Gallery News
May 18, 2011
The RMG has been undergoing change. Locals are talking about it, and not-so-locals are talking too. This is the first post on our new blog. This is the just one of the new things we’re doing to share more with you online. Check back for more posts, a fun community curation project, behind the scenes access and more. Thanks for stopping in.
The RMG marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a collective opportunity to recognize to honour Survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation. Marking this day is vital; so too is taking continuous action towards […]
Emancipation Day recognizes the date in 1834 that slavery became illegal in the British Empire, including in the colonies of British North America, which would later become Canada. Roughly forty years earlier, the legislature of Upper Canada (now Ontario) had passed the Act Against Slavery, which banned white land owners from importing enslaved people; they […]
Oshawa, ON – The Robert McLaughlin Gallery received an investment of funding from Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund (OCAF) to support efforts to promote tourism to Oshawa, specifically as the City celebrates its centennial this year. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (RMG) alongside many other community partners will mark this milestone of Oshawa’s centennial with special activities. […]