Special Events

Unity Through The Arts Opening Reception

Oct 24, 2024, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Come together to celebrate cultural diversity in Durham Region!

The RMG invites you to attend the opening reception of Unity Through the Arts: Juried Exhibition 2024 presented in partnership with Cultural Expressions for CHANGE Inc.

Several awards will be presented to adults and youth ranging from $100 to $1000. Refreshments will be provided.

This event is free and open to everyone. For information on our facilities, please click here. If there are ways we can support your participation, please contact Sonya at [email protected].

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 […]