Creative Careers: Commercial Video
2026-04-22 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Winnipeg) | Brandish Agency, 101-110 Princess St, Winnipeg, R3B 1K7
Commercials don’t just build awareness; they shape perception and position your brand exactly where it needs to live in your audience’s minds.
But in a fragmented media landscape, the real question isn’t if you should invest, it’s how, when, and with who.
Where do commercials fit within a broader marketing mix? And how do you ensure your investment actually drives business outcomes, not just views?
Join us for a conversation with industry leaders who don’t just make commercials, they build work that moves brands forward.
Panelists:
Scott Anderson, Co-founder & Senior Producer, Enjoy Creative
Libby Lea, Vice President, Production, FRANK Digital
Jordan Popowich, Owner, JP Media Works
Alex Streltsov, General Manager, Prolex Media
Spencer Stanley, Owner, Vanguard Creative
Registration is required.

Retakes x MARO MATCHA
2026-04-08 17:30 - 19:30 | 110 Princess St, Unit 101, 101-110 Princess St, Winnipeg, R3B 1K7
Free headshots. Great matcha. Good company.
Join Brandish Agency on April 8 from 5:30–7:30 PM at 110 Princess St, unit 101, for free professional headshots by Nonsense Studio’s Kiandra Jeffery and handcrafted drinks from MARO MATCHA.
PS: The first 30 guests get a free matcha on us! 🍵
Registration is required.
Headshots will be sent to your registered email within the month.

Mari Padeanu Live: The Sound Gallery
2026-03-28 15:30 - 16:30 | 210 Gallery, 210 Princess Street, Winnipeg, R3B1L4
Join us for the next Sound Gallery session at 210 Gallery, featuring live music by Mari Padeanu on Saturday, March 28 from 3:30 PM onward.
Mari Padeanu is a queer musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba, known for their intricate harmony, melody, and lyricism. Their work draws from jazz and Motown greats, while also carrying the influence of contemporary artists like Amy Winehouse. The result is music that feels both timeless and deeply personal.
Mari’s songs are marked by emotional honesty and close attention to language, with lyrics that read like a friend’s journal you have stumbled upon. Raw, thoughtful, and unguarded, their music invites listeners into a space that feels intimate and real.
Sound Gallery is 210 Gallery’s live music series, bringing musicians into the gallery for performances that create a closer and more informal listening experience. Visitors are invited to spend time in the space, enjoy the music, and experience the gallery in a different way.

Bike Week Winnipeg
2026-03-07 - 2026-03-13
Mark your calendars for June 7-13, 2026, when Bike Week returns to the streets of Winnipeg, featuring another exciting year of citywide events celebrating bikes and the joy of cycling!
This year, Bike Weeks focus is on family engagement and environmental sustainability, core values that foster a healthy, connected community.
Bike Week’s main event, Bike to Work Day, celebrates its 20th year on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, featuring over 60 pit stops across the city to cheer on cyclists during their commute.
Be sure to check out the Calendar on our website for how you can roll with Bike Week!

Sound Like Light 2026
2026-03-06 20:00 - 2026-03-07 00:00 | Sound Bites Room, 555 Main St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1C3, Canada
Returning to Lights On the Exchange is the second edition of Sound Like Light, the festival’s signature live event, where music, sound, and light collide.
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This year we’re taking over Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall’s Sound Bites Room for an immersive evening of pulsating beats, live sound art, musical performance, and dynamic DJ sets, augmented by live digital projections by festival curators Manufacturing Entertainment.
The evening will be anchored by music selections from a roster of DJs, featuring Wanda G, DJ $uraj, and DJ Hunnicutt, and will feature live performances by Compost (MB) and Colby Richardson (ON).

Compost is nutrient rich music for a healthy body and mind. It’s the grit and grind of deep bass and decomposing blown up beats from which flowery keyboards blossom. The instrumental trio, composed of Julian Beutel, Eric Roberts and Justin Alcock, references ’90s beatmakers and European electronic music, cycling between movement and meditation.

Colby Richardson is a media artist, experimental filmmaker, and sound artist currently based in Toronto, Ontario. He’ll be closing out the evening with Dimmer Switch, a performance for sound and light that takes advantage of the inability of compact fluorescent light bulbs to properly dim. Exposed guitar cables are placed near and in between the bulb’s flickering coils to transform the electrical bursts into a range of percussive and piercing sounds.
This event is ages 18+
Don’t miss an unforgettable collision of light, sound, and movement.
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First Fridays in the Exchange — Sofar Sounds: Discovery show
2026-03-06 19:30 - 22:00
Sofar Sounds is a global music community that connects artists and audiences through live music. Sofar shows transform everyday spaces — from living rooms and rooftops, to boutiques and museums — into captivating venues for intimate gigs, creating inclusive experiences that bring people closer together.
Founded in London in 2009, Sofar creates space where music matters in 400 cities around the world — and now in Winnipeg.
Discovery shows consist of three 20-minute sets from emerging artists, with the location revealed only 36 hours before showtime. Only once you’ve secured your spot can you feel the anticipation. A day before the show, you’ll receive an email from us that reveals the address and other key details. You’ll find out who the artists are when they take the mic.
Doors open at 7:30PM
Show starts at 8:00PM
Ends at 10:00PM

Duo Exhibition by Sue Gordon and Aliana Au: Steadfast / Changing Light
2026-03-05 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-06 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-07 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-02 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-03 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-04 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-01 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-27 10:00 - 17:00 and 9 more dates | 65 Albert St, Albert Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1G3, Canada
Soul Gallery is pleased to present STEADFAST / CHANGING LIGHT, a duo exhibition by artists Sue Gordon and Aliana Au. The exhibition will run from February 19 to March 7, 2026.
Opening reception to be held Thursday, February 19, from 6-9PM. Refreshments will be provided and the artists will be in attendance.

Lights On the Exchange - Guided Walking Tour
2026-02-06, 2026-03-06 | 201 Portage Lobby, 201 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, R3B 3K6
The best way to experience all the artwork on display at Lights On the Exchange is through one of our guided walking tours. Join our tour host, starting at 201 Portage Avenue, for a walk through the Exchange, taking in all 24 installation artworks along the way, ending back at at the Exchange BIZ office for a warm up and live poetry reading as part of the Poet Box v.4.
Tour 1 – February 6 @ 6:00PM
Tour 2 – February 6 @ 7:00PM
Tour 3 – March 6 @ 6:30PM
Tour 4 – March 6 @ 7:30PM
Our guided walking tours are open to individuals, groups, and people of all ages.
(Please note that the live poetry reading will only occur on the February 6 tours. Tours in March will feature pre-recorded readings)

Lights On the Exchange Closing Reception
2026-03-13 20:30 - 22:00 | Cordova Tapas & Wine, 93 Albert St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1H2, Canada
Join us for a closing reception for Lights On the Exchange, 2026, at Cordova Tapas & Wine. The evening will coincide with a live poetry reading by Rehman Abdulrehman and Rosanna Deerchild, for The Poet Box v.4, at 8:00pm at the Exchange District BIZ office, 492 Main St.
Special thanks to Cordova Tapas & Wine for also hosting LOTE artwork Light Beast by Kai Bergen in their window ❤️

Nine Perspectives: An art exhibition by 9 rural and northern Manitoba artists
2026-01-17 - 2026-02-21 | 210 Gallery, 210 Princess Street, Winnipeg, R3B1L4
Nine Perspectives brings together new work by nine artists from rural and northern Manitoba who participated in a six-month group mentorship and exhibition program through the Manitoba Arts Network.
The exhibition reflects a wide range of materials, themes, and approaches, while emphasizing cohesion, intention, and professional presentation. Artists were supported in developing bodies of work that speak clearly to their practice, explore consistency across multiple pieces, and prepare their work for commercial and gallery contexts.
Exhibition Runs:
January 17 – February 21, 2026
Opening Reception:
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Soulful Seasons: Transitions of Change, Solo Exhibition by Jordan Miller
2026-04-03 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-04 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-31 10:00 - 2026-04-29 15:00 | 210 Gallery, 210 Princess Street, Winnipeg, R3B1L4
Soulful Seasons: Transitions of Change, March 6 – April 4, 2026
210 Gallery, 210 Princess St, Winnipeg, MB
Exhibition Hours:
March 6: 10am to 9pm
March 7 to April 4, 10 am to 4pm Tuesday to Friday; Saturday 12-5pm.
Good Friday, April 3: 6-9pm (closed during daytime hours)
Website:
Exhibitions | 210 Gallery
Artist Statement
Reaching deep on an emotional level, striving to create art infused with soul and beauty, the works presented in this exhibition resonate beyond the surface idea of abstracted landscapes. This process has become an essential part of my artistic identity, grounded in the exploration of emotion, connection, and reflection.
Each piece unfolds through the layering of multiple alcohol ink colour blends, manipulated through droplets, brushes, knives, and other tools, revealing complexity and harmony. The final layer, featuring carefully and randomly placed lines and dots in acrylic, suggests a journey that is more controlled than the flow of ink in the layers below, while following the path presented. The dots move rhythmically across the surface like steps on a life map, representing the paths we walk, the choices we make, and the passage of time.
The act of applying each dot is both deliberate and meditative, a process that bridges the visual and the introspective. Working on these pieces reflects a moment of contemplation, an opportunity to process the truths in the news, in life, and in my health journey. Each piece translates into something tangible, luminous, and deeply human.
My artwork continues to evolve as life around me changes. The big shifts that unfolded in 2025 have brought new perspectives, adventures, and moments to process, each one finding its way into the work as it grows and transforms.
Jordan Miller, a Winnipeg artist, graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 2002. She holds a diploma in Arts and Cultural Management from the University of Winnipeg. She was the founder and owner of cre8ery gallery & studio for 18.5 years before closing May 1, 2025 to become a full-time artist and part time art mentor.
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​She was the recipient of the 35th Annual Woman of Distinction Award, in the Arts Category (2011) and she was one of three finalists for the Future Leaders Of Manitoba Awards (2015).
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​Jordan has exhibited at Pulse Gallery, Birchwood Art Gallery, Fleet Galleries, cre8ery, Gallery Lacosse, Urban Shaman Gallery, Gallery 111, outworks, Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba Gift Shop, Gallery in the Park, Prairie Fusion, Gallery 210, and Golden Prairie Arts Council.
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​She is a member of Manitoba Society of Artists, Creative Manitoba, Manitoba Arts Network, Artists AccessAbility Network Manitoba (and board member) and Mentoring Art for Women’s Art (MAWA). She is collected across Canada, the United States and in several countries around the world. She is collected by the Province of Manitoba and by Winnipeg incorporated businesses.
