Friday, July 20, 2018

By Joan Murray, Director of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa (1974-1999)                     When people fund art galleries, they seek to unite artworks they value under a single roof. Ewart McLaughlin, who provided the funds for the building of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, played a similar role. He…

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

David Wysotski is an illustrator and artist painting in both traditional and digital mediums. Last year, Dave taught a drawing/painting class at theRMG which we've brought back by popular demand for the third time this season! We thought we'd learn a little more about Dave, his practice, and the value of instructing. 1. Tell us…

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Image courtesy of Stephanie Pollard. The image is from Stephanie's 13th birthday party, which doubled as a goodbye party for heading to Canada, 2002. By Stephanie Pollard When my family and I immigrated to Canada from Jamaica in 2003, my mother worried about how we would celebrate our first Christmas in our new home. All…