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Green, Gallery, Garden: A McMichael Day Trip Co‑hosted by Opaloma

JUNE 28, 2026 10 AM — 4:30 PM

Green, Gallery, Garden:
A McMichael Day Trip
Co-hosted by Opaloma

Escape the city for a day of art, poetry, plants, and conversation. Join Odessa Paloma Parker of Opaloma for an intimate bus trip to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, where art and landscape come together in one of Canada’s most beautiful gallery settings.

The day begins with a curator-led tour of Fresh Air: New Acquisitions in Context, followed by a 3-course prix fixe picnic lunch on the McMichael grounds. In the afternoon, artist Zachari Logan will discuss his new book of ekphrastic poems and drawings, Green—“poems that pulse with vegetal sensitivity, moving between alleyways and art history, between inner monologue and ecological longing”—and share selected readings before leading a plant walk through the grounds alongside McMichael gardener Kim Magee.

In 2017, Logan was artist-in-residence in the iconic Tom Thomson Shack, creating work from discarded plants found on the grounds. Watch him reflect on that experience in the short film by David Hartman below.

Tickets include round-trip bus transportation from St. George Station, all programming, gallery admission, and lunch.

This event takes place rain or shine; participants are encouraged to dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes.

Itinerary

  • 10 AM: Bus departure from St. George TTC Station
  • 11 AM — 12 PM: Private tour of Fresh Air: New Acquisitions in Context with curator John Geoghegan
  • 12 PM: Three-course prix fixe picnic lunch on the McMichael grounds (see menu – menu selections are made at time of purchase)
  • 1 — 2 PM: Artist talk and poetry reading with Zachari Logan, featuring his new book, Green (available for purchase)
  • 2 — 3 PM: Outdoor plant walk and conversation with Zachari Logan and McMichael garden educator Kim Magee
  • 3:15 PM: Return departure to St. George TTC Station
Date JUNE 28, 2026
Time 10 AM — 4:30 PM
Price $60/person (includes bus, admission & lunch)

Admission required

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Zachari Logan

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Black & white portrait of Zachari Logan.

Zachari Logan

Zachari Logan is a queer Canadian settler poet and artist whose artwork has been exhibited throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Logan’s work can be found in collections worldwide, including the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Remai Modern, Peabody Essex Museum, McMichael Canadian Art Collection and Nerman MOCA among many others. In 2014 Logan received the Lieutenant Governor’s Emerging Artist Award, in 2015 he received the Alumni of Influence Award from the University of Saskatchewan and in 2016 Logan was long-listed for the Sobey Art Award. In 2010, his chapbook, A Eulogy for the Buoyant, was published by JackPine Press and in 2021, A Natural History of Unnatural Things, was published by Radiant Press. Logan’s artwork and writing has been featured in many publications throughout the world. He lives in Regina, Saskatchewan.

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About
Opaloma

Opaloma is the creative platform of Odessa Paloma Parker — Toronto-based writer, stylist, editor, and tastemaker whose work spans Globe Style Magazine, The Globe and Mail’s subscription lifestyle publication, and OMG Blog, where she writes on art and fashion.

A celebration of creative expression in all its forms, Opaloma brings together a community of art appreciators, culture lovers, and curious minds — and its newsletter, launched in 2022, has become an essential read for those who want to stay close to what’s new and notable in galleries, cultural institutions, dining, and retail, locally and internationally.

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