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Here's what's going on at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery.
Exhibitions on Now
RESISTANCE
September 7, 2024 - August 24, 2025
Art has the power to inspire change and challenge norms. It can evoke emotions, spark conversations, and create a sense of community and solidarity. Featuring a variety of artworks from The Robert McLaughlin Gallery’s (RMG) Permanent Collection of over 4,700 pieces, this exhibition explores how artists throughout history have used art to resist and disrupt […]
Christina Leslie: Likkle Acts
November 23, 2024 - April 13, 2025
Likkle Acts brings together four series of photographs by Pickering-based artist Christina Leslie. Set in Jamaica, each body of work explores both her familial relationships and the complex history of the Caribbean. Delving into themes of memory, migration, and the sugar industry, Leslie adopts a variety of photographic processes to convey how she views the […]
Karen Kar Yen Law: Beyond Bitter
February 25, 2025 - April 19, 2025
Bitterness is one of five essential flavours in traditional Chinese cuisine, along with salty, spicy, sour, and sweet. Each is regarded as necessary for achieving balance in the body and on the palette. With the goal of creating five corresponding bodies of work for each flavour, Beyond Bitter is Karen Kar Yen Law’s most recent exploration of diasporic […]
Painters Eleven: Abstract Bonds
March 8, 2025 - August 24, 2025
Painters Eleven was the first abstract artist collective in Ontario. They were founded in 1953 at the cottage of artist Alexandra Luke on the Oshawa/Whitby border. The group did not have a common philosophy or style, instead Painters Eleven banded together around their shared desire to support abstraction and exhibit together. As Jock Macdonald noted: […]
Artists by Artists
March 8, 2025 - August 10, 2025
While we are often more familiar with an artist’s work than their physical appearance, portraits of artists offer a glimpse into the person behind the art. A good portrait captures the sitter’s likeness, but a great one captures their essence. And who better to achieve this than a fellow artist? This exhibition, drawn from the […]
Into the Horizon: Durham Catholic District School Board Art Exhibition
February 28, 2025 - March 16, 2025
This exhibition celebrates artworks by students in Kindergarten – Grade 12 from across the Durham Catholic District School Board.
What's New
RMG Friday: Spring Launch
April 4, 2025
Welcome back! We launch our 2025 RMG Friday series in partnership with Oshawa Music Week, this evening will feature live music performances, art activities and food from local vendors. About RMG FridaysAn anchor of the cultural calendar in Durham Region, RMG Fridays are community events that bring together various art forms. Designed for all ages […]
Show and Tell with Christina Leslie: Photo Emulsion Transfers and Gallery Representation
March 22, 2025
Free. Registration is required. This is a how-to workshop for artists! Part creative workshop, part career conversation, we’re excited to have Christina Leslie lead a two-part session on photo emulsion transfers and gallery representation. Inspired by her Sugar Coat series in Likkle Acts, Leslie will show participants how to lift a photographic image from one […]
Events
Seniors Spring Social Event
Mar 20, 2025, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Let’s celebrate spring together! Back by popular demand, this free event encourages seniors (age 55+) to spend the afternoon curating their own program. Participants may choose do the exhibition tour then have tea and snacks, do one or both of the workshop activities, do one of the workshops and then go on an exhibition tour, […]
Homeschool Art Class: Spring 2025
Mar 25, 2025, 10:00 AM - May 13, 2025, 12:45 PM
Welcome to your school away from home for arts education! Together, let’s dive into various materials and hone our artistic techniques to craft imaginative works of art. Ages 5 to 710:00-11am$75 Members/$95 Non-Members (8 weeks) Ages 8 to 1211:15-12:45pm$100 Members/$120 Non-Members (8 weeks) *Cancellation requests received prior to the start of the program will receive […]
Curatorial Tour: Resistance
Mar 27, 2025, 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Join Curator, Sonya Jones, for a tour of the exhibition “Resistance”. This permanent collection exhibition explores how artists throughout history have used art to resist and disrupt social and political structures– including within the art world. Thursday Curatorial Tours are free and open to everyone. They provide deeper insight into the themes, context, and content […]
RBC Emerging Artist Residency Program
The RBC Emerging Artist Residency is a paid residency opportunity for emerging artists supported by the RBC Foundation’s Emerging Artist Project. The residency package presents artists with opportunities for professional growth, exhibition experience, and collaboration with RMG staff.
Check us out on Google Arts & Culture
Explore our Permanent Collection in an interactive and fun way and be sure to check out our first Online Exhibition Story about Isabel McLaughlin and Alexandra Luke, two women artists and collectors who were instrumental to the history and development of The Robert McLaughlin Gallery.
