Views from Pine Cottage McMichael Community Exhibition June – November, 2023 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 their creativity from [...]
Art Bus 2023 New dates added for the Art Bus! Travel in comfort from downtown Toronto to the McMichael on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. By popular demand the Art Bus will continue for two final weekends in December: December 8, 9, 10 and 15, 16, 17, 2023. To the McMichael: The Art Bus departs St. [...]
CALL FOR ARTISTS En Plein Air Competition Organized by McMichael Canadian Art Collection Competition Dates Sunday July 30 to Tuesday October 10, 2023 Art Submission Deadline Thursday, October 12, 2023, 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 [...]
Curatorial Talk On the Land: Indigenous Perspectives on Algonquin Park and Tom Thomson Saturday, September 30 | 11:30 am at the McMichael A conversation with Christine Luckasavitch, a culture worker, historian and author of Algonquin and mixed settler heritage, about the land now known as Algonquin Park. Luckasavitch will discuss pre-contact and colonial histories of [...]
Unapologetic: Championing Canadian Art in the World Canadians are infamous for apologizing – for everything, it seems. But they should never apologize for their art. Join McMichael Executive Director and North Star curator Ian Dejardin as he examines a handpicked selection of Canadian masterpieces and shares how he was inspired by the comment, “Won’t Europeans [...]
Celebrating our Animal Friends Inspired by the work of the artist Bill Burns, this Family Sunday looks how animals help us in our daily lives, how climate change and industrialization puts them at risk and how we can help the animal kingdom adapt and thrive in our changing world. Explore the gallery collections to discover [...]
Art Toronto Collector’s First Look and Opening Night October 26, 2023 | 4 - 10 pm https://mcmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/20221030_174600-1024x578.jpghttps://mcmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/Rochemont-Projects-booth-Art-Toronto-2022-1024x594.jpghttps://mcmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/Art-Toronto-2022.-min-scaled.jpghttps://mcmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/Pangees-booth-Art-Toronto-2022-min-1024x684.jpghttps://mcmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/Installation-by-Divya-Mehra-Presented-by-Night-Gallery-Art-Toronto-2022-min-1024x602.jpg Presented by the McMichael The McMichael is pleased to be hosting this year's Opening Night celebration at ART TORONTO, Canada's preeminent art fair, as benefit the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. This partnership marks a return to the party [...]
Join us – if you dare! For a spooky, arty, family-friendly Halloween tooooour of the McMichael gallery and grounds. Hear long-whispered tales of ghostly sightings and listen closely for mysterious sounds from the gallery’s dark corners while learning about the hidden stories behind many artworks. Then, head outdoors to hear tell of the life and [...]