......and click the street names and links below for more details. Additions and updates are starred*** -sharpen your pencil! And remember- it's always several degrees warmer in The Exchange especially with: Lights on the Exchange
125 Adelaide St, 2nd floor Cre8ery Gallery+Studio Open 11am-9pm. Main Gallery: Ball & Chain Collage and mixed media works by Janet Letkeman & Jeff Peeling. Auxiliary gallery: Paintings, drawings, illustration, photography, mosaics (last day to view select artists!). Masks are required, we will provide to those who do not have. ___________ 125 Adelaide St, 3rd floor North Forge Fabrication Lab 5–9pm Stop in at the North Forge Fabrication Lab! Learn how we can help tap into your creative side, discover how entrepreneurs transform their ideas into something tangible, and have the opportunity to view what our members create!
48 Albert St The Royal Albert Arms Free event! No cover! 5-9:30: MAKER'S MARKET -15+vendors 7-8:30pm:OPEN MIC Host-ATOM THE GRAND JESTER. 8:30-9:30pm:DANCE PARTY! Live band-Hana Lu Lu 5-10pm:PURSUE THE PURSE-Donation drive drop off - Click HERE for details *** Just announced: BAHAY KUBOin The Atrium. 2 weeks, including on First Friday, February 3, of dueling tasting menus! For the special soft opening, YOU will help us decide what goes on the menu! RESERVATIONS ONLY atbaonbistro@gmail.co $65. More info HERE ____________ 62 Albert St, 4th floor Artbeat Studio 5:30-9pm Yekaterina Kaplun's solo art show The show will mostly be acrylic paintings. ____________________ 63 Albert St, Unit 210 Kathleen Crosby Gallery 5 to 9pm! Featuring Jared Loewen's captivating and energetic paintings! ***Also showing work by: @ashleysegal_art@cole_cancilla @marlene.roy.art@rachellediddenszincart ____________ 65 Albert St Fleet Galleries Group show of Gallery artists including Tony Tascona. _____________________ 68 Albert St Plant Lab Botanical Design Noon-10pm Plant and gift shop. Inspiring you to find meaningful self care in plant care, helping you design your life and spaces, and everything in-between. ____________ 75 Albert St Northlore Open 11am-9pm Come by Northlore for Valentine's sweets + treats! We're stocked with thoughtfully made, small-batch tokens for all your loves. ________________ 91 Albert St, 2nd floor(watch for the signs) High Wax Candle Co. 5-9pm Join us for a Sip and Shop for Galentines! Celebrating the love season for everyone-not just couples! The first five shoppers will receive a free gift bag including one full size candle. Featuring a special vendor guest Gypsy Elle Beauty@gypsy.elle.beauty - hosting a table for permanent jewelry install with $5 dollars off regular price! Bringing her Chains/ charms/ connectors, 14k gold filled or .925 silver! Jump on this raging fashion accessory with some free wine (must be legal age) and treats! It’s Valentines sweets, pink and red, sales and some more surprises we can’t reveal quite yet! ***+2 more guest vendors! @theknottymenno knitting and more @littlerebelhandmade clothing, bags, and more!
184 Alexander Ave E. (NEW!) OSEREDOK Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre Open 10am-8pm Immerse yourself in sound, light, and imagery with 2 FREE exhibitions (each 30 min.) Click on links for more information. 1. The Immersive World of Ukrainian Art/Імерсивнний Світ Українського Мистецтва Animated representations of artwork, set to original musical compositions, by some of Ukraine’s most significant and acclaimed artists. 2. Ukraine: Land of the Brave/Україна: Земля Хоробрих (for audiences 16+) Hear the voices of ordinary Ukrainians under the extraordinary circumstance of being plunged into war. An original score by composer Timur Polyanskiy creates an unforgettable auditory experience. Also open: The 5th floor Museum and main floor Boutique
70 Arthur St, Unit 100 Mas Coffee Co Serving up hot beverages until 9pm. ___________ *** 70 Arthur St, Unit 615 (NEW!) Studio 6 Painting, Drawing, Photography, Video & Digital Art and Sound. Special guest Artist: paintings by Brian Longfield ___________ 91 Arthur St Seduta Art Open 12-7pm (or later) with a bunch of new arts, crafts, and stationery supplies! _________ 92Arthur St Red River Book Store Used books, movies, and music for everyone. The 2nd floor has thousands of art books and an art display. __________ 100 Arthur St, Main floor Platform 6-9pm RECEPTION: I saw the way you speak A group exhibition that observes the visual language of patterns in lens-based practices. Through the work of Alexis Dirks, Katherine Frazer, Caroline Monnet + Suzie Smith, this exhibition brings together analog and digital approaches to image-making. ______________ 100 ARTHUR ST The Output/Videopool Qaleidoscope Queer Film on Tour 2023 Screening at 7:30pm A well-textured assemblage of images, ideas, and realities that collide in fantastical, personal, and playful ways to produce an ever-changing, multi-faceted queer film and performance art viewing experience. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BANNATYNE AVE
141 Bannatyne Ave. katie + gunner gallery Open to 7pm. Shaman, Transformation and Spirits in Inuit Art & Bears A collection of drawings, prints and sculpture ___________________ 171 Bannatyne Ave. ***(NEW!) Ashdown Cannabis + First Friday Art Gallery 10am-midnight East Exchange cannabis retailer with amazing, surreal, fantastic, trippy art byDAB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CUMBERLAND AVE *** 329 Cumberland Ave C2 Centre for Craft 7-9pm Reception + Sale Announcing the 2022 Marilyn Levitt Award Winner: Rachael Kroeker _________ 329 Cumberland Ave Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba (AANM) 6-9pm OPENING. These Are My Disasters Cast glass and mixed media installation by Sacha Kopelow
*** 520 Hargrave St. Blinkers. Drop in 5-9pm. A genre-non-specific not-for-profit project space for the arts and beyond. I never knew what to do with my hands Solo exhibition of Berlin-based Australian artist, Melanie Jame Wolf. ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ JAMES AVE
132 James Ave Rubia Darya Gallery Come enjoy our vintage and antique handwoven tribal rugs and textiles from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Persia, and The Caucasus. Each is one-of-a-kind and has it's own story to tell. Many new pieces and affordable prices. Travel across the world with us. Offering tea, chocolates, and rug talks.
611 Main St MAWA (Mentoring Artists for Women's Art) Noon – 1pm First Friday Lecture: Pregnancy + Birth in Art by Kelly Klick In person at MAWA / Online with Zoom. ASL interpretation provided if watching online.
288 McDermot Ave, 2nd floor All About Theatre and Gallery 3-8pm Featuring artists: Heidi Hunter, Sharon Cory, and Wendy Kroeker, and more! Our shop is also open with beautiful hand dyed clothing all offered at 50%off. We also have some limited edition prints for sale! ___________________ 290 McDermot Ave, 2nd floor Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art *** NOT OPEN TONIGHT Da 4 Seasons/ Niinwin Izhwebaadinoon/ Néwo ihkina Photography by Brennan Mckay, a 2-spirit self-taught photographer from the Minegoziibi Nation of Manitoba. Full biography & Artist's Statement HERE ______________ 290 McDermot Ave, 5th floor Lennard Taylor Design Studio Inc. We are displaying the tip of the iceberg for textile waste reimagined. Take a self guided tour around our gallery, shop and sewing machines to better understand how clothing is made. _______________________ 290 McDermot Ave, 6th floor Evi Ten gallery/shop New concrete work on display in the gallery shop Come say hello and check out one of Winnipeg's nicest studio workshops Everyone welcome :) See you then!
125 Pacific Ave Nonsuch Brewing Co. Renee Girard (@madebypaste) will be cooking up a special menu HEREas our guest chef? You may know her as Made by Paste via her pop up dinners, the creator of Black Market Crunch, or back in the early days of her online pasta shop! The first Friday of every month is celebrated by doing something a little special. So treat yourself, live a little, and come visit our neighbours including the amazing @merewinnipeg who is hosting our guest chefs. Menu details coming on Thursday, see you soon!
206 Princess St ace art 5-9pm Unearthing, a group exhibition featuring the 10 mentees from MAWA's 2021-2022 Foundation Mentorship Program. Work by Yolanda Paulsen, Kelly Campbell, Lane Delmonico Gibson, Lindsay Inglis, Cathy Woods, Lisa Walter, Brenda Stuart, Kristiane Church, Aikaterini Zegeye-Gebrehiwot, and Chrystal Gray.
190 Rupert Ave The Manitoba Museum Feb. 3 Schedule for First Fridays @ the Manitoba Museum The Manitoba Museum is excited to be partnering with Black History Manitoba to celebrate Black History Month! We will be joined by Black-owned businesses, Black-led organizations, and other supporters of Black History Manitoba for an free evening of entertainment, food and drink, a marketplace, and pop-up booths and exhibits. Join us from 4:00pm to 9:00pm for exciting activities throughout the Museum Galleries, Alloway Hall, the Science Gallery, and the Planetarium!
336William Ave Little Brown Jug Brewing Co. 7-11pm Hosting KALT-a night of underground electronic music. Locals Viva Non and Ryan Olson share DJ duties and exploring sounds in Techno, EBM, Industrial and House. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~