Happy Holidays from the RMG!

How are you planning to transform this year? Whether it’s taking an art class, listening to a new band play at RMG Fridays, experiencing a new work of art in our contemporary exhibitions, or visiting an old friend in our Permanent Collection, make visiting the RMG part of your 2015 routine.

We look forward to seeing you often in 2015. Happy holidays and Happy New Year from the RMG!

Please note our Holiday Hours:
24, 25, 26 December, 2014: Closed
27, 28, 29, 30 December, 2014: 12-4pm
31 December, 2014: Closed
1 January, 2015: Closed
2 January: 10-5pm

RMG Fridays January 9: Funky Fusion

Kick off 2015 with a memorable night that will fuse acoustic-pop with funky-jazz. Performances by Whitby natives Rhyme Jaws and Oshawa newbies Good Ghost.

Celebrate the grand opening of Gallery A, our new exhibition and studio space and opening of Running On Empty. Enjoy tea tasting provided by Honey & Tea Co.

For more information:
Gallery A – https://rmg.on.ca/gallery-a.php
Running on Empty – https://rmg.on.ca/running-on-empty.php
Rhyme Jaws – https://www.facebook.com/rhymejaws?hc_location=timeline
Honey & Tea Co. – http://honeyandtea.ca/
RMG Fridays 2015 – https://rmg.on.ca/RMG-FRIDAYS.php

On the first Friday of the month, join the RMG in celebrating local talent. The gallery buzzes with live musical performances, interactive art experiences, open gallery spaces, social mingling and more. Suitable for music lovers, youth, families, date nights, and culture-vultures.

Free to attend | 7-10pm | Cash Bar | All ages welcome.

Follow the twitter feed at #RMGFridays!

* Note Special Date

The RMG is grateful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their support of RMG Fridays. The RMG also extends its thanks to the Aked Endowment, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Oshawa and the Canada Council for the Arts for the support of our exhibition programming.

Images:
Left – Monica Tap, One-second Hudson no. 4, 2007
Right – Gallery A Artist in Residence Pete Smith

RMG Fridays September 2014: Space Invaders

Join us on Friday, September 5th to celebrate the closing reception of the exhibition “Re: purpose”, at our September event that features performances by Oshawa’s RedVIOLET & Toronto’s Pins & Needles, a group who met at Girls Rock Camp! We’ll also help kick off the return of the Oshawa Space Invaders.
Free to attend | 7-10pm | Cash Bar | All ages welcome.

Space Invaders: http://www.oshawaspaceinvaders.com/

RedVIOLET: http://redviolet.bandcamp.com/ andfacebook.com/redvioletband

Pins & Needles: http://pinsandneedlesband.tumblr.com/

Re: purpose: https://rmg.on.ca/exhibitions-repurpose.php

Looking for something to do AFTER RMG Fridays?
Check out the Professors of Funk’s First Friday Residency at The Moustache Club!

Special thanks to our summer beer sponsors Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co.

Follow the twitter feed at #RMGFridays!

The RMG is grateful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their support of this programming.

Free Family Programming for 2013

Happy New Year!

It isn’t an overstatement to say that in 2013 the RMG has big plans to expand our programming to include lots of new free opportunities for families to engage with art. We love our community and we know that families work hard all week and want to hang out on the weekend and have quality family time. We’re hoping that in 2013 you’ll choose the RMG once a month as a place to learn, connect, and communicate with your family through the creative arts.

In 2012 we launched the incredibly successful OPG Second Sundays program. It’s a free art workshop series on the second Sunday of each month, sponsored by Ontario Power Generation. We had a great response and held many jam-packed art workshops. Due to popular demand, we’re expanding that program this year so that registration is no longer required, and all are welcome! All families should drop-in between 1 and 3pm on the Second Sunday of each month to work with gallery staff on guided art projects with themes celebrating the Lunar New Year as well as our many exhibitions.

Check out the OPG Second Sundays Schedule here.

We’re also introducing a new space in the gallery that is dedicated to families who want to visit the exhibitions with kids, and provide a chance for them to play, learn, and be inspired by art. Linger in the new Imagination Station! This space is currently being transformed into a family-friendly area with seating, books, toys, craft supplies, and cool interactive tools that will inspire, educate, and engage kids of all ages and abilities. The Imagination Station is launching in February, with an opening party on Family Day, Monday, 18 February. We are opening on Family Day for the first time in 2013 and are offering a free program to families. Come check out what we’re up to from 1-3pm. Enjoy light refreshments and a chance to try out the new Imagination Station (we’re calling it iStation for short!) The following weekend, we begin the regular iStation schedule, with the space being managed by trained educational volunteers who will help manage and guide craft projects, every Saturday and Sunday.

You might think that was all we planned to offer in early 2013…but you’d be wrong! We’re also hosting a Festival of Colours celebration for families on Sunday 24 March. Phew!

If you’ve ever considered enrolling kids in our PA Day Camps, March Break Camps or Summer Camps, these free family sessions will help familiarize you and your kids with staff and the facility, so that the transition to full day camps is easy and exciting.

The RMG’s staff and volunteers are looking forward to meeting new families and connecting in new ways our community. If you have any questions about our free family programming, do not hesitate to connect with us. Email us at [email protected] or drop us a line on facebook at www.facebook.com/theRMG.