Drawing Conclusions
A Climate for Change
The Iconography of the Imagination:
The Art of James Reaney
Saumik:
James Houston's Legacy
Drawing Conclusions A Climate for Change
The Iconography of the Imagination:
The Art of James Reaney
Saumik:
James Houston's Legacy
Drawing Conclusions
February 23 to June 8, 2008
Drawing Conclusions
February 23 to June 8, 2008
Through this presentation of drawings by members of the Group of Seven, the exhibition explores the importance of this medium as part of the creative process. The exhibition will also look at the continuing influence of the Group members on the art of today’s contemporary artists.
Pictured Above:
Arthur Lismer, 1885-1969
Trees, date unknown
ink on paper
34.9 x 42.8 cm
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
1981.190.21
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A Climate for Change
April 12 to October 12, 2008 Inspired by the Group of Seven and encouraged by an emerging social consciousness surrounding global climate change, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to present A Climate for Change, an exhibit that explores environmental issues through art.
Curated by the Education and Programs Department at the McMichael, the show is the first in a series of new educational exhibits. It features 23 works chosen from 150 entries and presents art from the permanent collection alongside work by school age artists in the community. The exhibit explores the phenomenon of climate change from the viewpoint of those who will be most affected by long term environmental issues: our youth.
Pictured Above:
Samantha Cheung , b. 1992
A WHITE CHRISTMAS, 2008
graphite on paper / sur papier
Collection of the Artist / de l'Artiste
The Iconography of the Imagination:
The Art of James Reaney
January 26 to May 18, 2008
An exhibition highlighting the little-known artistic talents of James Reaney, award-winning poet and author recognized as one of Canada’s literary greats.
Pictured Above:
James Reaney, b.1926
The Painter's Table, 1994?
mixed media on kraft paper
28.25 x 22.25 in. framed
Private Collection
L2007.7.1
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Saumik: James Houston's Legacy
February 10, 2007 to June 8, 2008
An exhibition focussing on the late James Houston (Saumik in the Inuktitut language) and the early days of art making in Kinngait (Cape Dorset).
Houston was the leading proponent in establishing printmaking in the Kinngait community together with his friend and fellow artist Osuitok Ipeelee. Early experiments in printmaking began in the winter of 1957.
Saumik: James Houston’s Legacy includes early to very recent drawings and prints by such noted artists as Kenojuak Ashevak.
Pictured Above:
Kenojuak Ashevak, b.1927
Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
Mother of the Children, 2005
graphite, pencil colour and pen and ink on paper
122 x 244 cm
On loan from the collection of John and Joyce Price
Image courtesy Dorset Fine Arts
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The Founders' Story |
Don’t miss this display of archival photographs and accompanying texts recounting the history of the McMichael from its early beginnings in the home of Robert and Signe McMichael through the donation to the Province in 1965, until the Founders’ retirement in 1981.
Learn more about our Founders’ passion for collecting and their mutual vision – a vision that enabled the creation of a unique public art gallery, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
To view The Founders’ Story visit the ramp leading from Gallery 1 to the restaurant.
Pictured Above:
Robert McMichael signing the Gift Agreement, with Premier John Robarts
and Signe McMichael, November 18th, 1965
Photo by the Ontario Department of Tourism and Information
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Revisions: Stories from the Collection
Ongoing:
Dialogue and Divergence: Art of the Northwest Coast explores relationships between the First Nations and non-First Nations cultures of British Columbia. The exhibition contrasts moments of dialogue with periods of divergence when the diverse communities of people who reside on the Coast appear to follow their own paths. Perhaps more than any other Canadian province, British Columbia’s history of conflict and cohabitation between First Nations and non-First Nations communities has been played out through the art and material culture of the region.
