Talks & Tours

Curatorial Tour: Raechel Wastesicoot: Kenatentas + World-builders, shapeshifters

Feb 8, 2024, 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM

Join Associate Curator Erin Szikora for a casual guided tour of Raechel Wastesicoot: Kenatentas and World-builders, shapeshifters, featuring new beadwork by Oshawa-born artist Raechel Wastesicoot and a wide selection of new work by World-builders, shapeshifters artists Alex Jacobs-Blum, Kat Brown Akootchook, Kay Nadjiwon, Natalie King, Nishina Shapwaykeesic-Loft, and Sheri Osden Nault. Everyone is welcome!

If there is anything we can do to support your participation, please reach out to Erin at [email protected].

World-builders, shapeshifters is supported by the Maada’ookii Committee, Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation and the Downie & Wenjack Foundation and Hudson Bay Foundation through Oshki Wuppowane: The Blanket Fund, and the Government of Ontario through the Tourism Relief Fund.

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OPG Family Day: Portrait Party

Feb 16, 2026, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

This family day, explore the portraits in the exhibition Homage, then, join us to create your own! Your self-portrait will be weird and wacky. Start in the exhibition, Homage. Using a variety of cardboard shapes to assemble your portrait. Gluing the cardboard together to form a truly unique and wacky face. In the studio, add vibrant acrylic […]

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In Conversation: Scott Rogers and Cole Swanson

Feb 21, 2026, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

In the first of two events featuring artists Scott Rogers and Cole Swanson, this talk invites the artists to respond to the installation Mutualism (Fixed Assets) on view at the RMG until April 12, 2026. Building on Rogers’ interest in human-built infrastructures for the care and support of non-human beings, this work takes the form […]

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Opening Celebration: Haley Uyeda and Natural Curiosities

Feb 28, 2026, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Help us celebrate the opening of Haley Uyeda’s solo exhibition featuring new works from the artist’s residency at the gallery! We’re also celebrating a recently opened exhibition of floral and botanical art from the RMG’s permanent collection. Check out Natural Curiosities on Level 3! Artists and curators in attendance. Remarks begin at 1:30, followed by […]