Gibraltar Point Centre

Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts is hiring for the unique position of Facilities Assistant - Work Exchange!

Know an artist who is looking for a long-term residency opportunity this fall (September 1 to December 1) or winter (December 1 to March 1) and would also enjoy supporting the Centre and residency program?

Check out the link in our bio for more information and how to apply.

Please note in your application if you are interested in starting in September or in March.

This month’s featured artist at Gibraltar Point is Alexandra DeStefano! Alexandra joined us this June for a self-directed artist residency.

“My name is Alexandra DeStefano and I’m a painter and teacher currently living in Denver, Colorado. I like to paint arrangements that I notice of garbage, flowers, ruins, and industrial forms. I am interested in the way this subject matter can also feel like an expression of different types of spirituality and the ‘unseen’.

During my residency week I made paintings of things I’ve seen around Denver, the school I teach at, and from a residency last summer in Skopelos, Greece. After visiting the beaches on the Island, I also noticed many brightly colored plastic pieces and started to pick them up. I took the macroplastics and other trash that I found back to the studio and arranged them on the table; it was sort of like looking for sea glass - the pieces are pretty in their own aesthetic way but sad because it’s a bunch of plastic and styrofoam.

I reflected more on the kind of source material I love to paint and the reasons why, and I thought about the implications of ongoing damage to our environment. Gibraltar Point really feels like its own special world and I was so thankful for the time and space I was given to get lost in painting, reading, writing, and being in nature.”

Check out what Alexandra is working on here: Allie DeStefano

Each month, we will be featuring an artist in residence at Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts. To book your residency, check out the link in our bio.

Join us on Thursday, July 16 from 4PM – 7PM for Gibraltar Point’s inaugural croquet tournament and summer social: Artists Trying to Play Croquet

Expect questionable aim, impeccable outfits, dramatic swings, and maybe even a few successful shots as artists and friends gather on the south lawn behind the Centre for an afternoon of leisurely competition.

We’ll have a BBQ, drinks for sale, and lots of room to cheer from the sidelines. Whether you’re a croquet champion or have never played before, everyone is welcome.

Please dress in your best croquet garb to experience the ultimate lawn game.

If you’re not feeling competitive, no problem. Come enjoy the company, grab a drink, and take a stroll to the beach, just a one-minute walk away.

- Thursday, July 16, 4PM – 7PM
- South Lawn at Gibraltar Point
- BBQ and drinks available for purchase

Link in bio to RSVP

We have a few last-minute openings for self-directed residencies this summer:

☀️ July 6–13
☀️ July 13–20
☀️ July 20–27

Artists have their own bedroom and dedicated studio space to settle into for the week, with the beach just a minute away.

If you’re looking to make progress on a project, get some writing done, or just spend time thinking and making in a quieter setting, we’d love to have you.

Visit our link in bio to apply.

Drop in for Gibraltar Point Volunteer Garden Days! 🌱

Want to get your hands in the soil and spend some time in our beautiful gardens? Join our gardener, Malak, for weekly volunteer sessions:

Wednesdays - 1-3PM
Sundays - 10AM-12PM

No need to sign up or send us a message, just drop by and join us in the garden. Tasks might include weeding the raspberry patch, transplanting lettuce, harvesting what’s in season, and helping care for the gardens that nourish our artist community.

Come for an hour or stay for the whole session. Any level of gardening experience is welcome!

Please note these days are weather dependent.

Malak Elsharkawy Appreciation Post!

Thank you very much to Malak Elsharkawy (Malak Elsharkawy) for designing and painting a new sign for Gibraltar Point. The GP team recently installed this sign on the front of the building below the Shadowland studio windows.

Malak Elsharkawy is a multidisciplinary designer and artist. She continuously explores different methods and mediums for creative expression. Her creativity is inspired by nature, inclusion, and playfulness. Malak strives to infuse her work with handmade elements informed by her environment and research.

Malak joined the Gibraltar Point team last summer as part of the Work Exchange/Artist in Residence program and continues to contribute to Gibraltar Point by leading our summer garden volunteer program and creating incredible art around the Centre!

Some pieces you may have seen that Malak created include the mural on the east side of the building featuring the many plants and animals that call the island home.

Malak’s work can also be viewed in the current Gibraltar Point Hallway Gallery exhibit, entitled Exchanged (on until July 20).

Check out more of Malak’s work at: Malak Elsharkawy or https://malakelsharkawy.myportfolio.com/

Announcing our new Gibraltar Point Hallway Gallery exhibition, Exchanged!

This eight-week group exhibition features art from eight work exchange artists who have participated in the program over the past year. Exchanged will be on display in the Gibraltar Point Hallway Gallery until July 20.

Showcasing work by Hunter Sanassian, Malak El Sharkawy, Nancy Correia, Michael Badour, Rawan Hassan, Bobby Gadda, Connor Rothe, and Louie Mangialardi, this exhibition reflects a shared shaping of the space, formed not only through individual practices, but through the ongoing care and contributions that sustain it.

Exchanged invites visitors to consider the visible and invisible work that sustains creative communities, and the ways a place is continually made through those who contribute to it.

Come by to view works by incredible artists who support our community!

Gallery Hours by Appointment:
Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm

Send us a message to schedule a visit!

This month’s featured artist at Gibraltar Point is Michelle Peraza ()

“I am a visual artist and educator of Cuban and Costa Rican descent with a BA from Western University, a BFA from OCAD University and an MFA from York University. I teach in the Faculty of Art at OCAD University and work/live in Toronto/Tkaronto. Recent research and creation engages with the Alt-anthro-scene (as opposed to the Anthropocene; coined by geologist Kathryn Yusoff), the Chthulucene (coined by ecofeminist Donna Haraway) and Mesoamerican cosmovision to explore the intersections of spirituality, devotion, feminism, race, climate, healing and the asymmetry of the current geological age.

I was working on new work for an upcoming solo exhibition at Neutral Ground, Saskatchewan while participating in 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜–𝘼𝙧𝙩–𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜–𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙, a residency reflecting on how creative practice sustains us through genocide, displacement, and political oppression funded and organized by Hülya Arık, Assistant Professor Department of Human Geography, University of Toronto Scarborough (funded by SSHRC [Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council], IDG (Insight Development Grant).

My residency was as lovely the second time as it was the first! I have a deep love for Mnisiing and the lake has been a place for healing for me.”

Check out what Michelle is working on here: and here: https://www.michelleperaza.com/

Each month, we will be featuring an artist in residence at Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts. To book your residency, check out the link in our bio.

Open Call for MOTHRA Artist-Parent Residency Autumn 2026!

If you’re looking to attend a residency that pushes the boundaries surrounding attitudes towards childcare, artist-parents, and the inclusion of children, MOTHRA applications are now open for September and November 2026.

September Program Dates: September 21 – September 28, 2026
Deadline to apply is May 29 (Limited space)

November Program Dates: November 16 - November 23, 2026
Deadline to apply is July 10

Link in bio for full details, all info at mothra.ca

Original Photo: Installation by Scotti and Chloé Griffin

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