The Seniors Art Competition and Exhibition is a showcase of creativity and technical skill among members of the Oshawa Senior Community Centres, Oshawa Public Libraries, and The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, and more, this annual community exhibition is structured around a competition theme. This year, the theme is adventure.

Want to participate?

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.

Artwork drop off and registration takes place on Tuesday, August 12 from 10 am-4 pm. Please fill out the registration form in the brochure linked below and bring your artwork to the RMG ready to hang to enter the competition and exhibition. Copies of the program brochure are also available at the gallery. Show us what “adventure” means to you!

Prizes are awarded in three categories: Novice, Hobby, and Open.

Join us at the Exhibition Opening and Awards Reception on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 2:30 pm (no registration required)!

Download the program brochure for more information, including eligibility and contest categories, and to fill out the registration form.

The Seniors Art Competition and Exhibition is co-hosted by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa Senior Community Centres, and the Oshawa Public Libraries. Seniors programming has been made possible thanks to the generous support of Sienna for Seniors Foundation.

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Visit the RMG between May 1^st and 18^th to check out the Oshawa Art Association’s 57th Juried Art Exhibition. This exhibition showcases artworks created by artists from across Durham Region.

Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, May 1, 2025,from 6-9pm.

Presented in partnership with the Oshawa Art Association.

This exhibition celebrates artworks by students in Kindergarten – Grade 12 from across the Durham Catholic District School Board.

The Neighbours Art Hive is a temporary installation that transforms the gallery into an active studio space with help from the LivingRoom Community Art Studio.

As a place to make, rest, and connect, the installation supports creative community development, social connection, and personal wellbeing through art-making experiences. We invite all our neighbours to drop in any time during operating hours to make use of the free art materials! Participants are welcome to take their projects with them or hang them up for everyone to enjoy during the run of the exhibition.

Every Friday from January 10 to February 14, 2025, volunteers from the LivingRoom Community Art Studio will be onsite to lead facilitated sessions from 12pm-3:30pm. This is your chance to make art in community with others. The sessions are free, open to all, and light refreshments are provided. Check out more details on our Event Calendar. Learn about how this program got started here

Presented by The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation.

The Robert McLaughlin Gallery and the Oshawa Camera Club are pleased to present an exhibition in honour of the City of Oshawa’s 100th anniversary that celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of Oshawa through photos. This exhibition will feature photographs from the City of Oshawa’s 100 Centennial Photography Contest.

The Oshawa Camera Club was founded in 1938 as the General Motors Camera Club. It is one of the oldest camera clubs in Canada. They support photographers with skills ranging from novice to expert through exhibition opportunities, social connection and education. Join us for the opening gala on December 12th at 6pm to celebrate the opening of the exhibition and the prize winners!

Special Events

Oshawa100 Photo Contest Opening Gala

Dec 12, 2024, 06:00 PM – Dec 12, 2024, 08:00 PM

In celebration of Oshawa’s centenary, the Oshawa Camera Club is proud to present Oshawa100, a photo contest and exhibition featuring images by local amateur photographers. Please join us to experience the vibrancy and diversity of Oshawa through photographs at the opening reception and prize presentation. This event is free and open to everyone. For information […]

Opening Reception and Awards Presentation: October 24, 2024, 6-8:30pm

Come together to celebrate cultural diversity in Durham Region!

Cultural Expressions for CHANGE Inc., in partnership with The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, presents the exhibition “Unity Through the Arts”. This juried art exhibition will feature artists from Durham Region and the surrounding area. The exhibition will unify the community around a love for the arts and an appreciation for cultural diversity.

Cultural Expressions for CHANGE Inc. is accepting online artist registrations now until October 12, 2024. To register, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxUn__3AKX4Tv7PUmp3aNJN2nDDN-xWGOxcZm-arEtZogIeg/viewform?usp=mail_form_link

For more information about entering, please contact:

Christina Leslie, Committee Member

647-948-9388

[email protected]

Exhibition Opening and Awards Reception: Wednesday, August 20, 2:30 pm

The Seniors Art Competition and Exhibition is a showcase of creativity and technical skill among members of the Oshawa Senior Community Centres, Oshawa Public Libraries, and The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, and more, this annual community exhibition is structured around a competition theme. This year, the theme is reflect.

The Sienna For Seniors Foundation Award Winners are:

In the NOVICE category…

The RUNNER UP is Rhia Balz for her painting Reflection of My Heritage, which the jury described as “a quaint meditation on lives lived and familial connections.”

The WINNER is Mayra Martinez Chiong. The jury described Mayra’s painting, titled Balance as “a beautiful, rhythmic, and gestural contemporary work that successfully combines folk art elements and contemporary language.”

In the HOBBY category…

The RUNNER UP is Karen Moran for her painting Catch Me If You Can. The jury described this work as“a skillful, illustrative work that submerges the viewer.”

The WINNER is Martin Nasager. Described by the jury as “an emphatic statement that leaves viewers much to contemplate,” his sculptural work, Defiance has “a powerful dynamic of manual gesture and dexterity.”

In the OPEN category…

The RUNNER UP is Ruth Greenlaw for her watercolour Midsummer Garden. The jury loved this “sensitive and contemplative reflection on nature. It is a sophisticated use of colouration and observation.”

The WINNER is Augusto ‘Sonny’ Dimalanta for his work titled Shattered Reflection,which the jury describes as “skillfully executed with a daring composition that isn’t afraid to push compositional boundaries. It is a philosophical meditation with psychological charge.”

Congratulations to all the winners!

The Seniors Art Competition and Exhibition is co-hosted by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa Senior Community Centres, and the Oshawa Public Libraries. Download the program brochure for more information, including eligibility and contest categories.

Seniors Programming has been made possible thanks to the generous support of The Sienna For Seniors Foundation.

We are pleased to present the annual Durham College Thesis Exhibition! Like all visionary explorers, the students in Durham College’s Fine Arts Advanced program are involved in a continual process of identifying and studying meaningful subjects that pertain to their own evolving bodies of work. They first research then develop strategies unique to their practice through experimentation, all the while learning to define and focus their personal interests. This exhibition includes a wide range of subjects, interests, and mediums.

Celebrate EMERGING VISIONS with the staff and students of Durham College! The opening reception will be hosted during RMG Friday on May 3, 2024. Then, stop by the gallery at 1pm on May 15^th for an artist-led tour of the exhibition. This is your chance to learn more about specific projects and hear about the journey from conception to fabrication to presentation.

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RMG Friday: Emerging Visions

May 3, 2024, 07:00 PM – May 3, 2024, 10:00 PM

This month, we’re celebrating a brand new exhibition at the RMG! Please join us on the lower level in Gallery A at 7:15PM for opening remarks with Durham College students and staff to recognize the opening of Emerging Visions. Emerging Visions is an annual exhibition of thesis projects by the third-year Fine Arts class at […]

Talks & Tours

Durham College Artist Talks 2024

May 15, 2024, 01:00 PM – May 15, 2024, 02:30 PM

Join us at 1pm on May 15th for an artist-led tour of Emerging Visions, an exhibition that presents thesis projects by the third-year graduating students of the Fine Arts Advanced program at Durham College. We welcome staff and students from Durham College and any members of the public who want to learn more about specific […]

This exhibition is presented with support from the RBC Foundation.

Visit the RMG between April 25th and May 12th to check out the Oshawa Art Association’s 56th Juried Art Exhibition. This exhibition showcases artworks created by artists from across Durham Region.

Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, April 25 from 6-9pm.

Presented in partnership with the Oshawa Art Association.

The bi-annual For Art’s Sake exhibition celebrates the artistic talent of students in the Durham District School Board. Showcasing works from nearly every high school in the district, this event recognizes local budding young artists.

Friends and family are invited to join us for the opening celebration on Thursday, February 29 from 6-8pm.

Presented in partnership with the Durham District School Board.