Category: The Curator’s View
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Ideas Digital Forum
For those who were unable to attend the Ideas Digital Forum held at the RMG on October 12 and 13, captioned videos of each session are now available for your viewing pleasure! The symposium, which was supported by the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Strategy Fund, was organized by the RMG and the Ontario…
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
John Lander
Image: John Lander in his studio, 1986 By Joan Murray Many years ago, when I was first made director of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, John Lander, while still a student at York University in Toronto, showed me his work. I immediately recognized its unique quality. That remained the factor that distinguished his work…
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Friday, July 20, 2018
Painters Eleven and Oshawa
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…
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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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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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Monday, May 14, 2018
Q&A with Sonya Jones, Curator of Collections
Sonya Jones, previously Associate Curator, is now taking on a new role at the Gallery as Curator of Collections. In this new role, Sonya will lead the management, care and exhibition of the RMG’s collections, including the Permanent Collection, Thomas Bouckley Collection, and library and archives. What is it that you love about working with…
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