IN WAKE
JUNE 20-21, 2026
BELA FARM
IN WAKE is a site-specific exhibition featuring leading Canadian artists whose work engages the natural world as both material and presence. Guided by Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire, the exhibition explores physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual states through contemporary art rooted in place.
Presented over two days during the summer solstice, IN WAKE unfolds across five acres of rural landscape and a restored century-old barn. The exhibition invites visitors to experience art beyond the gallery. Through movement, reflection, and connection with land, season, and community.
Participating Artists: Dwayne Martineau, Firouzeh Saremi Far, Gillian Toliver, Howard Rideout, Joseph Sagaj, Karen Miranda Abel, Lisa Creskey, Matthew Kron, Rochelle Rubinstein, Rocky Dobey
Bela Farm
Artist Rochelle Rubinstein saved 99 acres of prime organic farmland from development. Over the past decade, under the name Bela Farm. Bela operates as both a working landscape and a cultural project, challenging extractive capitalist models while proposing alternative ways for landowners and farmers to share stewardship, labour, and value.
Located in Hillsburgh, Ontario, Bela Farm is a place where farmers, herbalists, artists, performers, architects, artisans, scholars, writers, political activists, and spiritual leaders develop creative responses to environmental crisis, sharing resources to form a unique, integrative farm.
Directions:
Bela Farm. 5750 Sixth Line, Hillsburgh
