exhibition dates in 2025 (application form and details below).
Art Application
Before applying, be sure to read all three documents below:
Appendix A: Application for Use of Art Display Space
Appendix B: Display Locations and Parameters
Upcoming Exhibits
January 13 - 22 Main Floor Main Wall: Merle Clarkson - Nature Photography Brick Wall: spaces available Back Wall: spaces available Auditorium: spaces available | |
March 3 - April 12 Main Floor Main Wall: Ursula Denstedt - Acrylics Brick Wall: Karin Mussen - Paintings Back Wall: spaces available Auditorium Heidi Sander & Louise Liu - Poetry and Photography EVENT - April 5 | 2-3:30pm | Bridging Cultures Through Poetry: The Chinese Translation of Stratford Gems | |
April 12 - May 31 Main Floor Main Wall: Lauren Wright Vartanian - Stitching Science Textile Art Alphabet Series Brick Wall: Barb Hagarty - Felted Fibre Art Back Wall: Yanni Chen - Florals & Zentangles: From Acrylic to Watercolour Auditorium Whisper Project #2: a textile arts game of telephone with the Guelph-Fergus Pod of SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) EVENT - May 22 | 7-8pm | Artist Talk with Lauren Wright Vartanian | |
June 9 - July 19 Main Floor Main Wall: Arlene Crooks-Best - Acrylic Botanicals Brick Wall: spaces available Back Wall: spaces available Auditorium Life After 60: A Living Gallery (Library Programming) | |
July 28 - September 6 Main Floor Main Wall: Debra March - paintings Brick Wall: spaces available Back Wall: spaces available Auditorium Summer Reading Art Party (Library Programming) | |
September 12 - October 25 Main Floor Main Wall: Teen Instagram Takeover (Library Programming) Brick Wall: spaces available Back Wall: Christy Jacobs: Greenhouses to Spark Joy - paintings & collage Auditorium spaces available | |
November 3 - December 31 Main Floor: Main Wall: Mike Barker - Landscapes of Canada Brick Wall: spaces available Back Wall: spaces available Auditorium spaces available |
Past Exhibits
2024 Exhibits
Susan Bailey | Acrylic Paintings of Stratford Locales
The Whisper Project | Textile Exhibition
Picture Yourself | Portraits of Seniors
Rachelle Dietert | Acrylic Abstracts
Monica MacInnes | Paintings
Debra March | Oils & Acrylics
James Colbeck | Illustrations
Heidi Sander | Poetry & Photography
Courtney Kraehling | Paintings
Cathy Rehberg | Nature Sketches
Children's Summer Reading Program Art | Mixed Media
Teen Instagram Takeover | Photography
Karin Johansson Mussen | Oils & Acrylics
Christy Jacobs | Mixed Media Paintings
Rosemary Galloway | Acrylic Paintings
Brian Tree & Robin Ward | Acrylic Paintings
2023 Exhibits
Monica Macinnes | Collection of Aphorisms & Private Thoughts (paintings)
Stratford Quilt Club | Cloth Comforts (wall quilts)
Janette Gryba | Assemblage of Flowers (paintings)
Alzheimer's Society of Huron Perth | Capture the Moment (photography)
Karin Johansson Mussen | The Beholder's Eye (paintings)
Evelyn Newman | Natural Wonders (oil paintings)
Gerie Noordam | Felted Fibre Arts
SPL Staff | The Creative Library: an exhibition of staff artwork
Cathy Rehberg | Feathered Friends: Sketches in graphite
Christopher Archie Arthurs | SuburBeauty - photographs
Heather Neill | Paintings of Solace and Recovery
Kevin Kemp | Digital Painting & Collage
Zachary Voros | Mixed Media artworks
Lynne Wood | "Hope" quilts for Breast Cancer Awareness
Barb Hagerty | Historical Fibre Arts
Cheryl Simpson | Feline paintings on canvas and cloth
Barbara Storey | Digital Arts
Studio Art Quilt Associates | The Whisper Project
Contact
Have questions? Ready to exhibit? Please contact:
Melanie Kindrachuk
Public Service Librarian
MKindrachuk@splibrary.ca
519-271-0220 x128