ADELAIDE AVE

125 ADELAIDE ST, 2nd floor Cre8ery Gallery and Studio  11am-8pm. Click link for details- Into my Eye, Out of my Mind  Paintings by Ruth Kamenev & Roger Sutherland, (masks are mandatory at Cre8ery)
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Painting by Ruth Kamenev
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Painting by Roger Sutherland

ALBERT ST

62 ALBERT ST, 4th floor  Artbeat Studio 
Opening 5:30-9pm. Bear Necessities  Artworks and Wildcrafts by Ursa Burdenkeeper  (Masks required)
Ursa is a Manitoba artist and Artbeat alumnus who explores sacred connections through repurposed materials, found artifacts in nature, and acrylic paintings.
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“combined religion” by Ursa Burdenkeeper

63 ALBERT ST, Unit 209 Jackie Traverse   Multi-disciplined Indigenous artist.  
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Jackie Traverse

63 ALBERT ST, Unit 210 Kathleen Crosby Gallery Original Acrylic Paintings.Open 5-9pm.Everyone is welcome to visit! Bright and inspiring works!
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Painting by Kathleen Crosby

65 ALBERT ST Fleet Galleries  Opening reception.
Mary Anne Rudy EMOTIVE MOMENTS & Ed Becenko ON THE EDGE OF INTENT

68 ALBERT ST Plant Lab Botanical Design  Open from 5pm to 10pm (or later). The shop will be filled with plants and great Mother’s Day gift ideas and the music will be jamming all night!
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Great Mother’s Day gift ideas @Plant Lab Botanical Design

70 ALBERT ST, Unit 210  Vantage Vintage Open to 9pm, or later! Eclectic & wearable vintage apparel, curated by Michael + Joshua
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Michael + Joshua of Vantage Vintage

70 ALBERT ST, Unit 220 (2nd floor)  pottery empire 5-9pm.
(M)other's Day Pottery Sale  Celebrating families of all kinds.

75 ALBERT ST Northlore  11am - 9pm.Make and take a seed bomb to sow Spring wildflowers in your neighbourhood. Seed bombs are balls of recycled paper, soil, and wildflower seeds that you can toss on otherwise neglected patches of urban soil. Join us in guerrilla gardening the alleys, boulevards, and empty lots of Winnipeg with pollinator friendly blooms!
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Seed bomb!

ARTHUR ST

70 ARTHUR ST, Unit 410 Costume Museum of Canada
5-9pm. Spring Vintage Clothing Sale.
Canada's first museum dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of clothing and textiles. 

100 ARTHUR ST,Unit 221 Video Pool Media Arts Centre's Poolside Gallery •5-9pm. Closing night for Tracing Currents by Chukwudubem Ukaigwe. A multi-channel installation that speaks to Black existence as present-continuous as opposed to anthropological.
No appointment required.
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Tracing Currents by Chukwudubem Ukaigwe

91 ARTHUR ST  Seduta  arts + craft + stationery store.
From 1-11pm, we have PopBar Winnipeg with us serving delicious handcrafted gelato on a stick! 
Then, from 6pm-11pm, we'll have PrettyBaked431 serving amazing beef, chicken, and vegan Jamaican Patties!

BANNATYNE AVE

Unit 102-141 BANNATYNE AVE  katie + gunner gallery
Contemporary Art Gallery + Shop. Open until 7pm.
Spotlighting art and sculpture for Mother's Day.
As well, we are having a Jewelry Sale -50% off all Joy Annette Design pieces.

CUMBERLAND AVENUE

329 CUMBERLAND AVE, Unit 1   C2Centre for Craft•6-8pm. Gidamaji’igoomin maamikawiseyang gidoodaanaaminaan – Our spirit awakens when we remember our past by KC Adams. Adams brings together a unique hybrid of mediums, including ceramic vessels, to give water a voice. Curated by Aimee Craft. More info HERE
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Opening Reception and Performance will be on June 3, 2022

329 CUMBERLAND AVE, Unit 102
Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba (AANM)
Exhibit Opening 6-8pm.(In person & online viewing)
we are not separate  by kelly haydon. Etchings, silkscreen and relief prints gathered around the idea that we are not separate from the natural world, and a reminder of different ways of being.
Read more about the artist and her work HERE

KING ST

87 KING ST Yewtopia•
6:30-11pm. Hip Hop X Comedy Show dedicated to Asian Heritage Month (Click HERE for lineup featuring Asian Manitoban Artists) A night of Live DJ sets, Comedy, Hip Hip Performances, and Snacks!!
FREE ADMISSION!! (or by donation)
12-10pm. Movement Marathon Fundraiser: A chance to get moving into spring and try out unique movement modalities.
See poster for details.

MAIN ST

611 MAIN ST MAWA (Mentoring Artists for Women's Art)
* noon-1pm. First Friday Lecture: Gaawaayag: Quillwork Skills Repatriation by Maureen Matthews. How quillwork techniques are used in the present will be up to the Anishinaabe, Ininiw, Métis and Dakota artists who find the magic in this demanding but brilliant practice.
*Opening 6-8pm.Fire: Artist Mothers at MAWA Exhibition. This annual exhibition has been unable to take place in person since 2019, but Phoenix-like, it has returned!
All welcome. Please wear a mask while at MAWA.
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First Friday Lecture: Gaawaayag: Quillwork Skills Repatriation by Maureen Matthews

611 MAIN ST The Edge Gallery and Urban Art Centre  6-9 pm. Paintings by Nkalis (Paint Covered Hippie)
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Paintings by Nkalis

McDERMOT AVE

222 McDERMOT AVE Warehouse Artworks  Open late, featuring Manitoba artists of all mediums.
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Warehouse Artworks

246 McDERMOT AVE tara davis studio boutique Open to 8pm. Quality goods made with love in Canada.
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tara davis

246 McDERMOT AVE  Lennard Taylor Design Studio Inc.
Open to 9pm. Ethically produced high-end fashion at this working studio, art gallery and retail boutique.
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Lennard Taylor Design Studio

264 McDERMOT AVE Tokyo Smoke  3-9:30pm. Hosting Verde Plant Design for a Mothers Day- inspired First Fridays event! 

290 McDERMOT AVE, 6th floor Evi Ten gallery/shop 12 noon til 10 pm. New work in wood as well as paper collage.
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Evi Ten

296 McDERMOT AVE Nu Era Emporium Filled with Vintage, Antique, DIY, Soaps and Lotions, Candles, Pet supplies. We are locals supporting locals, there’s a little of everything for everyone. 
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Nu Era Emporium

NOTRE DAME AVE (at Albert)

224 NOTRE DAME AVE Bevvy Teyems • Open 11-6:30pm with Life Drawing from 6:30-9pm (Doors close + drawing commences 7pm)
• Must be 18+
• $10 + your own supplies OR $15 + supplies provided
• A variety of intervals and poses with the addition of rope prop for your drawing practice pleasure
• Quiet and Intimate
• Proper Etiquette Expected (and will be shared)
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Maeve of 'Nights of Intrigue'

PRINCESS AVE

Unit 1, 208 PRINCESS ST  ace art artist-run centre  12- 8pm. The artist Michel Dumont will be in attendance for his exhibition Among the falling stars: Megwe-aya'iing anangoog gaa-bangishimowaad. (Masks are required)
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Artist Michel Dumont

RUPERT AVE

190 RUPERT AVE The Manitoba Museum  5pm to 9pm. Free admission to all three venues (Museum Galleries, Science Gallery, and Planetarium), and special programming taking place.
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The Manitoba Museum

WILLIAM AVE

336 WILLIAM AVE Little Brown Jug Brewing Co.
Open noon-11pm with performance at 8pm. We're kicking off the summer with Brandon Post, a guitar-shredding, motorcycle-riding, warrior-poet, with the mane of a lion and the heart of a wanderer. Brandon’s Roots/rock sound electrifies crowds and his thought provoking lyrics draws the listener into a reflective experience. His range spreads from bluesy and anthemic guitar masterpieces to pensive acoustic folk ballads.
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Brandon Post

7pm-11pm. Art Show by Josiah Galleries
Location: Honupoke restaurant, 190 Smith (Use St. Mary entrance)

FOR YOUR VIEWING:

Room: 12 min. https://vimeo.com/690088421/e9b9fce721  A Short Film Celebrating Dance in the Time of Covid. Landscape Dancing Choreographer: Stephanie Ballard from Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers