Monday, November 30, 2015
Ray Mead: Living Within came together quickly as a result of a change in the RMG’s programming schedule. Whenever I go through the racks in the vault, Mead’s work begs for my attention so organizing this exhibition was an incredible pleasure. Bringing together over thirty works by Mead that range from the 1940s to 1990…
Read MoreSaturday, November 28, 2015
Carolyn T’s powerful voice commands the stage, followed by an engaging performance with former “The Guess Who” member Dale Russell, accompanied by Artemis Chartier. Support our community partner Feed the Need Durham by donating a non-perishable food item and enjoy a tea tasting by Honey and Tea. Join artist Mike Drolet in Gallery A. For…
Read MoreMonday, May 4, 2015
This blog post comes from the desk of Senior Curator, Megan White, Assistant Curator. The number of works by members of Painters Eleven in the RMG’s permanent collection just got a fair bit larger. The curatorial team at the RMG have been working on processing 496 drawings by Painters 11 member Ray Mead, into the…
Read MoreFriday, January 3, 2014
This post comes from our Senior Curator, Linda Jansma. I was going through the lobby of the gallery recently, when a gentleman in the lower Alexandra Luke Gallery caught my eye. “Hmmm, looks like Av Isaacs,” I thought. A quick step closer confirmed that Av was taking a turn around the gallery, something he does…
Read MoreMonday, September 5, 2011
Our last week has arrived! Now that we are wrapping up this project, our first crowd sourced art exhibition, we are starting to review the successes and drawbacks. Please be sure to leave a comment on this post with your ideas for how we could improve this process. We'd like to try it again and…
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