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John Scott: Firestorm – A Major Retrospective of the Late Canadian Artist Opens at the McMichael

John Scott: Firestorm A Major Retrospective of the Late Canadian Artist Opens at the McMichael Kleinburg, ON – On December 7, the McMichael will open John Scott: Firestorm, a powerful and timely retrospective of the work of the late Canadian artist John Scott (1950–2022) that foregrounds [...]

Clarence Gagnon’s Maria Chapdelaine Paintings Return to the McMichael this Holiday Season

Clarence Gagnon’s Maria Chapdelaine Paintings Return to the McMichael this Holiday Season Kleinburg, ON – On November 23, Clarence Gagnon’s beloved suite of paintings for Maria Chapdelaine returned to the walls of McMichael Canadian Art Collection just in time for the holiday season. The series of [...]

La Collection McMichael d’art canadien annonce son programme d’expositions pour l’été 2024

La Collection McMichael d’art canadien annonce son programme d’expositions pour l’été 2024 Le 21 juin 2024, Kleinburg, ON − La Collection McMichael d’art canadien annonce aujourd’hui son programme d’expositions pour l’été 2024, année qui marque le 150e anniversaire de la première exposition impressionniste. Le Fleuve des rêves [...]

McMichael Canadian Art Collection Announces Summer 2024 Exhibitions

McMichael Canadian Art Collection Announces Summer 2024 Exhibitions June 21, 2024, Kleinburg, ON—The McMichael Canadian Art Collection today announces its 2024 summer exhibition program celebrating the 150th anniversary of Impressionism. River of Dreams: Impressionism on the St. Lawrence presents a survey of more than 150 works by [...]

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection’s Signature Fundraiser, the Moonlight Gala, Returns June 1, 2024

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection’s Signature Fundraiser, the Moonlight Gala, Returns June 1, 2024 May 22, 2024, KLEINBURG, ON - The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce the return of its signature annual fundraiser, the Moonlight Gala on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Canadian art’s biggest night under the stars will dazzle hundreds of [...]

People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie Opens May 11 at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection

People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie Opens May 11 at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection Exhibition of rarely seen photographs depicting Indigenous life in the 1950s and 60s curated by nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw (Willow Cree) author Paul Seesequasis Left: John Macfie, Henry Kechebra calling a moose, Mattigami Reserve, 1959, photograph, [...]

Media Alert: McMichael Canadian Art Collection Appoints Emily Laurent Henderson Associate Curator: Indigenous Art and Culture

McMichael Canadian Art Collection Appoints Emily Laurent Henderson Associate Curator: Indigenous Art and Culture Photo: John Paillé November 20, 2023. Kleinburg, ON –The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce the appointment of Emily Laurent Henderson as Associate Curator: Indigenous Art and Culture. A curator of Greenlandic Inuit [...]

Fall and Winter Exhibitions at the McMichael: Marcel Dzama, Moridja Kitenge Banza, and the industrial art history of Cobalt, ON.

Fall and Winter Exhibitions at the McMichael: Marcel Dzama, Moridja Kitenge Banza, and the industrial art history of Cobalt, ON. Marcel Dzama (b. 1974), Ghost of Canoe Lake, 2023, pearlescent acrylic, ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper, 36.2 x 36.2 cm, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner © Marcel Dzama [...]