A discussion around the self-portraits in Uninvited, sharing insights on these trailblazing statements of self from a century ago.

Soirée virtuelle francophone : Les artistes montréalaises de la modernité  Le mercredi 5 janvier à 19 h  À propos de la tournée Offert en français par Lisa Laurin, l’une des éducatrices principales du McMichael, ce programme d’appréciation d’art explore la scène artistique montréalaise des années 1920 et 1930 en mettant l’accent sur les femmes artistes. Basé sur [...]

Emily Carr at 150 McMichael Virtual Speaker Series Monday, December 13 7 pm (EST) About the event The McMichael’s art collection proudly features a substantial number of paintings, drawings and archival materials by and related to Emily Carr. On the anniversary of Carr’s 150th birthday, McMichael Executive Director Ian Dejardin and Chief Curator Sarah Milroy [...]

Virtual Conversation From Water to Water: A Way Through the Trees Wednesday, November 24 6 pm EST {thumbnail} {title:linked} {start_date} to {end_date}   View exhibition About the event Artist Bonnie Devine and her assistant Mariah Meawasige talk about the mural they are working on at the McMichael Canadian Art [...]

Margaux Williamson: Interiors Virtual Curatorial Talk Tuesday, November 9 6 pm EST About the event While women artists of the early twentieth century are known for depicting interior spaces as places of privacy and domestic quietude, Margaux Williamson’s interiors describe spaces of creativity, subjectivity and anarchic experimentation. This curatorial conversation between Williamson and Jessica [...]

Black Women Artists in Canadian Art History Tuesday, October 19 6 pm EST About the event Join McMichael Chief Curator Sarah Milroy and Gaëtane Verna, Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, for a discussion on the history of art by Black Canadian women, viewed from the vantage point of their exhibition Denyse Thomasos: [...]

Modernisms Inside & Out: Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Conference September 30 - October 2, 2021   About the event This September, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection will launch Uninvited, a major exhibition on women and art in the 1920s and 30s.  The exhibition offers an important opportunity to reassess women’s visual and material engagements [...]

Uninvited Virtual Curatorial Talk Wednesday, September 15 6:30 pm EST About the event Join McMichael Chief Curator Sarah Milroy as she shares highlights from the new exhibition Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment. This major exhibition includes art by a generation of extraordinary women painters, photographers, sculptors, architects and filmmakers from a century [...]

On the anniversary of Thomson’s disappearance, the McMichael's Executive Director, Ian Dejardin, will take another look at the art and life of this iconic Canadian artist.