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Ian Dejardin to Retire as Executive Director of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection September 8, 2023, KLEINBURG, ON – Today the McMichael Canadian Art Collection announces the retirement of Executive Director Ian A. C. Dejardin, who will leave the position at the end of October 2023. “The McMichael has been [...]

McMichael Canadian Art Collection Announces Tom Thomson: North Star Tom Thomson (1877–1917), The Jack Pine, 1916–17, oil on canvas, 127.9 × 139.8 cm, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Purchased 1918, 1519, Photo: NGC June 22, 2023, KLEINBURG, ON – Tom Thomson (1877–1917) was Canada’s preeminent modern painter, an [...]

Moonlight Gala 2023 Raises More Than $630,000 in Support of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection June 1, 2023, KLEINBURG, ON - The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce the resounding success of its signature fundraiser, the Moonlight Gala. This year’s Gala raised more than $630,000 in support of the art of Canada, [...]

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection Announces The Return of Signature Fundraiser, the Moonlight Gala, for 2023 May 23, 2023, KLEINBURG, ON - Following a record-breaking success in 2022, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce the return of the Gallery's signature annual fundraiser, the Moonlight Gala on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Canadian [...]

McMichael Canadian Art Collection Announces Summer 2023 Exhibition Schedule and Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Grant Sandra Meigs (b. 1953), Maple tree. Monarch Trail. Dundas Valley Conservation Area, 2021, gouache on paper, 38.1 x 28.6 cm, Courtesy of Susan Hobbs Gallery. © Sandra Meigs Shary Boyle (b. 1972), Black Gold, [...]

McMichael Canadian Art Collection Announces 2023-2024 Exhibition Schedule Shary Boyle (b. 1972), Revival Beach, 2011–2015, ink and gouache on paper, 89 x 107 cm, private collection. © Shary Boyle Tom Thomson (1877–1917), Silver Birches, 1915–1916, oil on canvas, 40.9 x 56 cm, Gift of Colonel R.S. McLaughlin, McMichael Canadian [...]

Fall Exhibitions at the McMichael: Contemplation and Conversations in Canadian Art Tom Thomson (1877–1917), Petawawa Gorges, 1916, oil on wood panel, 21.4 x 26.5 cm, Purchased with funds donated by Major F.A. Tilston, V.C., McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1981.9.2 September 22, 2022, KLEINBURG, ON - The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased [...]

Summer Exhibitions at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection: Wanda Koop, Gathie Falk, Elisapee Ishulutaq Gathie Falk, All Over Rose Trees and Light Bulbs, 1984, oil on canvas, 198.1 x 167.6 cm, Art Gallery of Ontario, © Gathie Falk June 9, 2022, KLEINBURG, ON - The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce [...]

Moonlight Gala 2022 Raises Record Amount in Support of The McMichael Canadian Art Collection June 8, 2022, KLEINBURG, ON - The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce the success of its signature fundraiser, the Moonlight Gala, which returned triumphantly in 2022 following a three-year hiatus during the pandemic. This year’s edition raised [...]