Culture Days: Art, Community, and Canines

Join the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre for a tail-wagging celebration of creativity, community, and canine companionship at this year's Ontario Culture Days event.

Overview

Bring your furry best friend and enjoy an event filled with art and fun, as we celebrate the special bond between people and their pets. From interactive activities and artistic experiences to photo-worthy moments and community connection, this playful event is perfect for dog lovers, art enthusiasts, and families alike. Come make memories, meet fellow pet lovers, and unleash your creativity together!

Activities include:

Art, Community, and Canines Exhibit
Dogs enrich our lives with companionship, loyalty, humour, and unconditional love. This exhibition showcases artists that capture the many ways dogs inspire us—from faithful friends and working partners to cherished family members.

Dog Walk: A Pet Created Painting
Bring your pup to the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre during our Art, Community, and Canines event and let them step into pet-safe, washable paint before taking a stroll across a long community canvas. Each set of colourful paw prints adds to a collaborative artwork that celebrates creativity, community, and our love of dogs. Whether your companion tiptoes, trots, or bounds across the canvas, every paw print helps create a vibrant masterpiece you'll both be proud to have helped make!

A Dogs Birthday
Our Dogs are special members of our families so why not celebrate them! In this hands-on-art activity visitors can drop in and play with a variety of art materials to make a Birthday or Adoption Day card to celebrate their dog or pet. Participants will have access to watercolours, drawing, and printing materials in order to make a unique and creative card from the heart.

We will also have pet related products in our reception area as well as live music!