• Tom Thomson

    Tom Thomson is often wrongly assumed to have been a member of the Group of Seven. He almost certainly would have been had he not died too soon.

    Tom Thomson

    Tom Thomson is often wrongly assumed to have been a member of the Group of Seven. He almost certainly would have been had he not died too soon.

    Walter J. Phillips: At the Lake

    This special presentation of works on paper by the Canadian painter and printmaker Walter J. Phillips (1884– 1963) explores the artist’s artistic response to Ontario’s Lake of the Woods region.

    John Hartman: Many Lives Mark This Place

    In 2014, Ontario-based painter and printmaker John Hartman (b. 1950) embarked on a project to capture the intimate relationship between more than thirty leading Canadian authors and the places that inspire them.

    Brenda Draney

    Brenda Draney’s paintings, with their gestural mark making and wide expanses of canvas, present fragmented narratives that stem from her personal history as a Cree woman, living in northern Alberta.

    Margaux Williamson: Interiors

    While women artists of the early twentieth century were known for depicting interior spaces as places of privacy and domestic quietude, Toronto artist Margaux Williamson’s (b. 1976) interiors reveal spaces of creativity, subjectivity, and a kind of anarchic experimentation.

    ArtVenture Summer Club

    Virtual Camp: Art & Nature 9 am to 12 pm Sessions begin July 6 Ages 6 to 12 Join the Club! The McMichael Canadian Art Collection’s long-running tradition of summer camps that bring together art and nature returns for 2020 with a special virtual installment that we’re calling ArtVenture [...]

    Uninvited

    Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment is a major exhibition of Canadian women artists that coincides with, and offers commentary on, the centenary celebration of the Group of Seven.

    Virtual En Plein Air Competition

    In the time of travel restrictions and social distancing due to COVID-19, a personal and creative connection to nature has become even more important for health and wellbeing.

    Virtual Tour of Uprising: The Power of Mother Earth

    Join a McMichael Docent on a journey through 25 years of Christi Belcourt’s artwork in this new, interactive virtual presentation exploring the special exhibition Uprising: The Power of Mother Earth.

    Online Painting Studio (Thursdays)

    Online Painting Studio with Andrew Sookrah Thursdays, July 30 to September 3 3 to 6 pm Level: Open to all skill levels “I found it engaging and really liked watching the demo by Andrew. I felt quite engaged—in some ways even more so than in face-to-face classes as I felt I could see "up close" what [...]

    An Afternoon of Maud Lewis

    Join us for a virtual presentation celebrating the life and works of Canadian folk-art heroine Maud Lewis by Sarah Milroy, Chief Curator at the McMichael.

    Movies @ McMichael

    Join us for family-friendly movie in a safe environment on the McMichael Property.

  • Online Painting Studio
    (Thursdays)

    Online Painting Studio with Andrew Sookrah Thursdays, September 17 to October 22 3 to 6 pm Level: Open to all skill levels     “The instructor also gives excellent feedback on our work and our progress. I like that he is encouraging and genuinely respects different styles.”  Program Description This [...]

    Virtual Tour of John Hartman: Many Lives Mark This Place

    Virtual Tour of John Hartman: Many Lives Mark This Place Mondays 12:30 to 1:30 pm   About the tour Journey through the landscapes that have been formative to some of Canada's best-known authors on our newest virtual tour of the exhibition John Hartman: Many Lives Mark This Place (on view through Nov 1). This [...]