March Open Studio+ and BAO Studio Crawl

Date and Time
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 12:00 AM – 8:00 PM EDT

Location
Brampton Arts Organization
8 Nelson St W, Unit 301
Brampton, ON
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Join us for our monthly Open Studio+ and make BAO your studio for the day. Create and meet with fellow Brampton creative community members.

Why +
because it’s more than just an open studio. In addition to creating a space for community to gather, share work and support each other, we will also be hosting skill-building workshops during select Open Studio+.

+ is …

• A space to foster creativity and encourage experimentation in an atmosphere of exchange, conversation, and support.
• A place to encounter fellow creatives and learn about their work and practices.
• A chance to find future collaborators or reconnect with old friends.
• A studio to work on your own in-progress artworks and be inspired by someone else’s project.
• An opportunity to learn new skills and explore different art practices and tools.

Most importantly, Open Studio+ is FREE to attend and open to all skill levels.

As always, you can bring your own works in progress, use our art supplies and materials to start a new project, take pictures in our Photography Studio, find inspiration in our Community Library, record beats in our Recording Studio and so much more.

Drop in any time between noon and eight p.m. and make the most of this artistic environment.

BAO Studio Crawl from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Get an exclusive peek at working artist studios during the first ever BAO Studio Crawl, part of this month’s Open Studio+!

We’ll be opening the doors to the spaces of the BAO Studio Residencies and BAO Studio Rentals programs then.

Join us to celebrate the culmination of the second BAO Studio Residencies program and discover what the nine artists have been working on for the past five months.

You can also tour the BAO Studio Rentals and meet the eighteen artists currently working here. Creatives specializing in dance, photography, visual art, illustration, comics, craft, portraiture, textiles and more all make the BAO Studio Rentals their base of operations.

Experience the vibrant Brampton creative community right in the heart of BAO’s office!

BAO x BAND Studio Residency Artist Talk from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM with Joséphine Denis and Dainesha Nugent-Palache

BAND Gallery‘s Director of Curatorial Initiatives, Joséphine Denis will be in conversation with the BAO x BAND Studio Resident Dainesha Nugent-Palache. Learn about Dainesha’s time in the program, the mentorship she received from Joséphine and her artistic development during this five month residency.

Recording Studio

The recording studio is available from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m for the community to use for free during Open Studio+. NOTE: BAO staff and volunteers can not provide technical support. You must know how to use the equipment and software available.

Equipment available:

• Launchkey 49 MIDI controller keyboard
• Volt 2 USB Recording Studio
• 2 Shure SM7B Vocal Dynamic Microphone
• Yamaha HS5 MP Powered Studio Monitors (Pair)
• Shure SRH240A Studio Headphones
• iMac
• Studio One software
• Ableton Live 11 Lite software
• Garage Band software

Book the BAO Recording Studio.

Photography Studio

The photography studio is available from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m for the community to use for free during Open Studio+. NOTE: BAO staff and volunteers can not provide technical support.

Equipment available:

• Canon Rebel T8i with a 18-55mm lens (requires an SD card)
• Kaiser Baas Real 1080 60FPS Action Camera (requires a micro SD card)
• Mobifoto Ring Light Creator Kit
• Foldable Photography Studio Light Box
• Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 Wireless Colour All-in-One Printer (for photographic printing only)
• Green screen
• Tripods

DONATE – Your donation helps us support Brampton artists and expand free programming like this.

Accessibility: If you are a Brampton resident who needs assistance or support to participate, such as an ASL interpreter, please get in touch with us at info@bramptonartsorg.ca as soon as possible (minimum of five days in advance) so that we can make the necessary accommodations.

Transportation: We can provide all-ages Brampton Transit Tickets to Brampton residents free of charge to those who need them for all BAO in-person events. If you would like to pick up a ticket for yourself and others attending with you, please email info@bramptonartsorg.ca prior to the event and we will have them available for you onsite. Tickets work for both Brampton Transit and Züm buses.

Tickets

BAO x BAND Studio Residency Artist Talk

Joséphine Denis is a Haiti-born curator and writer whose practice centers nuanced engagement with Black artists’ work through community dialogue and institutional transformation. Grounded in care, study, and critical exchange, her approach fosters deeper contextual understanding and sustained artistic networks.

Dainesha Nugent-Palache is an MFA candidate at Bard College’s Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts. Her work has recently been exhibited at Patel Brown, McMaster Museum of Art, National Gallery of Canada, and the Art Gallery of Ontario. It can also be found in The Wedge Collection, TD Bank Art Collection, and EQ Bank Art collection. Her practice reflects a rigorous engagement with image-making, history, and contemporary Black visual culture.