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We look forward to experiencing art with you! Join us for a talk or tour, take an art class or listen to live music in the gallery on the first Friday of the month at RMG Fridays. The RMG Is also a great place to volunteer. Contact us to learn more! Registration and payment are available online or in person at our information desk. Pre-payment and advance registration are required for all art classes. Please be sure to register at least 48 hours in advance. Refund subject to $15.00 administration fee. No refund after art class begins. Ask us about our allergy policy.
Satisfying Sunday Painting – Landscapes

Satisfying Sunday Painting – Landscapes

Sunday, March 29 | 10:30AM - 4:00PM AND Sunday, April 5 | 10:30AM - 4:00PM $165 Members | $175 Non-Members Instructor: Nicole Bauberger http://www.nicolebauberger.com/   Set yourself up for the summer outdoor painting season, come join Nicole Bauberger for two Sundays of acrylic painting. Nicole will guide your understanding of glazing, scumbling and gesture, how…

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Oil Painting Explorations: Grow Your Style

Oil Painting Explorations: Grow Your Style

Sundays, Feb 2 - Mar 8 (6 sessions,Winter) 1:00PM - 4:00PM $180 Members | $190 Non-Members Instructor: Randy Hryhorczuk Using oil paints, participants are encouraged to expand their creative range; experimenting with form, colour, and lively paint applications. Focus will be on a balance between clarity of paint application and building your personal, original fingerprint.…

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Drawing and Painting

Drawing and Painting

Thursdays, Jan 23 - Mar 12 (8 sessions,Winter) Thursdays, Mar 26 - May 28 (10 sessions, Spring) 6:15PM - 8:15PM Instructor: David Wysotski   If you thrive in a structured learning environment, this course is for you. Improve your technical skills with drawing and acrylic painting. David’s established and focused classes are well-loved for the…

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The RMG has art classes and camps designed for your budding artist! Our programs are designed for tots ages 2 to 4 and kids ages 5 to 10.

Registration and payment are available online or in person at our information desk. Pre-payment and advance registration are required for all art classes. Please be sure to register at least 48 hours in advance. Refund subject to $15.00 administration fee. No refund after art class begins. Ask us about our allergy policy.
Art Tots and Petite Painters

Art Tots and Petite Painters

Mondays, Jan 13 - Mar 30 (no class Feb 17, Mar 16) (10 sessions,Winter) Mondays, April 6 - May 25 (no class April 13, May 18) (6 sessions,Spring) 10:15AM - 11:00AM $8 per morning | Members FREE | Registration required per week Get your hands messy in this creative and popular class! Your child will…

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Art Away from Home-School

Art Away from Home-School

Mondays, Jan 13 - Mar 30 (no class Feb 17, Mar 16) (10 sessions,Winter) Mondays, April 6 - May 25 (no class April 13, May 18) (6 sessions,Spring) This Session is FULL 10:15AM - 11:30AM $95 Members | $105 Non-Members (10 sessions, Winter) $50 Members | $60 Non-Members (6 sessions, Spring) Fine art processes and…

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New! All Things Ink

New! All Things Ink

Thursdays, May 7 - May 28 (4 sessions,Spring) 4:15PM - 5:45PM $50 Members | $60 Non-Members See what free flowing acrylic inks, printmaking inks and India inks can create. Using ink releases kids’ inhibitions with surprising and curious results. We take inspiration from our exhibitions, and guide children to enjoy and develop an experimental approach…

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NEW! Canvas Kids

NEW! Canvas Kids

Thursdays, March 26 - April 30 (6 sessions,Spring) 4:15PM - 5:45PM $75 Members | $85 Non-Members With the RMG’s collections as inspiration, kids will learn painting and mixed media techniques. Projects will sharpen your child’s powers of observation, imagination, and invention; be prepared to hang a new canvas or two on your walls!

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NEW! Explore and Draw

NEW! Explore and Draw

Thursdays, Jan 23 - Feb 27 (6 sessions,Winter) 4:15PM - 5:45PM $75 Members | $85 Non-Members Charcoal, graphite, pen & ink, conte, and pastels. From traditional to experimental, this class opens up a world of drawing mediums to play with. Our instructor sets the kids up for success using step-by-step processes, fine art materials and…

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Saturday Studio

Saturday Studio

Saturdays, January 18  – March 27 (8 sessions, Winter) Saturdays, April 18 - June 13 (No class May 16) (8 sessions, Spring) Ages 5 - 10 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM $110 Members | $125 Non-Members   Take fine art materials, an exceptional instructor, a sociable environment, add some creativity and a zest of imagination, it’s…

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The RMG has art classes and camps designed for your budding artist! Our programs are designed for youth ages 11-14. Registration and payment are available online or in person at our information desk. Pre-payment and advance registration are required for all art classes. Please be sure to register at least 48 hours in advance. Refund subject to $15.00 administration fee. No refund after art class begins. Ask us about our allergy policy.

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Do you want your kids to dive into creativity? We have got you covered! Our fun-filled, fine art camps are packed with inspired projects, interactive gallery activities, active outdoor play, and our RMG kids make memorable friendships! Here’s the best part: we take care of the mess and our camp leaders are awesome!
March Break Camp

March Break Camp

March 16 - March 20, 2020 9:00AM - 4:00PM There are 15 spots per group per week. $180 Members| $195 Non-Members Do you want your kids to dive into creativity this March? We have got you covered! Our fun-filled, age-specific fine art camps are packed with inspired projects, interactive gallery activities, active outdoor play, and…

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PA Day Camp!

PA Day Camp!

Friday, April 3, 2020 9:00AM - 4:00PM $55 Members | $65 Non-Members School’s out and the Gallery is in! During this full day we play, create, and explore the gallery’s current exhibitions. It’s a different kind of social learning while making a pile of art to take home. "Art enables us to find ourselves and…

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The RMG is a place for families to experience art while they learn and play together. Join us for OPG Second Sundays for FREE family art activities each month. Be sure to visit the Imagination Station while you're at the RMG!
OPG Second Sundays

OPG Second Sundays

Registration not required. Drop-in 1pm to 3pm Families of all kinds and sizes are invited to explore exciting exhibitions, art materials and fun hands-on activities together! You will discover things to do throughout the RMG, so you can follow your imagination and experiment with new ideas and projects. Projects suit art lovers of all ages and…

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Learn more at the RMG! The RMG is pleased to offer special workshops and programs for community groups in the Durham Region lead by industry professionals.
NEW! Brownies + Guides

NEW! Brownies + Guides

Sparks      Cubs      Brownies    Scouts       Guides       Beavers Tuesdays, and Wednesdays ONLY – flexible booking between 5PM - 8PM Fee: $10.00 per participant Minimum of 15 participants No charge for parents or leaders 1 to 6 staff ratio required Please contact the Learning and Engagement Department at 905.576.3000 ext. 114 or e-mail: jwelch@rmg.on.ca or sknowles@rmg.on.ca Achieve an…

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Exhibition Assistance Grants

Exhibition Assistance Grants

The Robert McLaughlin Gallery is pleased to be an Ontario Arts Council (OAC) third party recommender for grants to visual artists, craft artists and media artists. Program for: Individuals Purpose: The program provides grants of $500 to $1,500 to assist individual artists with costs related to presenting their work in an exhibition. Grant decisions are…

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School Programming

2019-2020

To view all School Programs for the 2019-2020 year, please download our info booklet here.

What to Expect

Students develop opinions and share their personal responses through a selection of artworks and themes. Our students are always doing, talking, moving and making more than they are asked to sit and listen.

Our NEW 2019 - 2020 Workshops:

  • Are truly cross-curricular using our 21st Century Learning approach.
  • Are differentiated in content for your grade.
  • Are dynamic, interactive, connected and loved!

Our programming is developed around our philosophy:

The arts teach...
  • That problems can have more than one solution.
  • There are many ways to see and interpret the world.
  • Complex forms of problem solving; situations are seldom fixed, but change with circumstance and opportunity.
  • That the limits of our language do not define the limits of our cognition.
  • Depth over breadth and the ability to leap across disciplines.

21st Century Learning model through the arts:

The 4Cs
  • Creativity
  • Collaboration
  • Critical Thinking
  • Communication
  • Our 5th C is Curiosity!

Booking Info

Choose from fun and dynamic sessions full of BIG IDEAS!

1) Select your program

2) Choose full or half-day, if applicable

3) Have a few date options in mind

4) Email or call to book your date

5) Book your bussing

The invoice will be emailed directly to you, you can pay by cash, cheque or credit/debit on the day of your visit.

Grades JK to 8

Class Size: Minimum 15 students / Maximum 55 students

Half-day workshops and includes studio Tuesday - Friday

2 hours 15 minutes (morning: *9:15AM – 11:30AM or afternoon *12:15PM – 2:30PM)

$10 (incl. HST) JK, Secondary, and College per student.

Full-day workshops and includes studio Tuesday - Friday

Half-day in the galleries and half-day in studios.

Arrive *9:30PM and depart *2:15PM. Includes on-site 30-minute lunch break.

$15 (incl. HST) per student.

*Times are flexible to suit your timetable. Just ask!

To book: Email: jwelch@rmg.on.ca OR sknowles@rmg.on.ca

Learning & Engagement team: 905 576 3000 EXT 114

School Programs: Indigenous Studies Grade 3 to Grade 8

Special Exhibition Indigenous Vividness Gr.3 - 5 & 6 - 8 February 01 – April 17, 2020 Full-Day Only + Includes Studio This workshop provides an exceptional opportunity to understand how contemporary Indigenous art supports cultural revitalization. The dynamic artworks, rooted in beliefs and traditions, explore land, language, indigenous histories, stereotypes and presence in a…

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School Programs: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School Programs: Grade 6 to Grade 8

Special Exhibition October - December 2019 Full-Day Only + Includes Studio In Our Minds is a new community driven exhibition created together with Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, it reveals front-line, genuine, and powerful messages from individuals who have lived experience of mental illness. Displayed alongside artworks by the abstract expressionist group, Painters 11…

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Secondary and Colleges

Secondary and Colleges

September - June 2020 *Half-Day - Gallery Only Self-guided visit: Secondary and College teachers are welcome to schedule a half-day slot to lead their own students through the exhibitions at no charge. (Maximum group size 30 with 2 accompanying adults) You may wish to add: For a $10 fee per student, you may wish to…

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School Programs: Grade 1 to Grade 2

School Programs: Grade 1 to Grade 2

February - June 2020 Half-Day Only + Includes Studio Together we take in the social and cultural messages embedded within a diverse collection of Canadian artworks, building pride and identity. Through the lens of values and relationships, we develop empathy with stories and viewpoints shared by the artists. We use movement, sound bites, music, and multi-sensory…

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School Programs: Grade 3 to Grade 5

School Programs: Grade 3 to Grade 5

Studio Project Sample October - June 2020 Full Day Only + Includes Studio We scaffold offbeat, interactive exercises to talk about the IMPACT of events that brought tragedy or joy, and think about different influences encircling our past and future. Together we take in the social and cultural messages embedded within a diverse collection of…

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School Programs: for JK + SK

School Programs: for JK + SK

February - June 2020 Half-Day Only + Includes Studio This workshop is designed to support the four frames: Belonging and contributing; demonstrate knowledge through engagement in drama, dance, music, and visual arts Self-regulation and well-being; recognition of the differences in the thinking and feelings of others Colours affect moods; this workshop connects the colours used…

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OPG Second Sundays

FREE art activities each month!

Families of all kinds and sizes are invited to explore exciting exhibitions, art materials and fun hands-on activities together! Registration not required. Drop-in 1pm to 3pm

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