Join us for the final RMG Friday of the year! In the spirit of the Bright and Merry Market happening in downtown Oshawa, we’re hosting a festive evening filled with music, creative art activities, and warm beverages.
While you’re at the Gallery, explore our exhibitions, or drop by the RMG Shop to find unique gifts from local makers and artists.
Free entry. Everyone welcome!
What to expect:
❆ Free mini hot chocolate
❆ Desserts and warm beverages for purchase
❆ Free art-making activities
❆ Seasonal gift shop items for purchase
❆ Free access to our exhibitions
Gabe and Pancha’s presents a Bright & Merry Paint n’ Sip!
Enjoy a complimentary zero-proof cocktails and warm and cozy beverages. Paint, sip, and get creative with a drop-in style winter-themed activation led by Chelsea Frattura.
Zine-making workshop with Zadeh
Join local artist Zadeh for a free, hands-on zine-making workshop. Zadeh is a visual and sculpture artist based in Oshawa, known for working with ceramics, recycled materials, and scanography, as well as for co-creating Zene Magazine. This publication amplifies the creative voices of individuals from across the community.
In this workshop, participants will explore the art of zine-making through the lens of culture and celebration. Together, we’ll reflect on how we celebrate the holiday season, how traditions evolve, and how creativity connects us across cultures. After a quick introduction to the history and DIY spirit of zines, you’ll dive into creating your own personal zine using collage materials like magazines, markers, and stickers.
No experience is needed, just curiosity and a love of creativity! This free session provides an inclusive and welcoming space for experimentation, sharing stories, and celebrating community through art.
O’Neil Dance Performances
7pm – Grade 9/10 piece
Echoes of Us – 7 min run time
7:15pm – Grade 11/12 piece
Ebullience – 5 min run time
7:30pm – Grade 9/10 piece
Echoes of Us – 7 min run time
7:45pm – Grade 11/12 piece
Ebullience – 5 min run time
O’Neill Dance and Movement Studies Alumni – Erin Ramenda – Grade 9/10 Artist
Erin Ramenda is a contemporary dance artist and choreographer whose work embodies a dark, mysterious aesthetic grounded in emotional depth and physical precision. A graduate of Concordia University with a BFA in Contemporary Dance, Erin has developed a distinctive choreographic voice that seamlessly weaves together expressive movement and conceptual exploration.
Guided by the Limón technique , Erin’s choreography finds strength in softness and freedom in control, exploring the emotional landscapes that live within the body. Her pieces often dwell in darker tones—curious, introspective, and magnetic—revealing beauty in tension and vulnerability.
Recipient of two choreography awards and certified through The British Association of Teachers of Dancing (BATD), Erin continues to share her passion through teaching, where she nurtures movement as both discipline and discovery. For her, dance is not only performance—it is conversation, ritual, and release.
O’Neill Dance and Movement Studies Alumni – Zuri Skeete – Grade 11/12 Artist
Zuri Skeete (she/her) is an emerging multidisciplinary dance artist within the Toronto community. Zuri is a recent graduate from York University’s Choreography/Performance Specialized Honours BFA in Dance. She is a performer, choreographer, and teacher with a heavy focus on improvisation and contemporary dance. She has had the opportunity of working with artists such as David Norsworthy, Syreeta Hector, Tracey Norman, and Susan Lee. Zuri has co-choreographed pieces for Dance Ontario Weekend and Fever After Dark. She has also choreographed and performed a commissioned piece for Toes for Dance’s Common Ground Festival. Additionally, she is the co-founder and artistic director of The Meaningful Movement which aims to create spaces, events and conversations for all artists and art lovers. Zuri is constantly striving to explore her identity and movement aesthetic, persistently questioning if she can go deeper in everything she works on. Being present, staying curious and always ready to play allows her to fully immerse in the language of dance. She is always grateful for opportunities to collaborate and share her passions with other artists.
Artist Statement
Ebullience – Choreography by Zuri Skeete in collaboration with the O’Neill Performing Arts Dance and Movement Studies Grade 11 and 12 Dancers.
Ebullience is an exploration and journey of joy. How can we find and achieve joy within ourselves? How can we share it with others? This piece has elements and inspirations from Georgia Fullerton’s current exhibit in the gallery: Being In and Moving Through. Her abstract works and the words that she uses to describe her feelings and art resonated deeply with us within our creation process. It helped us understand how self discovery further connects to the root of what joy is.
The RMG reserves the right to cancel this event due to circumstances beyond RMG’s control or not reasonably anticipated, including but not limited, to weather, or inability of Facility to host Event.
