Formerly the Meaford Council Chambers and Town offices, the beautifully renovated galleries are an impressive landmark, featuring 16-foot ceilings and original, refinished hardwood floors.
There’s always something new to discover: fresh exhibitions arrive every two months, and new exhibits are installed roughly every sixty days. Visitors of all ages are welcome, and regular trips to the ever-changing Galleries are a great way to inspire young minds and introduce little ones to art of all kinds.
Free to explore during most business hours, the Galleries are also available to rent and occasionally close for private events.
Currently In the Galleries
Chasing Light along the Bruce Trail
June 19 – August 30
Anna Kutishcheva
My painting practice is rooted in a lifelong fascination with the natural world and the relationship between form, light, and movement. Rather than documenting a landscape, I aim to translate its atmosphere, memory, and sensory experience into paint, preserving its vitality on a flat surface.
The primary inspiration for my work is Ontario’s Bruce Trail, a landscape of forests, meadows, and limestone escarpments. Through walking and observation, I am drawn to the shifting light, textures, and rhythms of the land, as well as the ways people carry these places in memory. In collaboration with the Bruce Trail Conservancy, I created paintings based on personal stories and experiences shared by trail users.
My process begins with close observation and an exploration of colour, shape, value, and rhythm. After developing a composition and palette, I establish the painting with a loose underpainting that captures the mood of the scene, gradually building layers while maintaining a sense of freshness and spontaneity.
My goal is to create luminous, immersive paintings that invite viewers to re-experience nature as both a physical place and an emotional landscape.
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Upcoming In the Galleries
Chaning Colours
September 1 – October 26
Meaford Creative Arts Association
Meaford Legion 100th Anniversary: Remembrance Day
October 27 – November 16
Between 2 Hemispheres
November 27 – January 4
Catherine Wareham
Display Your Works
Showcase your creations! Artists are invited to apply for the opportunity to exhibit in our galleries.
Please submit a completed Gallery Application to meafordhallbookings@meaford.ca
Meaford Creative Arts Association
While you’re here enjoying the exhibit in the Galleries, don’t forget to stop by the Terrace Room, located just off of the main floor lobby. Here you will find a beautiful exhibit by the Meaford Creative Arts Association, on display throughout the year.
The group meets each Monday from September to May to paint together and take part in workshops. If you are interested in joining their group, send an email to mcaartists@gmail.com