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.

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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

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

Find Paint Ontario on Google Maps

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.

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,