Talks & Tours

Curatorial Tours: Loose Parts

Feb 16, 2023, 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM

sophia bartholomew, dances around a living tree (detail), 2022, wood, found materials and organic matter, string, C-clamps, and laminated sheets.

Join curator Hannah Keating for a guided tour of the exhibition Loose Parts, which includes work by sophia bartholomew, Akash Inbakumar, and Justin Mezzapelli.

Thursday Curatorial Tours are free and open to everyone. They provide deeper insight into the themes, context, and content of our exhibitions. Seating options are available. For more information about access and our facilities, please visit rmg.on.ca/visit/ or contact Hannah Keating at [email protected] with any specific requests.

No advance registration required.

Save the date! Join us for these upcoming Curatorial Tours:
 
March 23 – Powerful Glow, Lisa Myers
Join curator Lisa Myers for a tour of our special exhibition, Powerful Glow.
 
April 20 – Piecework, Erin Szikora
Join Associate Curator Erin Szikora for a guided tour of the exhibition Piecework, which includes work by Hangama Amiri, Alicia Barbeiri, Colleen Heslin, Jeremy Laing, Tau Lewis, Preston Pavlis, Jagdeep Rania, Moraa Stump, Joyce Wieland, and Alice Olsen Williams.

May 18 – The Ties That Bind, Sonya Jones
Join Senior Curator Sonya Jones for a guided tour of the exhibition The Ties That Bind, which includes work from the RMG’s permanent collection.

June 29 – Queering the Collection, Heather Riley
Join Project Coordinator, Digital Collections and curator of this show Heather Riley for a guided tour of their permanent collection exhibition, which explores themes of queerness within the RMG’s collection.
 
September 21 – Untouched Landscapes and Topographies, Erin Szikora
Join Associate Curator Erin Szikora for a guided tour of the exhibitions Untouched Landscapes, with work by Aaron Jones, and Topographies, with work by Anna Binta Diallo.

Upcoming Events

Special Events

Courtyard Concerts

Oct 15, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

We’re pleased to host Courtyard Concerts in our Backyard this fall. Join us on September 17 and October 15 from 1-2pm for this exciting music performance series. September 171 – 2pm ABBYGABBY is a sister duo who blend catchy melodies, soulful harmonies, and playful energy to create music that’s both heartfelt and fun. Rooted in […]

Special Events

Unity Through the Arts: Juried Exhibition 2025 Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony

Oct 16, 2025, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Come together to celebrate cultural diversity in Durham Region! Cultural Expressions for CHANGE Inc., in partnership with The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, presents the exhibition “Unity Through the Arts”. This juried art exhibition features artists from Durham Region and the surrounding area. This year’s theme celebrates cultural diversity—not just as identity, but as the lived traditions, […]

Workshops

OPG Sunday: Vibrant Music

Oct 19, 2025, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

All ages. Free admission. In the LobbyInspired by Georgia Fullerton’s watercolour abstract art we will try our hand at creating expressive and vibrant patterns! Paint using the wet on dry technique, then cut your art into a leaf shape to commemorate the season. In the StudioUsing gelli-plate leaf printing with real preserved leaves, we will […]