Special Events

The Neighbour’s Art Hive with the LivingRoom Community Art Studio

Jan 9, 2026, 12:00 PM - Feb 13, 2026, 3:30 PM

The Neighbour’s Project, installed at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (February 2024).

Join us for artmaking and community connection in The Neighbour’s Art Hive!

Passionate and helpful volunteers from the LivingRoom Community Art Studio will be onsite to support your creative explorations and cultivate a warm and welcoming environment for all.

Sessions
🟆 Friday January 9, 2026, 12-3:30pm
🟆 Friday January 16, 2026, 12-3:30pm
🟆 Friday January 23, 2026, 12-3:30pm
🟆 Friday January 30, 2026, 12-3:30pm
🟆 Friday February 6, 2026, 12-3:30pm
🟆 Friday February 13, 2026, 12-3:30pm

What to expect:

  • These drop-in events are free.
  • You’re welcome to come and go as you please.
  • Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be served.
  • Everyone is welcome; no art experience required.
  • Participants are welcome to take their projects with them or hang them up for everyone to enjoy!

The Neighbour’s Project, installed at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (February 2024).

The Neighbour’s Project, installed at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (February 2024).

The RMG is located at 72 Queen Street, Civic Centre in Oshawa, across from the McLaughlin Branch of the Oshawa Public Libraries. The Neighbour’s Art Hive is in Gallery A, which is located on the lower level of the RMG. It is accessible by stairs or elevator. Between the elevator and Gallery A, you’ll pass our public washrooms. We have an accessible single-stall washroom as well as gender-inclusive multi-stall washrooms. Read more about our facilities here.

What is an art hive?

Art Hives are safe, accessible spaces that enable people of all ages to participate in free public relaxation. In an Art Hive, traditional hierarchies, processes, and ways of being can be deconstructed and re-imagined in playful, personal, and compassionate ways.

The Neighbour’s Art Hive is a temporary installation at the RMG that transforms the gallery into an active studio space with help from the LivingRoom Community Art Studio. Outside of these facilitated sessions, we also invite all our neighbours to drop in any time during operating hours to make use of the free art materials on their own time.

The Neighbour’s Project, installed at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (February 2024).

In partnership with The LivingRoom Community Art Studio, The Neighbour’s Art Hive is generously supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Upcoming Events

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 […]

Special Events

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 […]

Special Events

Durham District School Board: For Art’s Sake Exhibition Opening

Mar 5, 2026, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Come together to celebrate student art in Durham Region! The RMG invites you to attend the opening reception our bi-annual Durham District School Board Exhibition: For Art’s Sake. Showcasing artworks from nearly every high school in the region, this event recognizes our local budding young artists. This event is free and open to everyone. For […]