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The Group of Seven: Revelations and Changing Perspectives
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Family Sunday 
Reframing the Landscape 
 
Celebrate Canadian art and landscape. Take a family tour of the collection, listen to live music, and create your own Group of Seven inspired landscapes using plasticine, watercolour and collage.
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Current Exhibitions
 
The Group of Seven:
Revelations and Changing Perspectives
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Experience the exceptional new installation of the McMichael's renowned permanent collection. To mark the 90th anniversary of the Group of Seven's first exhibition, rarely seen works from the McMichael collection and private collections are arrayed in the galleries in new and dynamic ways, opening up new themes and ideas to explore.
Following in the Footsteps of the Group of Seven
On until September 6, 2010  logologo
Discover how one family went on a thirty-year quest to locate the breathtaking landscapes that inspired some of the Group of Seven's famous paintings.  
Dorothy Knowles: Land Marks
On until September 12, 2010logo
This exhibition celebrates Knowles' favourite subjects - the lush river valleys and prairie landscapes that characterized her rural childhood.
 
Woodland School
On until August 15, 2010 
The Woodland School exhibit examines vibrant artworks by Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Carl Ray, Alex Janvier, Blake Debassige, Saul Williams, Martin Panamick, Goyce Kakegamic, and other Woodland School artists.
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Upcoming Exhibitions 
 
Bruno Bobak: Love, Life and Death
September 18 to December 5, 2010 logo
Take a closer look at Bruno Bobak's fascination with the human body and soul through his Expressionist images of lovers, family relations, life cycle, and portraits. His images contemplate our human condition from tender moments to despair.
 
 
 
 
Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven
October 2, 2010 to January 30, 2011 logo
Examine the stylistic evolution in the landscape paintings of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, whose paintings were grounded in the elements of Canadian landscape but also took their cues from the modernist approaches to painting developed in Europe. This exhibition, organized by the McMichael, will show how the artists used a palette of modern techniques, blending Impressionism,Art Nouveau, and Neo-Impressionism, Synthetism and Fauvism.
 
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Dorothy Knowles Catalogue 
Dorothy Knowles:
Land Marks
Exhibition Catalogue
 
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The McMichael Canadian Art Collection 

For Groups of Seven or More
 
AN IDEAL VENUE FOR ALL TYPES OF SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND CORPORATE FUNCTIONS
 
From the magnificence of our Grand Hall to the intimacy of our Founders' Lounge, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection is the ideal venue for your event.
 
Choose from a variety of indoor settings or opt for the outdoors. Set amid 100 acres of natural landscape, our grounds provide a tranquil setting, perfect for outdoor ceremonies and cocktail receptions. The Founders' Lounge, made of fieldstone and hand-hewn logs, as well as the Pine Cottage and Meeting House, offer options for inspiring off-site meetings or a relaxing team-building event.
 
  • Unique Environment
  • Elegant Atmosphere
  • Personalized Experience
  • Exclusive Venue and Art Viewing Available

 "The McMichael gallery was just the alternative venue that we were looking for to host our wedding event because it reflected our enthusiasm for art, culture and the environment."  Anjali Misra and Ketan Shankardass, August 29, 2008.

For more information, call 905.893.1121, ext. 2536 or email events@mcmichael.com.



June 2010
 
Programs and Events Calendar    
 
 
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June 2, 3, 9, and 10
New Lecture Series!
Afternoon Tea with...Emily Carr
 
  
 
  
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June 6
Sunday Concert
Vivace Chamber Players
  
 
 
 
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June 13
Family Sunday
Reframing the Landscape
 
 
 
  
 
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June 20 
Sunday Concert
Darren Sigemundson
Jazz Trombone Solo 
 
 
 
   
 
 
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June 20
Canadian Stories
Group of Seven - A Celebration
  
 
 
 
 
 
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June 27
ArtChat 
Dorothy Knowles: 
The Land Before Us
  
 
 
 
  
 
Register Now! 
Some of the programs listed above require registration. To register, fill out the online form. For more information, call 905.893.1121 ext. 2240 or visit www.mcmichael.com
 
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