The Durham District School Board: For Art’s Sake exhibition is a bi-annual celebration of the artistic talent of high school students in the Durham District School Board. Showcasing artworks from nearly every high school in the region, this event recognizes our budding young artists.
Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, March 5, 2026, from 6-8PM. No RSVP necessary – the event is free and open to all.
Presented in partnership with
Step into the gallery for hands-on homeschool art history workshops designed for ages 10–14. In each workshop, students will first explore a major art movement, and then get to create their very own take-home artwork. These workshops are great for both art lovers and those new to art!
Learn more about each workshop, and register using the links below.
Geometric Abstraction
Tuesday March 24, 2026
10-11:30am
$15
Learn about the global movement of Geometric Abstraction, and the evolution of the style in different regions of the world. In the studio, discover the relationships between shape, colour, and line in abstraction, while looking at symbols that represent your personality.
Action Painting
Wednesday April 22, 2026
1-2:30pm
$15
Discover the expressiveness of Action Painting, and learn about some of the great artists of the North American Modern era. In the studio we will explore a variety of methods used to create the art of this movement.
Cancellation requests received prior to the start of the program will receive a full refund minus a $15 administration fee. We do not issue refunds (partial or full) after the start of the program.
The RMG reserves the right to cancel programs if the minimum enrollment is not met. In the event of a program cancellation, a full refund will be given. If a program is cancelled, registrants will receive notice one week prior to the beginning of the program.
PA Day Camp offers an exciting day for campers, featuring exploration of current exhibitions and creative expression through art. Participants are encouraged to embrace messiness and experiment with different materials.
Ages 5-10
$50 Members/ $70 Non-Members
*Cancellation requests received prior to the start of the program will receive a full refund minus a $15 administration fee. We do not issue refunds (partial or full) after the start of the program.
The RMG reserves the right to cancel programs if the minimum enrollment is not met. In the event of a cancellation of the program, a full refund will be given. If a program is cancelled, registrants will receive notice one week prior to the beginning of the program.
Welcome to your home away from home for arts education! Together, let’s explore diverse materials and refine our artistic skills to create imaginative masterpieces.
Ages 5 to 7
10 – 11am
$75 Members/$95 Non-Members (8 weeks)
Dates: Tuesdays, March 31- May 19, 2026
Ages 8 to 12
11:15am – 12:45pm
$100 Members/$120 Non-Members (8 weeks)
Dates: Tuesdays, March 31- May 19, 2026
*Cancellation requests received prior to the start of the program will receive a full refund minus a $15 administration fee. We do not issue refunds (partial or full) after the start of the program.
The RMG reserves the right to cancel programs if the minimum enrollment is not met. In the event of a program cancellation, a full refund will be given. If a program is cancelled, registrants will receive notice one week prior to the beginning of the program.
Join us on a weekend art journey to explore techniques and materials, express ourselves, ignite creativity, and create unique artworks each week.
Ages 5 to 7 10:30-12pm
Ages 8 to 12 1-2:30pm
$90 Members/$110 Non-Members (6 weeks)
April 11 – May 23 (no class May 16)
*Cancellation requests received prior to the start of the program will receive a full refund minus a $15 administration fee. We do not issue refunds (partial or full) after the start of the program.
The RMG reserves the right to cancel programs if the minimum enrollment is not met. In the event of a cancellation of the program, a full refund will be given. If a program is cancelled, registrants will receive notice one week prior to the beginning of the program.
Back by popular demand! This free event encourages seniors (age 55+) to spend the afternoon curating their own program. We will offer refreshments, tours and drop-in art making sessions. It’s a fun, low-pressure way to try something new, meet fellow seniors, and celebrate creativity.
Schedule of events, details below:
1:30-2:30pm │The Lookout │1st Floor
Soft Pastel Pears
Guest Instructor: Jade Wysotski
Look forward to bringing this colourful pair of pears to life using soft pastels and a variety of blending techniques. We will focus on how to express form through colour and direction.
Enjoy creating a work of art suitable for all drawing abilities. All materials provided!
1 – 3:30pm │Studio │1st Floor
Make an Impression This Spring
Celebrate the season with an engaging and creative afternoon of printmaking. This drop-in session invites you to explore a simple, rewarding printmaking process using printing foam, ink, and paper.
All supplies are provided, and no prior art experience is necessary.
1pm │ Lobby │Main Floor
Meet us in the lobby for an exploratory exhibition tour. View historical Canadian artworks that are protected and selected from our Permanent Collection as well as special exhibitions, featuring diverse artworks by Canadian artists.
1 – 3pm │ Arthurs │4th Floor
Join us in our charismatically renovated event space, featuring fresh spring views from above Oshawa. We are serving free, light refreshments including hot tea, coffee and small bites. Perfect to warm up and socialize with new and familiar friends!
Receive 10% off on regular priced items in our gift shop. Not including books or member pricing, in store only.
Seniors Programming has been made possible thanks to the generous support of Sienna for Seniors Foundation.
Calling all senior artists! We invite you to take part in this two-part event at the RMG, which begins with an overview of the Seniors Art Competition and Exhibition, including competition categories and judging criteria, and concludes with an optional tour of some of our current exhibitions.
Come get your questions answered! Please register for this free event here.
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 “That Summer”.
Local residents who are 55+ and a member of the RMG, Oshawa Senior Community Centres, or the Oshawa Public Libraries, are invited to submit one artwork for the exhibition. The exhibition runs from August 14 – September 24, 2026, and artwork drop off and registration will take place on Tuesday, August 11 from 10 am-4 pm. More information is available in the program brochure.
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.
This event is free and accessible, if there are ways we can support your participation, please contact Hannah at [email protected]
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 and prizes are awarded in three categories: Novice, Hobby, and Open. This year, the theme is “that summer.” More information is available in the program brochure.
Join us at the Exhibition Opening and Awards Reception on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 2:30 pm (no registration required)!
Want to participate?
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.
Painters Eleven was the first abstract artist collective in Ontario. The Toronto group was founded in 1953 at the cottage of artist Alexandra Luke on the Oshawa–Whitby border. In the early 1950s, Toronto’s art scene was criticized for being conservative and unexciting. Painters Eleven was determined to shake things up and elevate abstraction within mainstream Canadian art. The group’s first exhibition drew crowds and received positive press, despite its radical approach to art. Banded together by a shared desire to support abstraction and exhibit collectively, the artists did not adhere to a common philosophy or style but did share a love of colour. This exhibition showcases Painters Eleven’s diverse approaches to abstraction alongside a common enthusiasm for bold, expressive colour, highlighting the individuality of each artist.
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 of a site-responsive bird feeding station. Assembled from broken automobile parts scavenged from roads and highways, Mutualism (Fixed Assets) connects with the industrial history of Oshawa, while proposing possibilities of ecological renewal out of the wreckage. Drawing on the resonance between their respective practices, Rogers and Swanson will explore a range of questions and reflections brought forward by this installation.
We are pleased to present this artist talk in partnership with the Art Gallery of Peterborough (AGP). Cole Swanson’s solo exhibition, Lithic Life, will be on view at the AGP until March 29, 2026. On March 7, the artists will travel to the Art Gallery of Peterborough to reflect on and respond to Swanson’s work in an artist-led exploration of his exhibition. Visit the AGP website for more info.
Scott Rogers was born in Mohkinstsis Calgary Treaty 7 and lives in Tkaronto, Canada. His practice negotiates the complex relationships between humans, other living beings, and land. Notable recent projects include Ormston House (Limerick, IR), ATLAS Arts (Skye, SCO), Pink Snow (Berlin, DE), Nuit Blanche (Toronto), Koraï Project Space (Nicosia, CY), Kunstverein München (DE), Ivory Tars (Glasgow, SCO), Kamias Triennial (Manila, PH), and Franz Kaka (Toronto). In 2017 Rogers co-edited “Recognition”, the 14th issue of the journal FR DAVID, in collaboration with Will Holder and published by KW Institute for Contemporary Art (Berlin, DE). Scott’s audio installation Songs to the Sun was recently acquired for the Circulating Public Art Collection of Markham (CA). In 2025 he organised Affinities, an exhibition with two seven two gallery (Toronto), and presented Between Leaf & Light, a new site-specific sound installation for the Cancer Program at Barrie Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre.
Cole Swanson is an artist and educator based in Toronto/Tkaronto. Through an interdisciplinary and materially focused practice, he explores emerging relationships between species living together in a time of environmental crisis. Exhibiting at institutions across Canada and abroad, Swanson often engages with conservationists, scientists, and community partners to integrate advocacy, education, and access into the creative process. Swanson is a PhD candidate in Environmental Studies at York University. For his research on Toronto’s double-crested cormorants, he was awarded a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship — the nation’s highest doctoral research prize. His work has been supported by private and public agencies including the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts. He is a faculty member in the visual arts programs at Humber Polytechnic (Toronto).
Presented in partnership with the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
