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FIRST FRIDAYS in the EXCHANGE
Galleries and studios are open to the public for FREE on First Fridays in the Exchange.
Check the What's ON! page for opening and closing times. Visit these galleries and studios during the month! Check their websites listed below for hours & more information. 
Come and explore amazing art, talk with the artists personally and feel free to ask questions about their inspirations and techniques and, who knows... you might just find that perfect art piece for your home or office.
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FIRST FRIDAYS in the EXCHANGE
Members' Studios & Galleries and Theatre to Explore:
Adelaide Street:
125 Adelaide 2nd floor - Cre8ery Gallery + Studio
An independently-owned, commercial gallery featuring a Main Gallery, an Auxiliary Gallery & artist resident studios. We present bi-weekly exhibitions by local professional & emerging artists.
Website: cre8ery.com
Albert Street:
62 Albert lower level - Manitoba Institute of Sculptors and Artists (MISA)
MISA is an actual working studio for artists working in clay, painting, stone and wood carving. Come see art in process as well as finished pieces and visit with resident artists.
Instagram: @misa_art_studios
62 Albert 4th floor - Artbeat Studio
A unique community-based, self-directed, peer-supported programming.
We provide social supports, working art studio and gallery space, and mentorship for individuals living with mental illness for the purpose of recovery and empowerment.
Website: artbeatstudio.ca
63 Albert 2nd floor - Kathleen Crosby Gallery
The Kathleen Crosby Gallery represents emerging fine artists from Winnipeg and surrounding areas.
Instagram: @kathleencrosbygalleryartists
63 Albert, 5th floor
Noel Bebee
Computer Incubated Art.
Instagram: @bebeenoel
Karen Schulz
Prints, Courtroom drawings.
Website: karen-e-schulz-art.com
65 Albert - Soul Gallery
Soul Gallery Inc. largely represents established visual artists across a variety of media and genres, and remains committed to excellence in the promotion of exceptional contemporary fine art and design.
Website: soulgallery.ca
70 Albert 2nd floor - pottery empire
The love of the craft brings this diverse group of local potters together to learn and create. A variety of styles and techniques often feature glazes made from local clays from the Red River and Lake Winnipeg, and developed in the studio.
Instagram: @potteryempire
75 Albert 2nd floor - Kami Goertz Studio
Show room + workshop of fibre artist Kami Goertz
Website: kamigoertz.com
Arthur Street:
70 Arthur 6th floor - STUDIO 6
Painting, Drawing, Photography, Video & Digital Art & Sound
Thor Aitkenhead with Brian Longfield
Instagram: @brianlongfieldart
70 Arthur 6th floor - Nora Kobrinsky & Friends Artist Studio
Paintings, Drawings and Original Prints by Nora Kobrinsky, Andrew Blair, and Mannon Smalley.
Instagrams: @norakobrinsky @andrewjblair @mannonsmalley
70 Arthur 6th floor - Sikorsky Photography & Friends
Professional photographer based in Winnipeg, Canada.
Instagram: @sikorskyphotography
100 Arthur 3rd floor - Video Pool Media Arts Centre
Manitoba’s only artist-run centre dedicated to the exploration of technology-based art. We house the largest collection of prairie video art in Canada, present work at the intersection of technology and art in our Poolside Gallery, and The Output, our A/V performance and rehearsal venue, provides new opportunities for performance based work.
Website: videopool.org
100 Arthur 5th floor - Allan Geske
A printmaker since the mid-1970s who employes etching, engraving, relief & mixed media in his art.
Bannatyne Avenue:
141 Bannatyne - katie + gunner gallery
We are an art gallery and shop showing a mixture of Inuit Art, Photography, Folk and Textile Art. The Gallery will feature Local and International Artists and we also hold Workshops, Artists Talks, Pop-Up’s and Events throughout the year.
Website: katieandgunner.com
Cumberland Avenue:
329 Cumberland main floor - C2 Centre for Craft
Dedicated to presenting the best of contemporary and traditional craft in Manitoba, we feature an exhibition gallery, shop, library, museum collection, and more. C2 is a shared initiative of the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library (MCML) and the Manitoba Craft Council (MCC).
MCML:
Canada’s Only Museum of Craft, is dedicated to preserving the heritage, teaching the student, inspiring the artist, and promoting a way of life that values the handmade.
MCC:
For people who love contemporary craft: professional artists and artisans, collectors and connoisseurs, DIYers and armchair enthusiasts. See, smell, touch, explore the myriad expressions of contemporary craft in Manitoba and be part of a community that is shaped, motivated, and defined by its love of craft.
Website: c2centreforcraft.ca
329 Cumberland main floor - Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba (AANM)
AANM is a network of artists and stakeholders from both the arts and disability communities that supports artists with disabilities in achieving individual artistic excellence, promotes higher visibility of these artists within all disciplines and promotes policies and practices intended to make the arts more accessible to all Manitobans.
Website: aanm.ca
329 Cumberland 2nd floor - Mentoring Artists for Women's Art (MAWA)
Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art presents visual arts education, theory and criticism from an intersectional feminist perspective. The artist-run centre was founded in 1984, to “encourage and support the intellectual and creative development of women in the visual arts by providing an ongoing forum for education and critical dialogue”
Website: mawa.ca
Donald Street
374 Donald Street - SkullSpace
A place for hackers, builders, programmers, artists, and anybody interested in how stuff works to gather in a common place and help focus and share their knowledge and creativity. It’s our goal to provide the space, tools, freedom, and education to make it happen.
Website: skullspace.ca
Higgins Avenue
109 Higgins - Graffiti Gallery
A community youth art centre, using art as a tool for community, social, economic and individual growth.
Website: graffitigallery.ca
King Street
66 King - The Third Place
In sociology, “the third place” refers to a place to spend time that is neither home nor work. The third place is one where you can be a regular, catch up, create, and find space to be. There were many nights spent vacuuming, painting, and planning and we are happy to be sitting in what is now our most favourite place to be, our third place.
Website: thethirdplacewinnipeg.com
Lombard Avenue
177 Lombard - Winnipeg Architecture Foundation
A nonprofit, registered charitable organization dedicated to advancing the awareness and appreciation of Winnipeg's built environment through public education.
Website: winnipegarchitecture.ca
Market Avenue
174 Market - The Royal MTC Manitoba Theatre Centre
The Royal MTC exists to celebrate the widest spectrum of theatre art.
Website: royalmtc.ca
Martha Street
11 Martha - Martha Street Studio Manitoba Printmakers Association Inc.
Unparalleled, accessible facilities and education in the print arts.
Website: printmakers.mb.ca
McDermot Avenue
222 McDermot - Warehouse Artworks
Selling fine art posters and representing many local artists who have displayed their artwork in the gallery for your viewing pleasure. In addition to the gallery, they also provide custom picture framing.
Website: warehouseartworks.net
288 McDermot - All About Theatre and Gallery
We have two studio spaces with a state of the art sprung floor, lobby, student lounge, props lab, costume lab, and more in this gorgeous character building. It is the perfect rehearsal space.
Website: allabouttheatre.ca
290 McDermot 2nd floor - Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art
Urban Shaman is an Aboriginal artist-run centre dedicated to meeting the needs of artists by providing a vehicle for artistic expression in all disciplines and at all levels by taking a leadership role in the cultivation of Indigenous art.
Website: urbanshaman.org
Princess Street
206 Princess - aceartinc.
An artist-run centre committed to the expression and exploration of Canadian contemporary art. Exhibitions cover a wide range of media from painting, sculpture and photography, to audio and kinetic work. Our Gift Shop features handcrafted gifts and artwork by Northern Manitoba artists.
Website: aceart.org
210 Princess - Manitoba Arts Network
The Manitoba Arts Network connects, showcases, and promotes visual and performing artists with communities across Manitoba. The Network is dedicated to connecting Manitoba’s communities to the arts. Our Gift Shop features handcrafted gifts and artwork from Northern Manitoba artists.
Website: manitobaartsnetwork.ca
Rupert Street
140 Rupert - Tom Hendry Warehouse
This venue offers professional theatre productions in a casual, intimate setting from September to April.
Website: royalmtc.ca
Members' Studios & Galleries and Theatre to Explore:
Adelaide Street:
125 Adelaide 2nd floor - Cre8ery Gallery + Studio
An independently-owned, commercial gallery featuring a Main Gallery, an Auxiliary Gallery & artist resident studios. We present bi-weekly exhibitions by local professional & emerging artists.
Website: cre8ery.com
Albert Street:
62 Albert lower level - Manitoba Institute of Sculptors and Artists (MISA)
MISA is an actual working studio for artists working in clay, painting, stone and wood carving. Come see art in process as well as finished pieces and visit with resident artists.
Instagram: @misa_art_studios
62 Albert 4th floor - Artbeat Studio
A unique community-based, self-directed, peer-supported programming.
We provide social supports, working art studio and gallery space, and mentorship for individuals living with mental illness for the purpose of recovery and empowerment.
Website: artbeatstudio.ca
63 Albert 2nd floor - Kathleen Crosby Gallery
The Kathleen Crosby Gallery represents emerging fine artists from Winnipeg and surrounding areas.
Instagram: @kathleencrosbygalleryartists
63 Albert, 5th floor
Noel Bebee
Computer Incubated Art.
Instagram: @bebeenoel
Karen Schulz
Prints, Courtroom drawings.
Website: karen-e-schulz-art.com
65 Albert - Soul Gallery
Soul Gallery Inc. largely represents established visual artists across a variety of media and genres, and remains committed to excellence in the promotion of exceptional contemporary fine art and design.
Website: soulgallery.ca
70 Albert 2nd floor - pottery empire
The love of the craft brings this diverse group of local potters together to learn and create. A variety of styles and techniques often feature glazes made from local clays from the Red River and Lake Winnipeg, and developed in the studio.
Instagram: @potteryempire
75 Albert 2nd floor - Kami Goertz Studio
Show room + workshop of fibre artist Kami Goertz
Website: kamigoertz.com
Arthur Street:
70 Arthur 6th floor - STUDIO 6
Painting, Drawing, Photography, Video & Digital Art & Sound
Thor Aitkenhead with Brian Longfield
Instagram: @brianlongfieldart
70 Arthur 6th floor - Nora Kobrinsky & Friends Artist Studio
Paintings, Drawings and Original Prints by Nora Kobrinsky, Andrew Blair, and Mannon Smalley.
Instagrams: @norakobrinsky @andrewjblair @mannonsmalley
70 Arthur 6th floor - Sikorsky Photography & Friends
Professional photographer based in Winnipeg, Canada.
Instagram: @sikorskyphotography
100 Arthur 3rd floor - Video Pool Media Arts Centre
Manitoba’s only artist-run centre dedicated to the exploration of technology-based art. We house the largest collection of prairie video art in Canada, present work at the intersection of technology and art in our Poolside Gallery, and The Output, our A/V performance and rehearsal venue, provides new opportunities for performance based work.
Website: videopool.org
100 Arthur 5th floor - Allan Geske
A printmaker since the mid-1970s who employes etching, engraving, relief & mixed media in his art.
Bannatyne Avenue:
141 Bannatyne - katie + gunner gallery
We are an art gallery and shop showing a mixture of Inuit Art, Photography, Folk and Textile Art. The Gallery will feature Local and International Artists and we also hold Workshops, Artists Talks, Pop-Up’s and Events throughout the year.
Website: katieandgunner.com
Cumberland Avenue:
329 Cumberland main floor - C2 Centre for Craft
Dedicated to presenting the best of contemporary and traditional craft in Manitoba, we feature an exhibition gallery, shop, library, museum collection, and more. C2 is a shared initiative of the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library (MCML) and the Manitoba Craft Council (MCC).
MCML:
Canada’s Only Museum of Craft, is dedicated to preserving the heritage, teaching the student, inspiring the artist, and promoting a way of life that values the handmade.
MCC:
For people who love contemporary craft: professional artists and artisans, collectors and connoisseurs, DIYers and armchair enthusiasts. See, smell, touch, explore the myriad expressions of contemporary craft in Manitoba and be part of a community that is shaped, motivated, and defined by its love of craft.
Website: c2centreforcraft.ca
329 Cumberland main floor - Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba (AANM)
AANM is a network of artists and stakeholders from both the arts and disability communities that supports artists with disabilities in achieving individual artistic excellence, promotes higher visibility of these artists within all disciplines and promotes policies and practices intended to make the arts more accessible to all Manitobans.
Website: aanm.ca
329 Cumberland 2nd floor - Mentoring Artists for Women's Art (MAWA)
Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art presents visual arts education, theory and criticism from an intersectional feminist perspective. The artist-run centre was founded in 1984, to “encourage and support the intellectual and creative development of women in the visual arts by providing an ongoing forum for education and critical dialogue”
Website: mawa.ca
Donald Street
374 Donald Street - SkullSpace
A place for hackers, builders, programmers, artists, and anybody interested in how stuff works to gather in a common place and help focus and share their knowledge and creativity. It’s our goal to provide the space, tools, freedom, and education to make it happen.
Website: skullspace.ca
Higgins Avenue
109 Higgins - Graffiti Gallery
A community youth art centre, using art as a tool for community, social, economic and individual growth.
Website: graffitigallery.ca
King Street
66 King - The Third Place
In sociology, “the third place” refers to a place to spend time that is neither home nor work. The third place is one where you can be a regular, catch up, create, and find space to be. There were many nights spent vacuuming, painting, and planning and we are happy to be sitting in what is now our most favourite place to be, our third place.
Website: thethirdplacewinnipeg.com
Lombard Avenue
177 Lombard - Winnipeg Architecture Foundation
A nonprofit, registered charitable organization dedicated to advancing the awareness and appreciation of Winnipeg's built environment through public education.
Website: winnipegarchitecture.ca
Market Avenue
174 Market - The Royal MTC Manitoba Theatre Centre
The Royal MTC exists to celebrate the widest spectrum of theatre art.
Website: royalmtc.ca
Martha Street
11 Martha - Martha Street Studio Manitoba Printmakers Association Inc.
Unparalleled, accessible facilities and education in the print arts.
Website: printmakers.mb.ca
McDermot Avenue
222 McDermot - Warehouse Artworks
Selling fine art posters and representing many local artists who have displayed their artwork in the gallery for your viewing pleasure. In addition to the gallery, they also provide custom picture framing.
Website: warehouseartworks.net
288 McDermot - All About Theatre and Gallery
We have two studio spaces with a state of the art sprung floor, lobby, student lounge, props lab, costume lab, and more in this gorgeous character building. It is the perfect rehearsal space.
Website: allabouttheatre.ca
290 McDermot 2nd floor - Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art
Urban Shaman is an Aboriginal artist-run centre dedicated to meeting the needs of artists by providing a vehicle for artistic expression in all disciplines and at all levels by taking a leadership role in the cultivation of Indigenous art.
Website: urbanshaman.org
Princess Street
206 Princess - aceartinc.
An artist-run centre committed to the expression and exploration of Canadian contemporary art. Exhibitions cover a wide range of media from painting, sculpture and photography, to audio and kinetic work. Our Gift Shop features handcrafted gifts and artwork by Northern Manitoba artists.
Website: aceart.org
210 Princess - Manitoba Arts Network
The Manitoba Arts Network connects, showcases, and promotes visual and performing artists with communities across Manitoba. The Network is dedicated to connecting Manitoba’s communities to the arts. Our Gift Shop features handcrafted gifts and artwork from Northern Manitoba artists.
Website: manitobaartsnetwork.ca
Rupert Street
140 Rupert - Tom Hendry Warehouse
This venue offers professional theatre productions in a casual, intimate setting from September to April.
Website: royalmtc.ca