Archives: April 2016
Monday, April 25, 2016
Mother’s Day is around the corner
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation for Mother's Day, designating the second Sunday of May to be a national holiday. Since then, we have celebrated over 100 years of moms taking care of us 24/7, since we were born. If you are looking to give back to your mother for all she has…
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Monday, April 25, 2016
Spring into a Durham art gallery or museum!
This article was previously published on Oshawa This Week. Donna Raetsen-Kemp, CEO of The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, on cultural treasures in your backyard Your Durham Region museums and galleries are gearing up for spring! We’re all working hard to bring you the kind of programming you want -- inspiring, challenging, engaging, thought-provoking and, heck yes,…
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Monday, April 25, 2016
Interview with artist Lindsay Lauckner Gundlock
In the lead up to her solo exhibition Familiarity in the Foreign (on view from April 30 - June 5) at the RMG, we sat down with artist Lindsay Lauckner Gundlock to ask her a few questions about the show and her practice. The RMG: Hi Lindsay! Please tell us a bit about yourself.…
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Friday, April 22, 2016
Volunteer and Membership Event
Jessica Moffitt, RMG Communications Intern, spent her winter semester at Durham College working alongside Sam Mogelonsky, Manager of Marketing and Communications. Over the duration of her placement, Jessica learned about social media management, writing and marketing, but really found her niche in event management. Assisting our Manager of Community and Volunteer Development, Carla Sinclair, Jessica…
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Get to Know Us – Sonya Jones, Associate Curator and Curator of the Thomas Bouckley Collection
At the RMG, we often get asked about what we do each day, how we got into the crazy museum world and also what skills would be needed to do our jobs. With graduation looming for many college and university students, we will be profiling members of our team to shed some light on what…
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Friday, April 15, 2016
Curator’s Choice – the green fairy storybook
Our Curator's Choice comes from the upcoming exhibition 'Sarindar Dhaliwal: The Radcliffe Line and Other Geographies.' We asked Senior Curator Linda Jansma to pick a work in the show, and she selected the 'green fairy storybook.' Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved learning to read, sitting on the floor between the stacks…
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