Talks & Tours

A.Y. Jackson: Before the Group of Seven

May 29, 2025, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Join us to learn more about A.Y. Jackson’s career prior to the Group of Seven. Guest speaker, Margaret Rodgers, explores A.Y. Jackson within the framework of modern art—how he expressed an awareness of and engagement in what was happening in European art. Discover more about how he became the beloved painter of Canadian landscape and an advocate for Canadian art.

Guest speaker Margaret Rodgers is an artist, writer and curator. She was founder of The IRIS Group, taught at Durham and Centennial Colleges, and was Director/Curator at VAC Clarington. Rodgers is the author of Locating Alexandra (Toronto: ECW, 1995) and is published in various journals. She is an active member of The Women’s Art Association of Canada and the Writers’ Union of Canada.

Reception with refreshments: 6-7pm
Art Historical Lecture: 7-8pm

Free, Open to the Public, Registration encouraged.


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Workshops

Public Art as Social Practice: Developing Your Artistic Point of View

May 21, 2026, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

In March, we are hosting a workshop that looks at trends in contemporary public art. Megan Kammerer will offer The Bentway as a case study to explore how public art is evolving in Canada, illustrating how creative interventions can shape the ways people move, gather, and connect in shared spaces. With this workshop, we are […]

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Talks & Tours

Talking Textiles: A Teatime Conversation with Sukaina Kubba and Roxane Shaughnessy

May 23, 2026, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Producers of decorative domestic objects have long borrowed from across cultures and time to create their designs. Attentive to that history, Sukaina Kubba draws from various sources in her own textile-based practice, layering and experimenting with materials and motifs. In her solo exhibition, Not Soft by Nature, she oscillates between research and free-association, weaving together […]

Special Events

Summer Exhibitions Opening: Stephen Andrews, Oliver Husain, and Austin Henderson

Jun 13, 2026, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

It’s summer at the RMG! We have five wonderful new exhibitions to share with you, including solo exhibitions with Stephen Andrews, Oliver Husain, and emerging artist in residence, Austin Henderson. Come celebrate with us! Curatorial and artist remarks will be delivered at 1:30pm followed by three artist-led exhibitions tours. Refreshments served. Also freshly on view from […]