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Hello to our plein-aire painters. STONE BRIDGE at CENTENNIAL PARK – PLEIN AIRE UPDATE IMPORTANT: TIME CHANGE Due to the change in timing for hanging our paintings on September 21 we will also be changing the time for holding our plein aire session that day • Sunday, September 21 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM **changed •Continue reading “Ontario Updated Plein Air – September 21”

This September we are holding our annual gallery event at the Etobicoke Civic Centre. Grand opening on Sunday 28 September.  Therefore we have a special edition of our usual quarterly magazine in the form of our special United Through Watercolour 2025 gallery edition. Here are the links to download the PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wAmkzzqE6f2VzuRP1Z4wnacFXBzrWPWh/view?usp=share_link or the virtualContinue reading “Special Show Edition of Canadian Watercolour”

Hi there! Still finishing up your work for our UNITED THROUGH WATERCOLOUR exhibition? Good news! We have extended our deadline until Monday August 18th. Please take the weekend and polish off your paintings and submit by Monday! Here’s the link to submit work.https://form.jotform.com/2413182347332

We are fast approaching our deadline of August 15th for submissions for our Gallery exhibition at the Etobicoke Civic Centre (hanging day Sept 21 and opening reception Sept 28)  Please register your artwork no later than August 15th Register here ! We must submit an indexed list to their administration and print a catalogue ofContinue reading “United through Watercolour”

Hi there! A big thank you to all the outstanding artists who took part in our “Shade” Challenge. We have put all the paintings on display in our 3D gallery for you to enjoy. You can follow the link below.  thanks to Anca Dimoff for her hard work on assembling this gallery, and to MilenaContinue reading “Big Thank You”

Join us for a Plein Air Session at Burnaby Mountain, August 23, 2025 RSVP Chris@ostenstad.ca

To view the YouTube version of this announcement, please click on the link below.  Honorable Mention 1: S. Dearing – Minerva in the Morning A whimsical and deeply personal interpretation of the theme. The composition is totally engaging, and the image literally made me smile the moment I saw it. That emotional lift was everything!Continue reading “Announcing the Winners of the Shade Challenge!”

Hi there! and Happy Canada Day Weekend! We are pleased to announce the publishing of our latest 3D gallery which features the works of the contestants of the BEST of IWS CANADA contest.  Please follow this link to view. https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/14515710/best-iws-canada Special thanks to Anca Dimoff for arranging this wonderful gallery!