For Artists

Seniors Art Competition Information Session

Jun 1, 2022, 01:00 PM - Jun 1, 2022, 02:00 PM

Learn about the contest entry guidelines and gain insight into the jurying process with help from RMG staff. We will review the competition’s judging criteria, the competition categories, and answer all of your questions. To register, visit www.oshlib.ca/signup or call 905-579-6111.

About the Seniors Art Competition and Exhibition:

The Seniors Art Competition and Exhibition is co-hosted by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa Senior Community Centres, and the Oshawa Public Libraries. This year’s theme is victory. If you are 55+ and a member of the RMG, Oshawa Senior Community Centres, or the Oshawa Public Libraries, we invite you to submit one artwork for the exhibition. Show us what victory means to you! All mediums are accepted. Prizes are awarded in three categories: Novice, Hobby, and Open.

Submission Drop Off: August 4, 10 am-4 pm

Exhibition: August 10 to September 25, 2022

Opening and Awards Reception: August 17, 2:30 pm

Submission Pick Up: September 27, 10 am-4 pm

For more information, visit: www.oshawalibrary.ca/seniors-art-competition/

Upcoming Events

Talks & Tours

Fragments: An Artist Talk with Hangama Amiri, Preston Pavlis, and Jagdeep Raina

Jun 7, 2023, 07:00 PM - Jun 7, 2023, 08:00 PM

This event is free, but registration is required. Gathering to discuss family histories, migration, and home in the context of their expansive textile-based practices, the RMG invites you to join us for an online conversation with HangamaAmiri,Preston Pavlis, and Jagdeep Raina. The artists will share how they created their works of portraiture currently on view in Piecework […]

Special Events

Exhibitions Opening: Fountain of Dreams and Topographies

Jun 10, 2023, 01:00 PM - Jun 10, 2023, 04:00 PM

Join us on June 10, 2023 to celebrate two solo exhibitions at the RMG with brand new work by Aaron Jones and Anna Binta Diallo. Fountain of Dreams is an installation of audio, video, and photos by Aaron Jones that considers the spatial and multi-sensory qualities of haunting and remembrance. In Topographies, Anna Binta Diallo […]

Studio Class

OPG Sunday: Colourful Flowers

Jun 11, 2023, 10:30 AM - Jun 11, 2023, 12:30 PM

Let’s celebrate Oshawa’s Peony Festival together! We will create fantastical colourful flowers in our studio space. Free admission. This is a drop in event. No registration is required. This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.