McMichael for Teachers
Teachers’ Events
The McMichael offers teachers and educators the opportunity to experience the gallery’s innovative programming with tours of new exhibitions and the chance to learn about school program offerings. These events are available to educators at no cost throughout the year and are either in-person or virtual.
Gallery for Teachers
Looking for an outing for your next Professional Activity Day or a professional development session for your teachers or teacher candidates? Choose between a one-hour guided tour of the McMichael’s permanent collection or a special exhibition to be paired with a presentation highlighting McMichael’s school programs. For the remaining hour, teachers can explore the gallery spaces or the beautiful grounds at their leisure.
2 hours
Fee: $12 per participant
Art Workshop for Teachers
Educators can enjoy any two-hour art workshop and practice hands-on skills that can be brought back to the classroom by choosing one of our Adult Art Workshop options here: Group Programs. For the remaining hour, participants can enjoy any of the exhibitions on view or relax with a stroll through the grounds.
3 hours
Fee: $18 per participant
Teacher Retreats
The McMichael offers special retreat packages for teachers and educators, which include facility rentals and/or catering as well as tours and professional-development options. For inquiries, please contact the Sales Manager at events@mcmichael.com.
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Teacher’s Event
Early Days: Indigenous Art at the McMichael
Join us for a free bilingual professional development event designed for teachers, highlighting the special exhibition: Early Days: Indigenous Art at the McMichael.
Early Days presents more than 100 works from the McMichael’s permanent collection spanning more than two centuries, from 18th-century regalia and trade items to Northwest coast masks, to groundbreaking works from the 1960s-1980s, and powerful contemporary pieces by leading artists today.
The program includes a guided exhibition tour led by McMichael educators, followed by a hands-on artmaking activity inspired by the exhibition. Participants are then invited to enjoy lunch and explore the gallery at their own pace.
Native Art Department International (founded 2016), Aanzinaago (Caught in a Transformation) 01, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 121.9 x 152.4 cm, Purchased with the generous support of Hatch, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 2024.37, Photo Credit: Toni Hafkenscheid, 2025.
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun (b. 1957), New Climate Landscape (Northwest Coast Climate Change), 2019, acrylic on canvas,193 x 243.8 cm, Purchase, BMO Financial Group, 2020, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 2020.10, Photo: Craig Boyko, © Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun.
