Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Meet David Wysotski!
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…
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018
#FeelsLikeHome
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…
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Interview with Art Lab artist in Residence, John Di Leonardo
John Di Leonardo is our Art Lab artist in residence from June12 until September 3, 2018. During his residency in the Art Lab, John Di Leonardo will be researching the nude theme within Canada’s artistic history, and also will be drawing to create a body of work that explores questions of the nude image as…
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Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Linda Jansma: Curator Extraordinaire
by Joan Murray A curator`s task differs from person to person. For some, it means gathering a collection. For others, interpreting what is already there. For all, it means study of a chosen field, say trains if you are the curator of a railway museum. Then you dedicate yourself to preserving the physical legacy, history…
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Monday, May 28, 2018
Looking back in honour of Durham Region Pride!
In 1972, Paul Bennett (Director, 1969 - 1972) was “asked” by the Board of Directors to resign because of his sexuality. This is a part of the Gallery’s history we are not proud of. What we are proud of is how far we’ve come: that we have exhibitions that boldly address queer issues; that we…
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Leila Timmins joins the RMG as Curator and Manager, Exhibitions and Collections
The Robert McLaughlin is excited to announce that Leila Timmins will be joining the Gallery as Manager and Curator, Exhibitions and Collections. In this new role, she will be replacing Linda Jansma who is retiring after 28 years at the gallery. Previously Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programming at Gallery 44 in Toronto, Leila is…
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