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Your generosity supports arts education and community events. Donations of over $20 will receive a charitable tax receipt. Donate today to support the RMG and our programming!
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21st Century Learning
21st Century Learning practices are holistic throughout the RMG, where celebrating different voices, contributing to well-being, and co-creating are at the heart of what we do.
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Virtual RMG
There are many ways to stay connected with the RMG during this time, through new virtual exhibitions, art activities, community engagement projects, artist talks, highlights from our collection, and more from home!
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Spring Break Art Kits!
Looking for a fun way for the kids to spend Spring Break? Do your kids like a challenge? Let’s play! We will provide some games, materials and instructions for art making and a final art challenge.
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Digital Public Programming
Engage with art and artists from home and join us for virtual events and public programs.
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RMG Shop Online
The RMG Shop features handmade artisanal products from across Ontario as well as a wide selection of Indigenous-designed and crafted jewellery, homewares, and gifts. The RMG Shop is stocked with unique and one-of-a-kind items!
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Latest From Our Blog
Gallery Closure Update
Gallery Closure Update
While the RMG could be open to the public now within current public health and Provincial guidelines, we are taking this opportunity to undergo some essential and critical maintenance to…
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The RMG Remains Closed for Now
As of February 16, Durham Region was placed in the Red – control category of the provincial framework. In this stage, and within the provincial framework, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery…
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Meet Emerging Artist in Residence Joy Wong
Meet Emerging Artist in Residence Joy Wong
We are pleased to welcome Joy Wong to the RMG as part of the RBC Emerging Artist Residency Program. Joy's residency will be taking place virtually from their home…
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Black Lives Matter: Solidarity + Resources and Support
Black Lives Matter: Solidarity + Resources and Support
Dear RMG Community, We all have a part to play in dismantling systemic racism. We must do more than simply watch what’s happening in cities around the world and feel…
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Terra Economicus
Curated by Leila Timmins Will Kwan’s research-driven artistic practice maps complex cultural and economic relations to reveal how power is consolidated and how legacies of colonialism persist in the present. In Terra Economicus, Kwan pulls together a constellation of works created over the last decade that explore conceptions of landscape as expressions of privatization,…
The Wandering Line
Drawings from the Permanent Collection Curated by Sonya Jones Drawing is one of the oldest forms of human expression, predating the written word. It has long been considered a fundamental part of visual art education due to its exploratory nature that allows artists to experiment and refine their artistic practice. Pulling together a selection of drawings…
Aberrations
Curated by Leila Timmins Aberrations is the first major exhibition at the RMG dedicated to the wonderful range of photo-based work in the collection. Like many public galleries our size, our photo collections have not been given the same attention as other media, and the collecting histories have been relatively short. This exhibition explores our…
Community Connections
Curated by Sonya Jones The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (RMG) teamed up with Community Development Council Durham’s (CDCD) Community Connections Program to highlight the experiences of newcomers and immigrants in Durham Region. The Thomas Bouckley Collection, housed at the RMG, has over 3,500 photographs that visualize the history of Oshawa. However, the collection lacks the stories…