WAG Current Exhibitions
My Favourite Artwork
Exhibition Run: August 3, 2021 – January 22, 2022
Curators: Mary Reid, Director/Curator, Julia de Kwant, Curatorial/Collections Assistant, and Nell Wheal, Head of Collections
This exhibition features artwork from the Woodstock Art Gallery's permanent collection selected by members of the community along with volunteers, staff and board members. This project was started at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and has evolved into a celebration of art as a source of connection and community.
Sponsored by Kingsmen Group Inc.
Animals of the Arctic: Caribou & Seals
Exhibition Run: November 14, 2020 – June 26, 2021 (Extended to January 22, 2022)
Curators: Julia de Kwant, Curatorial/Collections Assistant and Mary Reid, Director/Curator
This exhibition showcases select works from the Woodstock Art Gallery’s 2016 acquisition of 231 works from the Museum of Inuit Art, now permanently closed. The drawings highlight the traditional way of life for the Inuit through the hunting of caribou and seals.
Ten Years in the Building: The John White Co. Inc.
Exhibition Run: August 3, 2021 – January 22, 2022
Curator: Julia deKwant
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Woodstock Art Gallery's move to the historic John White Building. With artifacts and photographs from the Woodstock Museum NHS and Oxford County Archives, this exhibition traces the building's history of commerce and enterprise with the formation of the John White Co. Ltd., which spanned three generations of the White family and 100 years.
Visual Elements 63: Annual Juried Exhibition
Virtual Exhibition Launching: July 14, 2021
Exhibition Run: August 3, 2021 – January 22, 2022
Jurors: Daniel Cairo, Andrew Kear and Jaquie Poole
Visual Elements 63: Annual Juried Exhibition celebrates the breadth and diversity of talent that resides in Oxford County. This year’s exhibition will be presented in-person at the Woodstock Art Gallery and online as a virtual exhibition.
Funded by Oxford Community Foundation through the B & R George Fund and the Ross & Fran McElroy Fund.
Daniel Cairo: Painting Woodstock
Exhibition Run: August 3, 2021 – January 22, 2022
Local artist Daniel Cairo has been painting highly realistic scenes of Woodstock since 2019. This exhibition is the culmination of Cairo's two year project.
The Woodstock Camera Club Presents
Exhibition Run: August 3, 2021 – January 8, 2022
Curator: Mary Reid
This exhibition features the winning entries from the Woodstock Camera Club's annual contests, as well as photographers of the year, images of the year and rookies of the year. This year the club held three open contests, one photo art contest and three themed contests: COVID-19 — Staying Home, Water — In Any Form; and Doors, Gates, Entrances.
