Position Summary and Submission Process Coordinator, Arts Education & Exhibition Hours: full-time (35 hours/week) Term: One-year contract, with a mandatory three-month probationary period Compensation: $35,000 - $40,000 (commensurate with experience) Application Deadline: Friday, August 28, 2026, 4:30 PM Anticipated Interview Timeline: Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis prior to the deadline, and selected candidates may be invited for interviews accordingly. Anticipated start date: Monday, September 7, 2026 Note: Please submit your application through the online application form by Friday, August 28 at 4:30 p.m.. No other method of application will be accepted. General office hours are Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; however, this position requires working hours outside of the general office hours and may require working additional hours for certain occasions. Final candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Records Check from the London Police Services. Only those candidates who are considered for the position will be contacted. Job Description Reporting to the Executive Director and working with the Operating Team, the Coordinator, Arts Education & Exhibition coordinates the planning and delivery of arts education and public exhibition programs for the London Arts Council. The role combines program development, administration, and community engagement responsibilities, ensuring initiatives align with organizational goals and procedures. The successful candidate will be a creative, organized, and proactive professional who supports artists, engages the community, and advances LAC's mission through impactful arts programming. Qualifications and Skills The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of and appreciation for the arts, creativity, the arts sector, and the role of arts service organizations, including nonprofit, arm's-length, and umbrella arts organizations. Recognizing the historical and cultural context of the region, the successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and unlearning regarding Indigenous histories, cultures, and the legacy of residential schools. The candidate will also be committed to expanding their understanding of equity-deserving communities and advancing principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in their work. The successful candidate should demonstrate both a personal and professional connection to the arts and maintain active engagement within the artistic community. They must be able to foster positive relationships while upholding appropriate professional boundaries, both within and outside the organization. Please click the button below to view the full job description:

Artists in Practice Workshop Series cycle one final session on July 2, 2026 at Fanshawe College July is coming to a close but our arts activations and opportunities continue! Of special note, we have an opportunity for Artist-Educators to apply (by tomorrow, July 31 at 4pm) as instructors for the B.R.I.D.G.E. Workshop Series program. As always, we look forward to connecting with you at an upcoming event and sharing what's going on at the London Arts Council. Thank you to our operational partners for your ongoing support. Your funding and partnership provide crucial support for LAC in maintaining and growing capacity for ongoing development, implementation, and delivery of professional artistic programs and services for our community and the local arts sector. We extend our gratitude to our strategic programming partners whose generosity helps us support the local arts community and artists with meaningful programs and opportunities. COMMUNITY ART INSTALLATION PROJECT We Are Still Here (2025) by Mike Cywink Woven Into Myself (2025) by Mackenzie Beirnes-Daniels inspired by the book Jay and Gizmo Learn About Boys with Braids by Kristi White You still have time to visit The Gallery's Indigenous Arts and Stories Exhibition featuring artworks created by Mackenzie Beirnes-Daniels, Kristi White, and Mike Cywink, highlighting stories of Indigenous culture, history, and community. The exhibition is on now until September 3, 2026. For full details, please visit the link below. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MUSICIANS Save the date! The LBMX Musicians Mentorship Program bands—Aidan Hough, Lindsey and The Lonelies, and Omri Kash—will be performing with headliner artist, Tyler Shaw on September 12! Join us for an incredible day of live music, arts activities, dancing, karaoke, vendors, prizes and more! Stay tuned for more details and in the meantime, share this on your socials! Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn Artists in Practice Workshop Series cycle two first session on July 9, 2026 at Western University (Credit Allan Lewis) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR VISUAL ARTISTS On July 2, Artists in Practice Workshop Series participants from cycle one had their final session which featured artist studio tours at TAP Centre for Creativity. On July 9, cycle 2 participants had their first instructional session at Western University's Department of Visual Arts. We want to thank Fanshawe College for providing instructional space for cycle one of the program and we look forward to working with the Department of Visual Arts, Western University for cycles two and three of the program! Funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Seed Grant, the program responds directly to feedback from local artists seeking accessible, culturally relevant opportunities to strengthen their artistic and professional practices. OPPORTUNITIES B.R.I.D.G.E. Workshop Series Artist-Educators Application Deadline: July 31, 4:30pm The London Arts Council (LAC) invites artist-educators residing in London, Ontario, and the surrounding First Nations (Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Oneida Nation of the Thames, and Munsee-Delaware Nation) to apply for a paid opportunity to develop and deliver workshops for B.R.I.D.G.E. Workshop Series. B.R.I.D.G.E. (Building Relationships through Intergenerational Dialogue, Growth, and Expression) is a free, intergenerational arts program funded by the Westminster College Foundation and delivered by the London Arts Council in partnership with the London Public Library. The program enhances the well-being of seniors, provides meaningful professional development opportunities for emerging artists, and strengthens community connections across generations. ARTS ACTIVATIONS With performances added to the calendar on an ongoing basis, check out who's performing in our community and support local talent. COMMUNITY ARTS INVESTMENT PROGRAM UPDATE TO APPLICANTS: The Community Arts Investment Program assessment panels are complete and notification letters have been sent out to all applicants. If you have not received your email, please make sure to check your junk/spam folders. NEWS 2025 Artist/Cultural Worker Revenue Survey LAC is collaborating with Culture Works Canada to conduct market research on work and revenues in the cultural sector. In 2025, whether you got paid or volunteered in culture as an artist, a teacher, an administrator, a technical or heritage worker, this survey is for you! Take the survey before August 15, 2026. The survey will take 5 - 25 minutes to complete depending on your number of revenues and volunteering efforts. With 100 or more responses from the LAC network, Culture Works Canada will create a dedicated LAC report! When you take part, you help represent our community’s real experiences and your engagement is deeply valued. 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The Gallery In response to demand from local artists for exhibition space and to promote and celebrate our talented local artists, the London Arts Council and the City of London Culture Services have collaborated with RBC Place London to pilot The Gallery program at RBC Place London as part of our London Arts Live (LAL) program offerings. The purpose of The Gallery is to promote the work of artists and creators residing in London and surrounding First Nations to display original artworks for exhibition, with sales opportunities, on highly prominent and specially designated wall space within this municipally owned building. For the ninth exhibition, The Gallery featured artworks created by Mackenzie Beirnes-Daniels, Kristi White, and Mike Cywink, highlighting stories of Indigenous culture, history, and community. Meet the Artists/Authors Mackenzie Beirnes-Daniels is a London-based Cree First Nations artist whose practice is rooted in exploring the fluid and unreliable nature of memory. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Fine Arts from Fanshawe College and is currently a member of Good Sport Studio and Gallery. Through the act of fragmentation, she seeks to isolate and dissect objects and scenes, bringing attention to how personal narratives can be easily swayed by emotions, time, and external influences. By decontextualizing imagery, her work challenges the viewer to confront the disjointed and ever-shifting nature of recollection. Instagram Kristi White is an author and member of the Oneida Nation of the Thames. Her focus is on Indigenous language and culture revitalization, and an awakening in boys’ literacy. Kristi White is a proud Haudenosaunee woman. As a mother and grandmother, Kristi has spent many years guiding the establishment and implementation of programs for families and children based around healthy living, healthy relationships, literacy, and cultural appropriate content, and has worked alongside and consulted with numerous agencies across Canada. Kristi is a children's author who has a 4-book series out that is focused on Indigenous children. Kristi creates a story with books that opens the hearts and minds of children from all walks of life, inspiring them to read deeper, search further, and explore their own creative gifts. Taking inspiration fromIndigenous cultures, she focuses on themes that encourage independence of spirit, enthusiasm for learning, and acceptance of other languages and cultures traditions. Website Facebook Mike Cywink grew up in Whitefish River First Nation in Northern Ontario and has lived in the London area for over a decade. He is a muralist, artist, and graphic designer whose work can be found throughout the city. Alongside his artistic practice, Mike is dedicated to supporting Indigenous youth through community-based projects. As an artist, Mike approaches his work as storytelling. Guided by teachings he has received along his journey, he listens, learns, and respectfully shares stories through visual art. Rooted in traditional storytelling practices, his work honours Indigenous ways of passing on knowledge and lived experience. Instagram About Work Woven Into Myself (2025) (on exhibition May – August 2026) Through a series of seven drawings, Mackenzie Beirnes-Daniels, a London-based Cree First Nations artist, reimagines Jay and Gizmo Learn About Boys with Braids by Kristi White. Drawing on the story’s themes of masculinity, colonization, and the tension between Western gender norms and Indigenous tradition, the series becomes an exploration of decolonizing self-image. The series journeys through the internalized colonial expectations toward a self-determined identity. The figure appears vulnerable and overwhelmed, negotiating contemporary narratives of masculinity while seeking to understand the tradition of wearing braids and the deeper connection to heritage that comes from embracing and expressing Indigenous identity. Ontarian plant life and traditional medicine plants are woven throughout the pieces as grounding presences. These botanical elements act as carriers of knowledge and healing, anchoring the figures to land and lineage. Together, the drawings form a quiet arc from fragmentation toward reconciliation, proposing reconnection to land and heritage as an act of restoration. Read Jay and Gizmo Learn About Boys with Braids by Kristi White We Are Still Here (2025) by Mike Cywink (on exhibition May – August 2026) As we navigate this way of life, we must never forget the past. To know where we are going, we must know where we come from. The relationships between the Indigenous Peoples, the land, the water, the animals, and the ceremony need to be understood and respected, as they are our original ways of living and being. There is a complex relationship between Indigenous Peoples, settlers, and institutions. And the true history of those relationships here on Turtle Island must be understood by everybody. For centuries, Canada has tried to hide the horrors, the harm, and the destruction that it has caused to Indigenous communities. But through resiliency, hard work, and the determination of our people, we have fought to bring the truth to light. We need to work together to move forward together. Pieces of who we are, our way of life, and understanding our relationships are vital in creating a safer, better world for all of us. The Residential School system tried to wipe out the Indigenous Peoples, with assimilation being the key focus of those institutions. But the spirit of the native people was too strong. The ones who walked before us fought to keep our ways of life going. They ensured our teachings; ceremonies and our spiritual connections would live on. Through every action, their thoughts were with us. As we move forward together, we must never forget what has happened. We have survivors who walk amongst us, and we have children of survivors who are dealing with intergenerational trauma and trying their best to break the cycle of pain and hurt. No matter what we do, we must always think of the next group coming after us. Whether it is the youth of today, the newborns, or the ones who are coming 7 generations from now. We must always think of them in everything we do. Read the full LAC MURAL STORY by Mike Cywink View Indigenous Arts and Stories Exhibition at RBC Place London on the following dates: May May 21 (11:00am - 2:00pm) May 25 (8:00am - 8:00pm) May 26 (8:00am - 1:00pm) May 28 (8:00am - 8:00pm) May 29 (8:00am - 8:00pm) May 30 (8:00am - 8:00pm) May 31 (8:00am - 12:00pm) June June 2 (12:00pm - 8:00pm) June 3 (8:00am - 5:00pm) June 4 (5:00pm - 9:00pm) June 6 (6:00pm - 10:00pm) June 7 (10:00am - 8:00pm) June 8 (8:00am - 8:00pm) June 9 (8:00am - 5:00pm) June 10 (8:00am - 4:00pm) June 11 (11:00am - 2:00pm) June 12 (11:00am - 1:30pm) June 16 (8:00am - 4:00pm) June 18 (11:00am - 2:00pm) June 19 (1:00pm - 6:00pm) June 24 (5:30pm - 8:30pm) June 25 (9:00am - 8:30pm) June 26 (11:00am - 1:30pm) June 29 (4:00pm - 8:00pm) July July 2 (11:00am - 2:00pm) July 4 (5:00pm - 10:00pm) July 16 (8:00am - 5:00pm) July 17 (8:00am - 5:00pm) July 18 (6:00pm - 10:00pm) July 23 (11:00am - 2:00pm) July 24 (10:00am - 1:00pm) July 30 (11:00am - 4:00pm) August August 7 (9:00am - 3:00pm) August 8 (9:00am - 4:00pm) August 9 (9:00am - 3:00pm) August 14 (9:00am - 5:00pm) August 15 (9:00am - 5:00pm) August 16 (9:00am - 5:00pm) August 19 (9:00am - 2:00pm) August 21 (10:00am - 2:00pm) August 26 (9:00am - 3:00pm) September September 1 (8:00am - 12:00pm) September 3 (11:00am - 2:00pm) **enter via the main doors on York St.** The objectives of the Gallery program are: to create a beautiful, unique, and cultured atmosphere; provide compelling experiences for local, national, and international visitors; educate the public by presenting a series of diverse artworks created by local professional artists; and provide professional opportunities for local artists, including increased promotion, sales, and career enhancement. For more information about this project, please contact the London Arts Council at info@londonarts.ca