This time of year brings beautiful flowers! Create peonies, daisies, roses, sunflowers and happy pollinator bugs with clay in your very own plasticine garden. Suitable for ages 3+ Free admission, no registration required. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery is a proud participant in Ontario Power Generation’s Power for Change Project, supporting the areas and people where […]

This month we’ll be getting our hands muddy with clay! In the studio, we are using clay to form coil pots, a popular method to create bowls and cups. In the lobby, etch intricate patterns into scratch art paper, revealing metallic designs underneath. Patterning techniques and inspiration will be provided. Suitable for ages 3+Free admission, […]

The Robert McLaughlin Gallery is a proud participant in Ontario Power Generation’s Power for Change Project, supporting the areas and people where OPG operates.

Collage with us! Join us to create colourful stripes, funky blobs and wild splashes. Tie it all together with a fancy silhouette topping to make your masterpiece POP out! Suitable for ages 3+ Free admission, no registration required. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery is a proud participant in Ontario Power Generation’s Power for Change Project, supporting […]

Update: Due to weather, this program has been canceled This family day, explore the portraits in Resistance, then join us in the studio to create your own! There are many ways to do things in a unique way. Your self-portrait will be weird and wacky. Suitable for ages 3+ Free admission, no registration required. The […]

Inspired by the bright bold colours in our current Permanent Collection Exhibitions Resistance,and Go BIG we will be creating BOLD textured abstracts to overcome the dull of winter. Suitable for ages 3+ Free admission, no registration required. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery is a proud participant in Ontario Power Generation’s Power for Change Project, supporting the […]

Inspired by the themes of mental health in Jack Bush: Breakthrough, we are creating neurographic art. Neurographic art is known to be a self-care artform. This month we are also decorating canvas bags while supplies last! Suitable for ages 3+ Free admission, no registration required. This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.

The weather is getting cooler, let’s cozy up with some autumnal books. The Oshawa Library will be joining us for a story time reading at 11AM in the Isabel Gallery Space. Throughout the event, you can get a library card and make a button in our lobby. Create artwork of your favourite warm beverages in […]

Let’s celebrate nature in our artwork. We will be creating textured art with real leaves and gelli-plate printing techniques! Suitable for ages 3+ Free admission, no registration required. This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.

Let’s celebrate with an art party! We will design our own mixed media, artful party hats and paint over-the-top, vibrant cakes. Suitable for ages 3+ Free admission, no registration required. This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.

Suitable for ages 3+ Let’s celebrate the Oshawa Peony Festival! Join us at the gallery to create floral bouquet art inspired by this gorgeous local festival. Free admission, no registration required. This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.

Suitable for ages 3+ By taking inspiration from the vibrant outdoors, we will create pieces of art that capture the essence of our community. Free admission, no registration required. This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.

Suitable for ages 3+ Let’s celebrate the spring season through our artworks. We will use oil pastel and watercolour techniques to create rainy day artworks sure to make a splash. Free admission, no registration required. This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.

Suitable for ages 3+ We’re getting fancy this month by bringing in glittery, gold and other sparkles to honour bugs. Have you ever seen a rainbow beetle or a sparkly butterfly? Design and decorate your bug in the studio and then finish a background fit for your bug in the gallery exhibitions. Free admission, no […]

Suitable for ages 3+ Spend time with family and friends at The RMG. This family day, explore the themes of our current exhibitions and create an artwork together based around connection, community and home. Make a pin-on button, and try out our Eye Spy game. Free admission, no registration required. This event is generously sponsored […]

Suitable for ages 3+ The Oshawa Museum is joining us this month! We will be exploring themes of our permanent collection exhibition About Time through looking back on our own past with the Oshawa Museum. Learn about the Victorian Cell Phone, and create artwork based on history, time and technology. Free admission, no registration required. […]

Join us in celebrating our long and beautiful winter nights by creating a painting in mixed-media style. We will use acrylic paint, and watercolour to design cold wintry landscapes. Free admission, no registration required. This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.

Join us for air-dry clay sculpting! We will explore the themes of our current exhibitions and create art based around community, home and connections. Free admission, no registration required. This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.

We will be inspired by the permanent collection exhibition, “About Time” by celebrating the changing of the seasons. As the weather gets cooler, and the leaves start changing, let’s create textural art using gelli-plate printing techniques. Free admission, no registration required. This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.

This month, we will let our emotions take the lead as we create Painters 11 inspired artworks. We will use various mark making materials to creatively express ourselves in the studio, no paintbrush needed! In the gallery, we will celebrate the NEW permanent collection exhibition by creating a quirky collage. Free admission, no registration required. […]

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.

Join us for a special guest, Ms Love from The Love & Light Collective at 11am who will do a literary workshop with a story, active movement and discussion on a book called “Indigo Dreaming”. In the studio, create a watercolour collage inspired by the book and the Oshawa Art Association exhibition. Free admission. This […]

We will be inspired by the patterns, colours and shapes seen in the Piecework exhibition to create two unique artworks. Free admission. This is a drop in event. No registration is required. This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.

This month, create fringe art led by Métis Council instructor Kathy Morgan. Decorate your fringe with colourful beads and feathers to design unique art that you can attach to bags, purses or key rings. Explore the Mamanaw Pekiskwewina | Mother Tongues: Dish with One Spoon Territory project colouring book Story and Song to customize your […]

This month, we will be inspired by the beauty of winter. Join us to make unique paper quilled designs inspired by winter landscapes. Then, use watercolour paint to design elegant symmetrical snowflakes! This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.

This month, we will be exploring elements of colour and design through a contrasting collage activity. We will look at puzzle pieces to create funky designs and piece them together into a colourful arrangement. Free admission. This is a drop in event. No registration is required. This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.

This month, we are celebrating World Kindness Day while taking inspiration from our permanent collection exhibition The Ties That Bind. We will explore how we spread kindness in our community. We will use gelli plate printing to create beautiful cards for members of our community, and make friendly figures with plasticine. Join us at 11am […]

This month, we are taking inspiration from Kazuo Nakamura: Universal Pattern exhibition. As a member of the Painters 11, Nakamura was fascinated by nature. We are too! We will create bold and colourful textured abstract artworks finished with a decorative pattern frame. Free admission. This is a drop in event. No registration is required. This […]

The RMG encourages families to take some time and enjoy the art making process through creativity and collaboration. Who has the best adventure journeys? Animals!  This month, we will be inspired by our permanent collection exhibition Journeys to create two artworks featuring beloved Canadian wildlife. In the studio, we will create silhouetted animal paintings while […]

Join us from 11am to 12pm or 1pm to 2pm! Bring on the blooms! It’s Oshawa’s Peony Festival weekend! Join us as we create flower inspired artworks.  We’ll make a fun mixed media sculptural flower garden as well as paint our own windsocks! This event is generously sponsored by Ontario Power Generation. No registration required.

Join us at 11 am or 1 pm! No registration required. It’s a special day! Come celebrate with us as we are inspired by current exhibitions to create an artistic fabric masterpiece and cool pop up card. We’ll also explore the Oshawa Art Association exhibition with a scavenger hunt! This event is generously sponsored by […]