Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Women in Art and Community
Women in Art and Community There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish. -Michelle Obama Alexandra Luke would be proud. While we can only speculate on how she saw the future of a small building on Simcoe Street that housed works by the Painters’ 11 and other Canadian artists, fifty years later…
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Monday, March 20, 2017
Jo Yetter: Dripping Faucets Are My Metronome
Jo Yetter: Dripping Faucets Are My Metronome Art Lab through March 30 Jo Yetter is a Toronto-based artist who explores space, interpersonal relationships, identity and growth through printmaking, book art and installations. “I like to say I work with space,” they said. “I make books but they are spaces to inhabit.” Yetter is using their…
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017
RMG 50 << Rewind: in review
Memories, shared stories and laughter warmed a cold winter’s night at RMG Rewind, as the Robert McLaughlin Gallery continued to celebrate its 50th birthday. On Thursday, Feb. 16, a group of gallery friends and present and former staff hit the Rewind button to remember the half-century of history of the RMG. The intimate event was…
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Monday, February 13, 2017
Art Lights My Fire – what exhibiting artists think of artmaking
In preparation of Durham Reach, we asked exhibiting artists to submit quotes that inspire them, resonate with them, or get their creative juices flowing. Here's what we got back: Ingrid Ruthig “From fragments, we continue to rebuild the story of ourselves.” “Imagine us in this incomplete story with the unknowable end.” “Each generation should…
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Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Photos worth more than 1000 words – The Thomas Bouckley Collection
By: Raechel Bonomo There is a rich sense of history behind the photographs in the Thomas Bouckley Collection. Each work freezes a moment in time that captures the unique history of Oshawa and how the city is constantly changing. From historic buildings to events that shaped Oshawa, this collection comprises of photographs taken by Bouckley,…
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017
RMG Fridays: Origins
By: Stephanie Pollard RMG Fridays: Origins reminded Oshawa and Durham Region that we live-recognize, learn from, and honour- culture. As the first event to officially begin the Robert McLaughlin Gallery’s (RMG) 50th anniversary celebrations, Origins felt more like an opening night than get-together. A nervous excitement buzzing around the main floor had managers, media,…
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