Category: RMG Fridays
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
In Review – RMG Fridays: Young Minds
By Stephanie Pollard “I want all my children to have the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.” -Phyllis Diller Wind and sputtering rain didn’t stop guests from enjoying May’s First Fridays at RMG, which celebrated Durham’s young people. From performances by the Durham Girls’ Choir and spoken word artist…
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Recap – RMG Fridays: Adventure Handbook!
By: Stephanie Pollard In ancient Rome, stones were marked with distances-usually a full, or part of a mile-and placed along the road, hence the word ‘milestones.’ Today, we know milestones as place markers that hold significance in a person’s or entity’s life, big or small. April’s RMG First Fridays celebrates two ongoing milestones: the 50th…
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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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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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Monday, November 28, 2016
How Do People Find Them?: Stephanie Pollard on the Value of RMG Fridays
They’re artists in Oshawa…as in ‘GM town’ Oshawa? But they’re based in Toronto right? No?! So where do they get support for their work? How do people find them? (Do they even have an Instagram account?) Who comes out to see their work, do they know where to find them? RMG Fridays is where artists…
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Interview with Art Lab Artist in Residence, Karolina Baker
You can see Karolina Baker in the Art Lab September 21, 2016 - October 30, 2016. Reception: RMG Fridays, October 7, 7-10pm Artist Talk: October 16, 1-3pm RMG: Please tell us a little about yourself Karolina: I was born and raised in Ottawa and moved to Toronto in the late 90s. I made my way to…
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