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Carleton Place Riverfront Artscape Returns Saturday, August 15, 2026 – A Celebration of Art and Music
The Carleton Place Gallery launched the first-ever Carleton Place Riverfront Artscape, a vibrant outdoor festival of locally with lovingly produced art, music and food on Saturday, August 16, 2025. It was held along the beautiful Mississippi riverside in Sinclair Square adjacent to the Gallery on 210 Bridge Street. Conceived and organized by Ginny Fobert, owner of the Carleton Place Gallery – which showcases local and regional artists year-round and is a hub for creativity in the Ottawa Valley – this brand-new community event brought together 32 top notch fine artists plus plein air painters and an anime portrait artist for a fabulous outdoor summer art show, complemented by food from Blue Spoon Atelier and El Patchos Tacos and a full day of live music.
The art fair was so successful Ginny decided to do it again. Riverfront Artscape 2026 is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, rain or shine.
“The Carleton Place Riverfront Artscape is all about building community and celebrating the incredible talent in and around Carleton Place,” says organizer Ginny Fobert. “We want residents and visitors to wander among the fine art, grab a bite, listen to live music, and truly soak in our vibrant culture alongside the beautiful Mississippi River.”
2026 promises to be even more exciting than 2025! Join us on Saturday, August 15 for the Riverfront Artscape 2026. More details to follow!
The Carleton Place Gallery launched the first-ever Carleton Place Riverfront Artscape, a vibrant outdoor festival of locally with lovingly produced art, music and food on Saturday, August 16, 2025. It was held along the beautiful Mississippi riverside in Sinclair Square adjacent to the Gallery on 210 Bridge Street. Conceived and organized by Ginny Fobert, owner of the Carleton Place Gallery – which showcases local and regional artists year-round and is a hub for creativity in the Ottawa Valley – this brand-new community event brought together 32 top notch fine artists plus plein air painters and an anime portrait artist for a fabulous outdoor summer art show, complemented by food from Blue Spoon Atelier and El Patchos Tacos and a full day of live music.
The art fair was so successful Ginny decided to do it again. Riverfront Artscape 2026 is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, rain or shine.
“The Carleton Place Riverfront Artscape is all about building community and celebrating the incredible talent in and around Carleton Place,” says organizer Ginny Fobert. “We want residents and visitors to wander among the fine art, grab a bite, listen to live music, and truly soak in our vibrant culture alongside the beautiful Mississippi River.”
2026 promises to be even more exciting than 2025! Join us on Saturday, August 15 for the Riverfront Artscape 2026. More details to follow!
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THREE-FIFTY SQUARES
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Celebrate the season at the Carleton Place Gallery with Three-Fifty Squares (2025); a special holiday exhibition featured a diverse selection of original 12x12 artworks and sculptures, each priced at $350. This curated collection showcased the creativity of Ottawa-region artists working within a shared scale, and is perfect for collectors and gift-givers alike. The show offered an opportunity to acquire unique works of art just in time for the holidays. Whether you are giving or collecting, celebrate the season with art that is both memorable and meaningful. Check back for the 2026 Holiday Show
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10%of all proceeds were given to the Carleton Place Youth Centre. Monetary donations will be accepted at the gallery.
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Access all the amazing events happening in Carleton Place using this link: https://carletonplace.ca/events-calendar The gallery is an active member of the BIA and participates in all the downtown events. Coming up is soon is Pumpkinfest, Winterfest, Santa Claus Parade.
Art Expedition 2025 – The Carleton Place Gallery was thrilled to help coordinate the return of Art Expedition — a public art banner project in Downtown Carleton Place that ran from July to October 2025! We are looking forward to its return in 2026. Such a wonderful way to beautify the streets of downtown.
Presented by:
@downtowncarletonplace
Community Partners: @carletonplacegallery @townofcarletonplace @cp_tourism
Presented by:
@downtowncarletonplace
Community Partners: @carletonplacegallery @townofcarletonplace @cp_tourism
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