Waterloo Arts

TOMORROW! Blooming Tides, a Group Show curated by Davon Brantley opens tomorrow, that's Friday, June 5, 6-9pm during Walk All Over Waterloo. We'll have a special "Blooming Tides" cocktail available at the bar, and special Take-Away Artist Trading Cards!

Image: Yasmeen Kwan, Gust of Wind, 2025, Glazed Stoneware

From the Curator: “This exhibition features Black, AAPI and Latinx Artists and is intended to explore the interconnection, influence and/or impact of their cultures amongst each other through various media.”

Originally slated as a week-long pop-up, the exhibition has now expanded to a full six-week exhibition featuring the work of nine artists:

Nicole Alvarez .nicole._.a
Ashton Burton .l.burton
Liana Gonzalez
Yasmeen Kwan
Nick Lee
Younghyeon Ryu-Hurst
Sebastian Sosa
Lauren Sylvia .art
Jurnee Ta’Zion

IN ONE WEEK - Blooming Tides, a Group Show curated by Davon Brantley opens on Friday, June 5, 6-9pm during Walk All Over Waterloo.

SNEAK PEEK:
Slide 1 - Jurnee Ta’Zion, Distorted Sense of Self 1
Slide 2 - Nick Lee, The Boy Next Door
Slide 3 - Yasmeen Kwan, Going Once, Going Twice...!
Slide 4 - Younghyeon Ryu-Hurst, Soap and Water

From the Curator: “This exhibition features Black, AAPI and Latinx Artists and is intended to explore the interconnection, influence and/or impact of their cultures amongst each other through various media.”

Originally slated as a week-long pop-up, the exhibition has now expanded to a full six-week exhibition featuring the work of nine artists:
Nicole Alvarez .nicole._.a
Ashton Burton .l.burton
Liana Gonzalez
Yasmeen Kwan
Nick Lee
Younghyeon Ryu-Hurst
Sebastian Sosa
Lauren Sylvia .art
Jurnee Ta’Zion

DEADLINE IN LESS THAN A WEEK! Artists and curators are invited to propose exhibitions for the Waterloo Arts Gallery's 2027 schedule.

DEADLINE: Sunday, May 31st at 11:59PM

Proposals will be evaluated and selected by the Waterloo Arts Gallery Committee in consultation with the Gallery Director. For a full list of criteria and to submit a proposal, please click here:

https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/v2lO0nZWz4SZ4wPy3g_B1Q

No Exit will be performing at Waterloo Arts on Thursday, May 28th at 7pm. Free and open to the public.

No Exit will close their 2025-2026 season by delving into an array of dynamic and compelling works for voice and ensemble. Songs, Soundscapes and Sonnets will feature the extraordinary talents of soprano Anika Kildegaard and will include world premiere music by Robert Honstein along with pieces by Annika Socolofsky and Timothy Beyer.

To learn more, visit noexitnewmusic.com.

Artist Studio For Rent above Waterloo Arts!

Click here for more info: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/3tCQT5hN4DzQyqklIydouw

It is a non-residential artist studio ONLY, nice and sunny, 130sf, $225/month - utilities + wifi included

- 1 month security deposit, 3 month lease
- Second floor with NO elevator
- 24/7 access
- Communal bathroom and utility sink
- Nonsmoking (no va**ng either)
- You must fill out our interest form (click link in bio)

These studios are NOT suitable as music studios, or for band practice, or as commercial spaces for classes or daily customer visits. Private, single artist working studio only.

Questions: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/3tCQT5hN4DzQyqklIydouw

If you haven’t seen our current exhibitions, this is your last chance! Don't miss seeing it before they close on Saturday, May 16. We have Gallery Hours Thursday-Saturday 12-4pm.

We have loved having the beautiful work of Zoe Brester-Pennings and Meryl Engler on our walls - we highly recommend you stop by! Wrapped prints available by both artists - very reasonably priced too.

Slides 1-4 by Zoe Brester-Pennings
Slides 5-9 by Meryl Engler

Buck Soft, the third chapter of the Buck Wilde series by artist Zoe Brester-Pennings is up in the main gallery. Combining elements of printmaking, found object, and the tactility of quilting, this exhibition presents a series of quilted wall hangings that loosely depict the narrative of Buck Wilde.

Also on view in the Waterloo Arts Cafe is When I Become A Tree, works by Meryl Engler . Her hand-carved and printed large-scale woodcuts are nearly 8 feet tall! Dazzling in detail and craftsmanship, Meryl's many depictions of trees, some on hand-made paper made by the artist, are delicate, quiet masterpieces. Not to be missed!

Join us at Waterloo Arts this Saturday for a FREE Woodcut Printmaking Demo & Workshop with artist Meryl Engler from 1-3pm.

Participants can drop in any time to learn about the relief printmaking process! Meryl will be demonstrating how she uses carving tools to create one of her large-scale woodblocks. She will also have pre-carved woodblocks of flowers and foliage that participants can ink up and hand pull their very own prints to take home!

Meryl Engler: When I Become a Tree is currently on view in the Waterloo Arts Cafe, and will be up until Saturday, May 16th.

We have an artist studio available to rent at Waterloo Arts. More info:http://waterlooarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Waterloo-Arts-10.pdf