Forest City Gallery

About Forest City Gallery

Forest City Gallery is an artist-run centre in the SoHo neighbourhood on Richmond St in London. It represents artists of all disciplines and career levels, with a focus on emerging artists and practices. The gallery hosts six to eight exhibitions annually in its main gallery space, along with artist talks, workshops, and performances. Other programming includes community-centric displays on the FCG Pier wall, the Hear Here series of live music and performances, and the publication of the DIGEST Anthology. Professional development offerings include workshops for artists and arts professionals, one-on-one peer and professional mentorship sessions, and commissioned artists' multiples for members. Specific workshops include Adire Inspired Stamp Making, Lego Letterpress, and sessions on grant writing, photography composition, and stop motion animation. A group of local artists and musicians founded Forest City Gallery in 1973. It is one of Canada's first artist-run centres and contributed to the conception of ARCCO and CARFAC. The gallery pays all exhibiting and lecturing artists in accordance with CARFAC rates. Maxwell Hyett is the Interim Executive Director. The organization is a member of CARFAC Ontario, Pillar Nonprofit Network, and Imagine Canada.