Special Events

RMG Friday: Bingo in the Backyard

Jun 6, 2025, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Please note: Due to poor air quality, we’re moving this evening’s event indoors.

Join us in for a pride-themed bingo night! Hosted by Kali Kontour, guests will enjoy six bingo games throughout the evening, with the chance to win prizes. Our beautiful gallery space will set the stage for exciting drag performances, while guests sip on fruity beverages and participate in an art activity. The night is sure to be filled with laughter, music, art, and long-lasting memories.

Kali Kontour
Educator by day and drag powerhouse by night, Kali Kontour is a dazzling blend of glamour, grit, and grace. A proud MAC Creator and community advocate, she fuses her love of teaching with fierce artistry and unapologetic self-expression. Whether she’s lighting up the stage or leading in the classroom, Kali is here to uplift, inspire, and slay this Pride season.

Orlandra Bloom
Durham’s finest and one of the reigning Queens of Dim Sum, Orlandra Bloom is beauty, talent, and charisma all rolled into one. With a background in dance and a dynamic drag persona, she’s serving stunts, tricks, and a whole lot of Pride realness!

Deena Dazeem
Originally from Toronto, Deena Dazeem brings you the best of Broadway and the powerhouse vocals of your favourite 90s divas. With a love for theatricality and high notes, she’s ready to belt her heart out and make this Pride celebration one to remember!

Enjoy refreshing beverages, fruity coolers, and non-alcoholic options will be available for purchase.

In the studio, enjoy our rock painting station. Take your creation home, or leave it to decorate our garden.

Join us for a tour of RESISTANCE.

Upcoming Events

Talks & Tours

In Conversation with Ekow Nimako

Feb 7, 2026, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Join us for an exciting conversation between exhibiting artist Ekow Nimako and local writer, educator, and researcher, Ashley Marshall. Together, Ekow and Ashley will discuss how the exhibition Building Black Civilizations: Journey of 2,000 Ships re-imagines ancient African kingdoms through an Afrofuturist lens. Digging into histories of the African diaspora and envisioning abundant Black futures, this […]

Special Events

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 […]

Talks & Tours

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 […]