Rotunda Gallery

The Rotunda Gallery, located on the ground floor of City Hall, features bi-monthly exhibits of artists' work.

On this page:

  1. Hours
  2. Current exhibition schedule
  3. Call for proposals
  4. Photo gallery

Hours

The gallery is open to visitors during these hours:

  • Monday to Friday: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • weekends and holidays: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Current exhibition schedule

The Rotunda Gallery features bi-monthly exhibits of artists' work, with a focus on regional artists.

Open the accordions below to learn about the artists with exhibits in 2026.

William observes nature with a forensic eye, capturing complex textures, colours and subtleties of leaves, flowers and bark in coloured pencils. These intricate details invite the viewer to engage in an intimate, slow-looking journey into this small world that is so close to the ground.

Visit William's website

Climate change, industrialization, mass consumerism and societal ignorance are the main subjects of Jill’s exhibition of paintings. She combines a variety of recognizable imagery into surreal set-like scenes, deconstructing and disorienting space by cutting planes and perspectives with wall façades. 

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Monique presents a series of vintage, recycled wash boards featuring digital photographs of laundry lines. Many images are from Waterloo Region, from the Mennonite community and some from other parts of Ontario and the world. The unconventional frame using a wash board ties into the theme of laundry and extends the story line.

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The exhibit will feature a series of contemporary textile works created through tufting and hand-finishing techniques, primarily using wool and acrylic fibers. The central theme explores the relationship between texture, memory and belonging, where each rug or tapestry functions both as an artwork and as a vessel of emotional connection. 

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Katherine is photographer who wants to reveal the complexities and nuances of her urban Inuit life. She will present works centering on ‘Nuna’ which translates to ‘land’ or ‘earth’ in English, but does not cover its full meaning, as it cannot be restricted to a spatial entity or material reality. Nuna encompasses human beings, animals, landscape configurations, and seasons.

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Soroush explores the subterranean dialogue of trees and juxtaposes them with our human compulsion to communicate through curated visuals—particularly fashion. It is a symbolic representation of how trees connect and converse through their root systems, a natural network that mirrors our own less visible social fabrics. Utilizing collage and painting, he deconstructs and reassembles fragments cut from fashion catalogues, jewelry bulletins and painted scraps of paper into complex compositions.

Visit Soroush’s website

Call for proposals

The call for proposals for artists interested in exhibiting in the Rotunda Gallery in 2026 has now closed. Subscribe to the Kitchener Arts newsletter to be notified when applications open for 2027.


Photo gallery

Check out the photo gallery below to see some photos of the Rotunda Gallery.