
Exhibition and Sale: May 2 to 17, 2026
Venue: Grand Bend Legion Hall, 20 Municipal Dr., Grand Bend, ON
Opening Night Gala May 1
Doors open at 4 p.m.
Sponsored by: Home Hardware, Grand Bend
Gala Tickets Sales
Regular Show Hours Starting May 2nd:
Regular Show Tickets – $10 This is a multi-day pass, come to all the events.
Saturday to Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
This page has over 200 images an takes a while to load.
Gallery will be live when the show opens. The Online Gallery is updated at the end of each day if pieces are sold. You can view the show and enquire about purchasing pieces.
Over $14,000 in Painting and Sculpture Awards & Prizes
Painting Awards:
Grand Prize: $3,000
• Sponsored by: Paul Jennery – Acura West London, and the Grand Bend Art Centre
Second Prize: $1,000
• Sponsored by: David Atkinson & Shawn McConville – CIBC Wood Gundy, London
Two $500 Honourable Mentions
• Sponsored by: Bluewater Crop Care & Rotary Grand Bend
Sculpture Awards:
First Prize – $1,000
• Sponsored by White Squirrel, Mac Voisin & Marcela Bahar
Two Prizes of $500
• Sponsored by Mary Irvine & Coleson Freight
Two $250 Honourable Mentions
• Sponsored by Grand Bend Optimists & Pete & Joanne Janzen
Mayor’s Purchase Award $1,000
• Sponsored by the Country of Lambton
Ontario Spirit Award: $750
• Sponsored by Remarque Art Consulting & Josy Britton
Sponsor Choice Awards
$250 Awards are Given by Local Businesses and Lovers of Art. Thank you to:
Francis Relouw
•
Nette & Stan Pachlarz
•
DGH Holdings Inc
Agnes Quinn
•
Mac & Debbie Gilpin
•
Deb McNaughton
•
Jacqui Krech
Peter & Teresa Phillips
•
Hay Communications
•
Nancy Joyal
Vander Burgt Family
•
West Coast Lions
•
Grand Bend Locals
ReMax Bluewater Realty
•
Doug & Jane Hurst
•
Jim & Jackie Southcott
Rhonda Payne
•
Shirley Andraza
•
Randi & Cam Ivey
•
Dianne & Bill Dietrich

Paint Ontario Venue
Grand Bend Legion, Branch 498
Community Hall, upper level
20 Municipal Drive, Grand Bend

Host Gallery – Art Centre Shoppe
Grand Bend Art Centre
16 Municipal Drive (Across from the main venue)
Artists who volunteer, jury, judge or demonstrate at Paint Ontario will display their work in this Pop up gallery. You can find gifts for yourself or for family and friends. More laid-back then the main gallery and you don’t need a ticket to get in.

Artistic & Creative Demonstrations
Suzette Terry
Janice Cuckovic
Ben Annette – Ben’s Lemonaid
Gord Sadlier
Jeff Vola
Jim Dawe
Marion Anderson
Jean Taylor

Special Events
We are lining-up some amazing creative events for Paint Ontario this year.
Family Weekend, May 9 & 10:
Magician – Steve Baker, Kristyn Watterworth & Ed Platero, Francis Martin
Sponsored by: Suzanne De Jong & Kate Mulhall
Cultural Weekend, May 16 &b 17:
Mexican Music & Dance, Spirit Tent, Beadwork Demonstration,