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Gallery Shop 
Check out our new selection of upcoming exhibition merchandise and more.
Come in or visit us online and enjoy an excellent selection of merchandise.
The Gallery Shop is open seven days a week,
10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Phone:
1-888-213-1121, ext 2237 or 905-893-1121, ext 2237
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New Fall Exhibitions and Programs!
The McMichael grounds will soon be bursting with autumn colours, fall exhibitions and programs!
Our exciting fall line up of exhibitions include; The Drawings and Paintings of Daphne Odjig: A Retrospective Exhibition, Contemporary Canadian Inuit Drawings / Chinese Drawings from Huxian, Jinshan and Qijiang, and Child's Play.
Our fall program and event listing includes new and returning programs and events: popular Artist-in-Residence program with artist Richard Flynn, ArtforTots, Sunday's at the McMichael (SAM) for children aged 5 to 12, Book Launches, Panel Discussions, Family Sunday's, new Sunday Concert Series listings and much more!
Click here for the full 2008/2009 fall/winter program and events calendar.
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Current Exhibitions
Last chance to see Joe Fafard - Exhibition closes September 14
In celebration of a successful career that spans more than four decades, Joe Fafard, one of Canada's most beloved and nationally acclaimed artists, is being featured in a major retrospective exhibition at the McMichael until September 14.
Don't miss your opportunity to experience the full scope of this remarkable Saskatchewan
artist's career!
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Kenojuak: From Drawing to Print 
View Kenojuak Ashevak's extraordinary light-sensitive drawings transformed into print.
Read on...
Woodland School 
The Woodland School exhibit examines the vibrant art of Woodland School painters Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Carl Ray, Jackson Beardy, Joseph Sanchez, Eddy Cobiness, Alex Janvier, Benjamin Chee Chee, Blake Debassige, Saul Williams, Martin Panamick, and Goyce Kakegamic.
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 Upcoming Exhibitions
Child's Play
Opens September 13
Based exclusively on the McMichael's permanent collection, Child's Play is an educational exhibition exploring the theme of children in Canadian art.
The Drawings and Paintings of Daphne Odjig: A Retrospective Exhibition
Opens October 4
The first retrospective in over two decades, The Drawings and Paintings of  Daphne Odjig: A Retrospective Exhibition, features over forty years of Daphne Odjig's artistic career. Organized by the Art Gallery of Sudbury and the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with guest curator, Bonnie Devine, the exhibition is an examination of the philosophical, aesthetic, and cultural viewpoint of the Woodland painter through the works of Daphne Odjig.
Contemporary Canadian Inuit Drawings / Chinese Drawings from Huxian, Jinshan and Qijiang
Opens October 11
A cross-cultural exhibition of Contemporary Canadian Inuit Drawings / Chinese Drawings from Huxian, Jinshan and Qijiang, organized by the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (MSAC) in Guelph and the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (SFAI) in Chongqing, China, is an exceptional exploration of social culturology as expressed by Chinese and Canadian Inuit artists who are trying to retain traditional values in the midst of rapid societal change.
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Thursday, October 16 at 6:00 p.m.
Members are invited to join us for a Members Exclusive Fall Celebration at the McMichael in honour of three exceptional exhibitions:
- The Drawings and Paintings of Daphne Odjig:
A Retrospective Exhibition
- Contemporary Canadian Inuit Drawings / Chinese Drawings from Huxian, Jinshan and Qijiang
- Child's Play
MEMBER INVITATION TO FOLLOW.
Note: You must have an active McMichael membership to attend this event. To become a member please click here. For any membership inquires, please contact 905.893.1121 ext. 2207.
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Autumn Art Sale 
October 24 - 26
This fundraiser, organized by the McMichael Volunteer Committee, is your opportunity to meet established and emerging Canadian artists and sculptors and to purchase original works in a variety of media and price levels.
Fifty artists and seven sculptors were chosen from over 200 applicants. Come out and see the best of the best, and take home some great art.
Opening Night Celebration
Friday, October 24, 2008
Complimentary Parking & Admission
Cash Bar
Preview: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sale: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sale continues
October 25 and 26, 2008
During Gallery Hours
In the Grand Lobby of the
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
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| Photo Contest Winners!
Congratulations to our The Portrait: Capturing Character on Film Photo Contest winners!
Diego N. Quattrociocchi
Untitled
(woman in chair, taken in Veroli, Italy)
2nd Prize
Hart Pomerantz
Untitled
(photo of Nobel Prize winner, Isaac Bashevis Singer taken in Toronto, 1983)
3rd Prize
Thomas J. Wilson
Portrait of Stephanie
Honourable Mentions
Reg Good, Anne
Penelope Edgar, Larissa
Sasha Sage Moskwyn, Innocence
Robb Stone, Mentor
Jay Ward, A Moment of Kindness
Michelle la Fleur, Egyptian Woman and Cat
Linda Welch, Zulu Woman
Full winners list with photos will be available on our Web Site soon.
Winning photographs from our 2008 photography contest will be on display in the McMichael gallery starting November 29th.
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