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Sam Cheung
Media Relations & Communications Coordinator
scheung@mcmichael.com
905-893-1121 x2210
If you’d like to hear from us about our upcoming exhibitions, news and media events, please email us with your details to Media Relations & Communications Coordinator Sam Cheung: scheung@mcmichael.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2016, Kleinburg, ON – On Saturday, June 4, 2016, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection’s fifth annual signature fundraiser, the Moonlight Gala, returns to dazzle 500 distinguished guests with an unfor-gettable evening of dining and dancing under the stars. This year’s Moonlight Gala will be headlined by JUNO® Award winner, Divine [...]
April 26, 2016, Kleinburg, ON - Ontario is supporting arts and cultural events in Vaughan that will attract tourists, boost the local economy and create jobs. Through the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, the province is helping the McMichael Canadian Art Collection develop and promote the 50th anniversary of the gallery with an investment of $200,000.00 [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2016, Kleinburg, ON – On Tuesday, April 12, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection officially launched its 50th anniversary season. To celebrate, the McMichael announced a number of planned special initiatives, exhibitions, programs, and events, as well as announcing it has officially named the roadway leading to the gallery. In celebrating [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2016, KLEINBURG ON—For the third consecutive year, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection is partnering with Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, the world’s largest photography event, and is a premier site for the Festival. From March 5 to June 5, 2016, the McMichael presents the exhibition Field Trip: Sarah Anne Johnson, featuring [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2016, KLEINBURG ON—Most great works of art begin with a drawing – ideas come out on paper first. To explore the ways in which the story of Canada has been shaped by works of art on paper, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection presents the exhibition On Paper, from February 6 [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2015, KLEINBURG ON— During the weekend of October 23 to 25, 2015, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection welcomed over 2,000 visitors admiring the incredible artwork on display as part of the Volunteer Committee's 25th Annual Autumn Art Sale. Two hundred and twenty five works were sold, totaling over $140,000 in [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2015, KLEINBURG ON—The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary! On November 18, 1965, the McMichaels donated their collection of 194 paintings - as well as their home and land - to the Province of Ontario. Officially opened as the "McMichael Conservation Collection of Art" on July 8, [...]
The breath of the Four Seasons must ever be our basic inspiration. —J.E.H. MacDonald, A Landmark of Canadian Art (1917) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 22, 2015, KLEINBURG ON—To celebrate Canada’s four beautiful and distinct seasons, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection presents the exhibition For Every Season, on until January 2016. Visitors can journey through four [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2015, KLEINBURG ON—Christmas greeting cards are widely recognized as a form of gift giving and spreading holiday cheer, combining inspirational imagery with heartfelt messages. To celebrate the art of Christmas cards, designed by seminal Canadian artists of the mid-twentieth century, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection presents the exhibition This House [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2015, KLEINBURG ON—Colour of the River Running Through Us, conceived by multi-disciplinary visual artist Thom Sokoloski, has had its stay on the grounds of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection extended until October 18. James Adams of The Globe and Mail describes Colour of the River Running Through Us as "...a [...]
