Come inside to view the amazing collection of various artists and their works. If you only have few minutes, you can enjoy the ARTISTS QUILT right at the entrance of the gallery.
Mission Statement
The Capitol Arts Market Aspires To Be Norfolk County’s Go To Place For Visual Art.
The Capitol Arts Market is overseen by the Capitol Performance Group. The CPG was first set up in 2016 by 10 business people in Simcoe, Ontario who were interested in promoting the performing arts as well as visual arts. This group set up a not for profit organization. Their mandate was to support the Arts in Norfolk County. The board for the CPG was taken over by a group of Visual Artists in January 2019 who wanted to carry on with the Capitol Arts Market. The gallery was then set up as a co-op gallery. The Board of Directors is made up of members in the gallery. Each member has a vested interest in the gallery because it belongs to the group. They pay a small amount for their wall space and a small percentage commission on sales. Each artist also works one day a month in the gallery. We have managed to survive the Covid closure due to a benevolent landlord. We promote the arts by having a continuous display of work by local artists which we offer for sale. We also offer art classes to members of the local community, run special shows in our Feature Gallery that sometimes include outside artists.