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French Family Moments

Langue française disponible ci-dessous. February 17, 2025 Stories to Light Up Winter & French Family Moments: Maria Chapdelaine *FREE ADMISSION* Art Activities and Workshops from 10:30 am to 3 pm This bilingual Free Family Day - rescheduled because of the snow! - illuminates the bright whites and deep [...]

*CANCELLED Stories to Light Up Winter

February 16, 2025 Stories to Light Up Winter Bilingual Family Sunday This imaginative bilingual Free Family Sunday will illuminate the shadows of mid-winter with warming tales and adventurous puppets. Featuring a shadow theatre performance and puppetry workshop by Valise Theatre from Montreal and art-inspired storytelling sessions, this day offers a cheerful [...]

*CANCELLED Curatorial Talk: Women of the St. Lawrence

Please note that the curatorial talk with Anne-Marie Bouchard scheduled for Saturday, February 15 has been cancelled due to weather-related travel disruptions. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Curatorial Talk: Women of the St. Lawrence Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 2 pm [...]

*CANCELLED Matinée francophone with Anne-Marie Bouchard

Please note that the Matinée francophone scheduled for Saturday, February 15 has been cancelled due to weather-related travel disruptions. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Matinée francophone with Anne-Marie Bouchard Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 10 am to 12 pm [...]

Valentine’s Day at the McMichael (Bilingual)

Langue française disponible ci-dessous. Valentine's Day at the McMichael with Julie Nesrallah Friday, February 14, 2025 | 8 pm Bilingual Performance: Visages de l’amour Mezzo-soprano Julie Nesrallah invites you to join her this Valentine’s Day for an exploration of the many moods of love. Visages de l’amour considers the good, [...]

Maria Chapdelaine, Curatorial Talk

Maria Chapdelaine, Curatorial Talk Speaker: John Geoghegan Sunday, January 26, 2025 | 2 pm Discover the story behind Clarence Gagnon's 54 original illustrations to 1930s edition of Maria Chapdelaine, the ultimate Quebec roman du terroir written by Louis Hémon, French writer and entrepreneur. Free with gallery [...]

African Carnival – Bilingual Family Sunday

January 19, 2025  African Carnival Bilingual Family Sunday Programming from 10:30 am to 3 pm Brighten your January and shake off the post-holiday blues with the vibrant rhythms and colours of Africa! This Family Sunday offers free bilingual storytelling, interactive drumming workshops and an energetic performance by celebrated Burkinabé storyteller Amadou [...]

Online Landscape in Watercolour with David McEown

David McEown Landscapes in Watercolour (Online) In this three-session course, award-winning artist David McEown will conduct detailed step-by-step demonstrations that will cover composition, how to transform value sketches, and how to elevate photo references into intricate, original studio paintings inspired by mountain landscapes. Key watercolor techniques, color theory, and depth of field will [...]

ArtVenture Winter Camp 2024/25

ArtVenture Winter Camp 2024/25 Winter Mixed Media Madness Monday, December 30 and Tuesday, December 31, 2024 From 9 am to 5 pm Cost: $208 General Public $177 McMichael Members (15%) for each 2-day camp Book Ages 4 - 6 Book Ages 7 - 10 [...]

Family Storytelling Circles Winter 2024/25

Winter Break 2024/25 December 30, 31 & January 2, 3 Family Storytelling Circles All Ages Families are invited to drop in for cozy storytelling circles inspired by the gallery’s current exhibitions throughout winter break. Daily at 11:30 am and 1 pm. Extend the holiday festivities this year with our Boxing Day [...]

Matinée francophone: Clarence Gagnon’s Maria Chapdelaine

Matinée francophone: Clarence Gagnon’s Maria Chapdelaine Saturday, December 14, 2024 | 10 am to 12 pm Enjoy warm beverages and a light petit-dejeuner in the Founders’ Lounge before joining McMichael Bilingual Educator Briana Pellizari-Lento on a French-language guided tour of Clarence Gagnon’s suite of illustrations created [...]

Curatorial Talk: John Scott: Firestorm

Curatorial Talk: John Scott: Firestorm Sunday, December 8, 2024 | 2 pm Join a curatorial conversation between guest curator John O’Brian and McMichael Executive Director Sarah Milroy about the newly opened exhibition John Scott: Firestorm. The exhibition presents works made by the late Canadian [...]

James Wilson Morrice in North Africa, Curatorial Talk

Curatorial Talk: James Wilson Morrice in North Africa Sunday, November 24, 2024 | 2 pm Speaker Katerina Atanassova Price Free with gallery admission. Registration required. Register for Talk Many Canadian art lovers know James Wilson Morrice’s [...]

Teaching Artist Series with Dominik Modlinski

Teaching Artist Series A Journey Through the Wilderness with Dominik Modlinski Join us at for an inspiring presentation by Dominik Modlinski, a leading contemporary Canadian landscape artist and popular art instructor and lecturer. Known for his bold use of colour and texture, Dominik’s work captures the essence of the Canadian North and [...]

Family Sunday – Art and All That Jazz

Art and All That Jazz Free Family Sunday, November 17, 2024 Art activities and workshops from 10:30 am to 4 pm. Register Today The vibrant rhythms, colourful sounds and improvisational freedom of jazz have inspired visual artists of the past and present. This Family Sunday invites [...]

Curatorial Walk with John Geoghegan II

Back by Popular Demand Curator’s Walk & Talk The works of Robert Pilot in River of Dreams: Impressionism on the St. Lawrence Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 2 pm Join John Geoghegan, Associate Curator of Collections and Research, on a guided walking tour of River [...]

Halloween Tour 2024

Join us – if you dare! For a spooky, arty, family-friendly Halloween tooooour of the McMichael gallery and grounds. Date & Time Sunday, October 27, 2024 1:30 pm Location McMichael Canadian Art Collection 10365 Islington Ave, Kleinburg, ON L0J 1C0 Price Free [...]

2024 Art Toronto

Collectors First Look and Opening Night October 24, 2024 | 4 – 10 pm Presented by the McMichael The McMichael is delighted to again be hosting this year’s Opening Night celebration at Art Toronto, Canada’s preeminent art fair, in its 25th anniversary year [...]

Family Sunday – Harvest Festival

Harvest Festival This FREE Family Sunday takes inspiration from harvest festivals around the world. Join us to celebrate the season of abundance and give thanks to the earth for the flora and fauna we all share. A special family-friendly performance by Kuné, Canada’s Global Orchestra, will feature musicians from around the world [...]