• Views from Pine Cottage

    Views from Pine Cottage McMichael Community Exhibition July 9 – October 9, 2022 About the Exhibition Since 1965, the McMichael has provided outstanding adult art education through high quality, artist-led studio workshops. Today, this tradition continues with in-person art classes and successful virtual studio workshops that have allowed participants to make art and express [...]

    McMichael En Plein Air Competition Call for Artists 2022

    CALL FOR ARTISTS En Plein Air Competition Organized by McMichael Canadian Art Collection Competition Dates Saturday July 30 to Monday October 10, 2022 Art Submission Deadline Wednesday, October 12, 2022, by 5 pm EST Project Description The McMichael is thrilled to announce the return of the annual En Plein Air Competition. During the course of [...]

    Mastering Oil Painting with Judy Sherman

    MASTERING OIL PAINTING (ONLINE STUDIO) with Judy Sherman Tuesdays, August 9 to August 30 3 to 6 pm (EST) Level: Beginner/Intermediate “These classes have a very comfortable and relaxed atmosphere where communication is open and easy! Learning oil painting can be challenging, but with Judy it was rewarding and fun!” - Past participant I didn't do it, [...]

    Flight of the Monarch Day

    Registration Coming Soon! Flight of the Monarch Day at the McMichael Saturday, August 20, 2022 10 am to 2 pm /wp-content/uploads/FOTM-logo-RGB.jpghttps://mcmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/Monarch-Teacher-Network-of-Canada-VERT.png Come celebrate one of North America’s most cherished insects! On Saturday, August 20th, we invite you to spend the day at the McMichael for Flight of the Monarch Day, a festival celebrating the beauty [...]

    Family Sundays Global Sounds and Stories

    Celebrate the richness of Canada’s cultural diversity through art workshops, storytelling sessions, exhibition tours, and a special musical performance by KUNÉ, Canada’s Global Orchestra,

  • Saturday Art Classes

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    Jen Aitken Artist Workshop

    Jen Aitken, Artist’s Workshop Sunday, September 18 1 - 2 pm About the Workshop Toronto-based sculptor Jen Aitken will lead an in-person drawing session exploring the dimensionality of lines and negative space. Aitken worked in the Tom Thomson Shack as part of the RBC Emerging Artist Residency through July 3, 2022. She is widely known [...]

    Colour & Tone, Form & Shape in Acrylic Painting

    Colour & Tone, Form & Shape in Acrylic Painting with Andrew Cheddie Sookrah Beginner and Intermediate artists Popular art instructor Andrew Cheddie Sookrah is pleased to present a new series of in-person structured sessions where beginner and intermediate artists will work with colour hues and tonal values, as well as the structuring of shape and [...]

    Elisapee Ishulutaq, Curatorial Virtual Talk

    Elisapee Ishulutaq: My World, Virtual Talk Tuesday, September 27 7 pm About the event A conversation between McMichael Chief Curator Sarah Milroy and Tarralik Duffy, Inuit artist and writer, this virtual event will focus on Ishulutaq’s remarkable oil stick drawings created during the last years of her life. In these dramatic often large-scale works, Ishulutaq [...]

    RSVP Celebrating From Water To Water

    https://mcmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/FromWaterToWater_Sept29-scaled.jpg Celebrating From Water to Water: A Way Through the Trees Thursday, September 29, 2022 You are invited to a evening in celebration of Bonnie Devine’s mural project, From Water to Water: A Way Through the Trees, currently on view in the McMichael’s Grand Hall. This work explores the rich history and geography of the [...]

  • Family Sundays Tell Me a Story, Draw Me a Book

    Sunday, October 16 Art activities and workshops from 11 am to 4 pm Special Family Sunday Kids Menu and Grab and Go options available from the outdoor kiosk at Cabin. FREE admission on Family Sundays Parking fees are still in effect on Family Sundays BOOK TICKETS TELL ME A STORY, DRAW ME A BOOK <!-- [...]

  • Acrylic Painting Workshop with Don Chretien 

    Acrylic Painting Workshop with Don Chretien Beginner & Intermediate Artists Program Description Join Don Chretien, an Ojibway artist working in a distinctive painting style inspired by natural patterns and traditional teachings of Ojibway people, for a two-day, in-person acrylic painting workshop. The artist will share his approach to painting and introduce the formal elements of [...]

    Artist’s Talk: Rajni Perera

    Rajni Perera (b. 1985), Traveller #5, 2019, mixed media on paper, 152.4 × 101.6 cm, Royal Bank of Canada Art Collection, commissioned by the RBC Curatorial Department, Photo courtesy of Patel Brown, © Rajni Perera VIEW EXHIBITION Artist’s Talk Rajni Perera: Futures Saturday, November 19 | 11:30 am at the McMichael Please join McMichael Chief [...]

    Fantastical and Magical Worlds

    Sunday,November 20Art activities and workshops from 11:00 am to 4:00 pmTwo Performances at 12:30 and 2:30 pmSpecial Family Sunday Kids Menu and Grab and Go options available at Cabin.FREE admission on Family SundaysPlease note that parking fees ($7) are still in effectBOOK TICKETS Fantastical and Magical Worlds As the colder weather approaches, join us on November 20 for [...]

  • Artist’s Talk: Wolves The Art of Dempsey Bob

    Dempsey Bob, Wolf Headdress, 1988-89, adler, acrylic paint, fur, operculum shell 40.6 x 20.3 cm, Private Collection Photo: Rachel Topham Photography p. 90 VIEW EXHIBITION Artist’s Talk Wolves: The Art of Dempsey Bob Saturday, December 10 | 2:30 pm at the McMichael Join McMichael Chief Curator Sarah Milroy and Tahltan-Tlingit master carver Dempsey Bob for [...]

  • Saturday Art Classes

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    Family Sunday Winter Fairyland

    Sunday, January 15, 2023 Art activities and workshops from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Performances at 2 pm (Registration required) Special Family Sunday Kids Menu and Grab and Go options available at Cabin. FREE ADMISSION on Family Sundays Please note that parking fees ($7) are still in effect BOOK TICKETS Winter Fairyland Warm up your [...]

    Online Landscape in Watercolour with David McEown

    Online Landscape in Watercolour with David McEown Saturday, January 21 & 28, 2023 12:15 to 3:15 pm (EST) Program Description During this two-day course, artist David McEown will provide step by step demonstrations that will explore composition, working from a value sketch and transcending photo reference into an original intricate studio painting inspired by the mountain [...]