Update June 8, 2021 By Appointment Only

While the QAC team is back in the office, the Gallery is still closed to the public. Please contact us by phone or email to make an appointment. Thank you for your understanding. …
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NEW DATES! Expressions Biennial Show + Sale

The Parrott Gallery is tentatively scheduled to reopen July 6, so we are happy to announce new dates for the show: July 15 to August 12.…
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Virtual Show Now Open! 3rd Annual LGBTQ2S+ Show

While the QAC gallery is still closed, we invite you to a virtual celebration of diverse art that reflects, respects, features and speaks to the LGBTQ+ community.…
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Save the date! For our 2020 AGM

Join us to celebrate a year characterized by challenge and resilience, isolation and creativity. The meeting includes the election of the board of directors, reports on the QAC’s strategic planning initiatives, presentation of the Annual Report, networking and entertainment. Everyone is welcome. …
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Upcoming Events

What’s Left Behind

Jun24 Experience What’s Left Behind – an exhibition featuring recent paintings by Gerry Jenkison, Kato Wake, Penelope Patrick and ... Read more

Creating LGBTQ2S Cultural Awareness Webinar

Jun24 Increase your understanding, awareness and education of LGBTQ2S culture. The Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board, in ... Read more

OPENING WEEKEND: Mustang Drive-In PEC

Jun24 Screen #1 Top Gun & Footloose! Screen #2 Antz & Zoolander We show different double features on each of our 2 ... Read more

Clay Sculpting Demonstration by Olga Nabatova

Jun26 Gallery 121 will host a clay sculpting demonstration by Olga Nabatova Saturday June 26th. She will sculpt a bust ... Read more

The Reasons @The Mustang Drive-In

Jun26 Come on out to the Mustang Drive-in for a Saturday afternoon of live music with The Reasons! The ... Read more

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QAC Latest Blog Posts

CULTIVATING CREATIVITY: Celebrating our LGBTQ2S+ artists under the rainbow

Jun 11, 2021 – Daniel Fobert : Under the Rainbow, 2021 By Fiona Campbell/Quinte Arts Councill June is Pride month, a time when LGBTQ2S+ communities around the world celebrate the freedom to be th… Read more

CULTIVATING CREATIVITY: Celebrating our student art bursary recipients

Jun 4, 2021 – Top left clockwise: Andie Csafordi, Ella Reed, Heather Jones, Marina Sproule, Sarah MacDonald By Fiona Campbell and Allen Steinberg/Quinte Arts Council The arts are a critical part… Read more

CULTIVATING CREATIVITY: Andy Sparling, the Commodores and a lifetime in dancehalls

May 28, 2021 – By Peter Paylor/Quinte Art Council During their first summer in Belleville, after moving from London, Ont., in 1987, Andy Sparling and his wife, Theresa, found themselves at the W… Read more

CULTIVATING CREATIVITY: Meet the Artist Next Door, Jesus Estevez

May 21, 2021 – By Ardith Racey/Quinte Arts Council Jesus Estevez’s quiet passion and mild manner belie his greatness as an artist. He calls himself a “realistic painter” who likes to paint what … Read more

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