Niagara Pumphouse

🗺️ Part scavenger hunt, part art gallery, all of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Start your morning at the Pumphouse, grab your first clue, and set off on an adventure through town. First team to crack the final clue takes home an original piece of artwork! 🏆

🗓️ Sunday, Sep 27
⏰ 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🎨 All ages welcome, bring the whole crew!
✨ Free to join, part of Ontario Culture Days!
🖼️ Original artwork prize for the first to finish!

🐾 Bring your best friend to the Pumphouse for an afternoon celebrating the bond between people and their pets! Watch your pup dip into pet-safe paint and leave their paw prints on a giant community canvas. Plus live music, pet products, and plenty of photo-worthy moments!

🗓️ Saturday, Sep 26
⏰ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
🐶 Leashed pups welcome, bring the whole family!
🎨 Drop-in art activities, no experience needed!
✨ Part of Ontario Culture Days!

🧣 Two days. One completely original scarf. Add colour, texture, and felt embellishments along the way, and walk out with a delicate, flowing, reversible scarf that's entirely yours.

🗓️ Thursday & Friday, Sep 24 – 25
⏰ 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
✨ All materials included!
🧶 No experience needed, just bring towels & an apron!

👉️ Register at https://buff.ly/fV2zZpq

✨ Ever wondered how screen prints get made? For Ontario Culture Days, we're throwing open the studio doors so you can find out! Drop by anytime, learn how screens, ink, and squeegees work together. Bring your curiosity, leave with a handmade print!

🗓️ Sunday, Sep 20
⏰ 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🎨 Drop in anytime, no registration needed!
✨ No experience required, part of Ontario Culture Days!
🖼️ Take your one-of-a-kind print home!

🎉 We have a winner! Congratulations to Tamsen Hutchison, who took home the Strewn Winery basket from our Art at the Pumphouse draw on August 1st.

A huge thank you to Strewn Winery for their continued support of the Pumphouse and the programs that keep art accessible to our community. 🍷🎨

📖 What do community and art mean to you? Tell us, and become part of a zine! For Ontario Culture Days, we're inviting you to drop a thought, a memory, a sketch, or a few honest words into our Art & Community Drop Box. Every contribution will be woven into a collaborative community zine.

🗓️ Starting Friday, Sep 18
⏰ Tuesday – Sunday, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
✏️ Write it, draw it, doodle it, all voices welcome!
✨ Free & open to everyone as part of Ontario Culture Days!

🎨 Studio 101 with artist Paul Eppler is four weeks of guided studio time made for artists ready to take their drawing and painting further. Explore mixed media, stretch your skills, and grow your practice with expert feedback in a supportive, creative space.

🗓️ Thursdays, Sep 17 – Oct 8
⏰ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🖌️ For artists with some drawing & painting experience
📝 Limited studio spots, register now!

👉️ Link in bio!

🎨 Studio 101 with artist Paul Eppler is four weeks of guided studio time made for artists ready to take their drawing and painting further. Explore mixed media, stretch your skills, and grow your practice with expert feedback in a supportive, creative space.

🗓️ Thursdays, Sep 17 – Oct 8
⏰ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🖌️ For artists with some drawing & painting experience
📝 Limited studio spots, register now!

👉️ Register at niagarapumphouse.ca/programs

⏳ CLOSING SOON! Two canine-themed ways for Niagara artists and performers to get involved!

🎨 Art, Community, and Canines: a call for community art celebrating the dogs who bring us companionship, loyalty, humour, and unconditional love. Submit your dog or pet-themed artwork for our upcoming exhibition.

🐾 Dog Days on Ontario Culture Days: We're looking for one performer and two sketch artists for our event on Saturday, September 26th, 12–4pm. $400 honorarium each.

👉🏼 Open to artists who live, work, or operate in the Niagara Region.

📅 Deadline for both: August 20th, 2026
🔗 More details: https://niagarapumphouse.ca/join-give