Member opportunities
All-in Members’ Salon - April 2024
Currently seeking volunteers (and participants) for the “All-in” spring member salon!
We need volunteers to help with art intake, art hanging, and planning the reception.
All member artists are invited to drop off work! This is a members’ show and all member artwork produced since January 2022 is welcome. This show will not be juried.
Send an email to info@grandriverartists.ca to let us know you will be bringing your art.
Show runs April 1 to April 28
Artist reception TBD
Art drop off for hanging: March 28 to 29
Art will be hung on March 30 in the Flex Space
Art pick up on April 28
Exhibit in a GRACe-run art show
Make sure you are receiving the monthly newsletters to stay up to date on calls for upcoming exhibitions. Visit the exhibition schedule page to see what is coming up.
Organize a solo or group show at 44 Gaukel Creative Workspace
There are several spaces available in the 44 Gaukel St building in downtown Kitchener where artists can display their own artwork and run their own events. Check the schedule on Skedda to see what spaces are available or reach out to info@grandriverartists.ca to learn more.
Participate as a juror or organizer in an upcoming show
Learn what it takes to run an art event and add to your CV while supporting fellow members. Contact info@grandriverartists.ca to ask questions or create a proposal.
Teach a class, give a talk or run a workshop at 44 Gaukel St, Kitchener.
There are various amenities and spaces available at 44 Gaukel St for use by our members. See below to learn about the spaces and check the schedule.
What we can provide
We can provide space, advertising on our social media channels, access to equipment such as a projector, A-frames, art display, tables and chairs.
Want to partner? Let’s talk about what else we can do.
Available spaces
How to book a space:
Check the schedule on Skedda
Reach out to Admin at info@grandriverartists.ca to confirm and book
Window Gallery
Our window gallery faces onto the Gaukel Block. Gaukel Block is a pedestrian way that runs between City Hall and Willow River (or Victoria) public park. There are often events running in the evenings and during weekends on the Block or the Block is acting as a connector between events in the downtown.
There are four windows each one is 50 inches tall by 40 inches wide stretching the width of the GRACe gallery space.
The GRACe gallery and event space
GRACe has a dedicated and lockable event space in which the window gallery is located but the space can also contain up to 25 people seated auditorium style or standing and up to 12 people for workshop style seating at a table.
The floor space is 458 square feet.
There are three walls suitable for hanging and floor space for podium or table display.
Community room
The Community Room is a space shared with other tenants. It is a windowless room on the second floor that could accommodate up to 30 people seated a tables in a workshop and 40 people seated auditorium style.
The space is windowless with a whiteboard on one wall and a work sink.
Check with GRACe admin about availability of this space.
Other spaces as negotiated
44 Gaukel has additional small spaces and it limited only by your imagination how you use them or combine them with our other spaces to make an event that is uniquely you!
Space overview
GRACEe Blank Space gallery wall
The Blank Space gallery is a wall that is on the outside of the GRACe gallery, facing into the flex space lobby area.
The space is 8 feet tall and 13 feet wide. There is a hanging system running the length of the wall. There is an adjacent window that can be used to connect to the Block outside. All furniture can be removed if required. Reservation of this space does not include the floor space which is a part of the Flex space.
Flex space
If you need even more room, the Flex space can be booked through the GRACe admin person. This space is shared with other building tenants and the availability varies.
There is a kitchenette and a separate work sink at one end of the space. One wall can be used to show films with a short throw projector.
Flex space is shown in blue, GRACe gallery in yellow, GRACe Blank space location in red, window gallery in purple.