The McMichael is home to dozens of exhibits a year, and to a stimulating range of programs and events for people of all ages. They include curators’ lectures, guided tours, music series, kids’ camps, adult studio courses and workshops, and hands-on art classes and activities for children.
Many of our public programs are free with admission to the gallery.
The McMichael Calendar at a Glance
Guided tours are offered each weekend:
12:30 p.m. The Group of Seven and their Contemporaries
1:30 p.m. Tour of the Special Exhibition
2:30 p.m. Tour of the First People's Art
Times, dates and activities are subject to change, to confirm please call (905) 893-1121 or 1-888-213-1121.
* These programs require registration/reservations
**Presented by the McMichael Volunteers and CAMMAC. Concerts begin at 1:30 p.m.
May 2008 |
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| Thursday May 1 | Life Drawing*begins |
| Saturday May 3 | Talks and Tours*Drawing as Process in the Works of Contemporary Artists: A Panel Discussion |
Sunday May 4 | Sunday Concert Series **Vivace Chamber PlayersClassical Chamber Ensemble |
| Sunday May 11 | Family SundayHonouring our Mothers |
| Sunday May 18 | Exhibition ClosesJames Reaney: Iconography of the Imagination |
Canadian Stories:The Group of Seven and Their Contemporaries |
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Sunday Concert Series **Paul PacanowskiClarinet soloist with piano |
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| Sunday May 25 | ArtChatNorthwest Coast Potlatch Ceremony |
| Saturday May 31 | Exhibition OpensKenojuak: From Drawing to Print |
The Art of Digital Photography II2-day workshop |
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June |
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| Sunday June 1 | Sunday Concert Series**Taffanel Wind EnsembleFlute, clarinet and bassoon |
| Sunday June 8 | Exhibition closesSaumik: The Legacy of James Houston |
Exhibition closesDrawing Conclusions: The Group of Seven and Their Legacy |
Family SundaySummer Splash |
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| Sunday June 15 | Sunday Concert Series **Laraine HerzogTriolette a vocal duo with piano accompaniment |
| Sunday June 22 | Canadian Stories:Art of the First Peoples |
Student Piano RecitalThe Sound of Music Studio of Thornhill |
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| Saturday June 28 | Exhibition OpensJoe Fafard |
| Sunday June 29 | Artist and Curator’s Talk*with Joe Fafard and Terrence Heath |
July |
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| Sunday July 6 | Canadian Stories:Joe Fafard |
| Sunday July 13 | Family SundayKidSummer! Fafard’s Funky Forms |
Sunday July 20 | Canadian Stories:Canadian Stories: The Group of Seven and Their Contemporaries |
| Sunday July 27 | ArtChatThe Story of the Group of Seven: Through the Cartoons of Arthur Lismer |
August |
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| Sunday August 3 | Canadian Stories:Joe Fafard |
| Sunday August 10 | Family SundayKidSummer! Tom Thomson’s Great Adventure |
| Wednesday August 20 | Canadian Stories:Art of the First Peoples |
| Monday August 25 | Life Drawing*3-day workshop |
The Urban Naturalist*3-day workshop |
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Portrait Painting*3-day workshop |
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| Sunday August 31 | Art ChatCows and Other Celebrities: Fafard's Visceral Art |
